Womanity President Yann Borgstedt: "I felt that life had given me so much, I had to give back"
“I had so much, I had to give back” Womanity President Yann Borgstedt has been awarded the 2016 BNP Paribas prize for Individual Philanthropy. Here, he explains the Foundation’s work, how being a champion for women makes business sense, and his innovative approach to philanthropy. “What happens when you are successful in life? Do you […]
Yann Borgstedt, founder of Womanity, receives the BNP Paribas Award for Individual Philanthropy (Special Jury Prize) 2016
Empower women to accelerate progress (Geneva, Tuesday 31 May 2016) – Last night, at a gala dinner in Paris, BNP Wealth Management presented the 9th BNP Paribas Prize for Individual Philanthropy which honours the outstanding work of philanthropists around the world. Awarded annually since 2008 by a jury of independent and internationally recognized experts, the distinction goes to two […]
Ceri Hayes: Guidance for ICT Programs Preventing Violence Against Women
This week, Womanity Award Manager Servane Mouazan interviews Ceri Hayes, director at GenderMatters. Ceri shares what ICT based organisations need to think about when developing programmes that seek to prevent violence against women. SM: Ceri, what do you specialise in and how does gender matter based on the work you have done in various places […]
Take Back The Tech! (Mexico) wins the 2016 Womanity Award for the Prevention of Gender-Based Violence
Womanity is proud to announce that the 2016 Womanity Award for the Prevention of Violence Against Women goes to the Take Back the Tech! (TBTT!) campaign in Mexico, led by the Association for Progressive Communications (APC, South Africa) and Luchadoras/La Sandía Digital (Mexico). The collaborative campaign, which addresses the wide-spread problem of online violence against women, enables […]
Skillz-Breakaway: an online soccer game used to fight gender based violence
By Claudia Cahalane. In a scenario which sounds like it’s been plucked straight out of Grand Theft Auto, the online game BREAKAWAY culminates with a girl being abducted, forced into a locker and left there after persistent bullying and abuse. The game is not glamourizing gangs, however, but rather is teaching boys and girls ages […]
Tactical Tech Educates Women's Rights Advocates on Online Safety
by Claudia Cahalane Nataly works for a women’s rights organisation in the Caucasus, on the border of Europe and Asia. The organisation provides services and safe spaces for women in troubled situations. It also campaigns against gender-based violence. Knowing that the web was becoming a key way for women to find out about community events […]
Can an app tackle domestic violence in Somalia?
by Claudia Cahalane. A Somalian NGO is hoping technology will help women be safer in their homes, where domestic violence is often accepted as the norm Dahrio, a mother of three, lives in a camp for internally displaced people in Mogadishu, Somalia. Her community has always seen her as a strong, happy woman. But for […]
Nisaa Network, the First Multimedia Platform for Arab Women
Nisaa Network, the multi-media platform empowering women Nisaa Network’s brand new website is the central platform of a consortium of media outlets, civil society organizations and leading personalities, who collaborate to create and share inspirational, gender-inclusive media content; enhance the voice of women in the public sphere; and foster their career perspectives in the media. […]
Pushing back against sexism: a new era for women online
by Claudia Cahalane. At the end of 2014, Facebook, Twitter and Youtube were all given an ‘F’ grade for the way they dealt with – or rather, didn’t deal with – online violence against women. This included sexism, abusive language, even death threats. The platforms were found to be lacking in transparency and were accused […]
How stories of abuse contribute to prevent violence against women
This week, as part of our #ICTforWomanity interview series, Womanity talks to Elsa DSilva, the Founder and Managing Director of the India based Red Dot Foundation, the creators of Safecity. Safecity aims to make public spaces safer and equally accessible to all through crowdsourced data, community engagement and institutional accountability. Womanity: What is different about […]