How simple mobile apps can help women's organizations grow their impact
Women’s groups or organizations working on gender based violence need simple yet efficient tools to measure their impact and improve their processes. As part of our ICTforWomanity series, Womanity interviews Gillian Javetski, Director of Partner Engagement at Dimagi – a social enterprise primarily known for developing CommCare, an online platform that enables anyone to build […]
ICTFORWOMANITY Network | August Update
Helping Women Empower Themselves INTERVIEW | Hera Hussain: Helping Women Empower Themselves Hera Hussain founder of Chayn, speaks to Womanity about her award-winning, open-source project that leverages technology to empower women against violence and oppression so they can live happier and healthier lives.Running solely on the passion of more than 300 skilled volunteers from 13 […]
Hera Hussain – Chayn – Tech to Empower Women Against Violence and Oppression
Chayn Empower Women Against Violence and Oppression. We are talking this week to Hera Hussain, founder of Chayn.co, a global platform that empowers women against violence and oppression. Chayn means “Solace”, “Peace” in Urdu. Chayn is also an award-winning, open-source project that leverages technology to empower women against violence and oppression so they can live […]
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 […]
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 […]