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Tupperware Parties - Opportunities for women to become financially secure, and for them to connect, within urban communities worldwide.
Learning from the Kolis
India is a diverse country in many terms. The different communities, their rituals, behavioural conducts etc. offer many insights into the problems which exist elsewhere. Looking at them through a particular lense and trying to go deeper can help us
Shifting the Paradigm
Women's security issues aren't just about changing the way women and girls think and behave. It is also about changing the way the men and boys think and behave. They are as much a part of the solution as they are part of the problem. What can we do
Integrating safety into all components of the environment
Whatever solutions are identified, integrating them into the daily lives of women and girls will be a key component of success. I was particularly inspired by the Subtle Safety Ring design by RedStart in San Francisco-- it's both a piece of jewe
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Behaviour-change marketing through everyday products
Using everyday FMCG products which men buy to subtly change their attitude towards women in areas of high violence..
Statistics: Approximately 2/3 of rapes were committed by someone known to the victim
Looking at some statistics: Approximately 2/3 of rapes were committed by someone known to the victim. 73% of sexual assaults were perpetrated by a non-stranger. 38% of rapists are a friend or acquaintance. 28% are an intimate. 7% are a relativ
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Women and Safe Access to Sanitation in India
Our collected findings in the research phase of the OpenIDEO 2014 brief: Women and safety in low income urban areas. We were particularly interested in the challenges faced by women in low income Indian districts after discovering the groundbreaking
Using Successful Businesses for Help
When partnering up with a Fortune 500 company, usually these companies bring a huge impact to society but also they benefit themselves. This is where we see the social entrepreneurs side of such businesses in where they pursue innovative ideas to com
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The Moral "Bro-Code" Community
Harness the power of peer pressure amongst the youth to make respect/protection for women the "cool - right thing to do" rather than trying to be preachy!
Pedaling Towards Financial Empowerment
In a city of 17 Million people a teenager is able to financially empower women from the slums of New Delhi. By training women to operate solar powered rickshaws, she is providing a living and a level of social mobility for women is a way that was p
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Education and Support Network
This is a combination of several things-- a couple articles, a personal story, and some other things I have heard-- which I cobbled together into some semblance of a solution. My ramblings, since I couldn't fit them into the summary section, should b
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A celebration of the wild female soul | Activism through art
G.A.G. magazine deploys the arts to illuminate the oppressive, obsolete nature of traditional, male-defined religions and other patriarchal institutions.
Social Design Cares
Before researching an issue or a problem, I like to brainstorm a strategy to conduct my research and to later design. This project was a university project my team and I created as part of a medical design scholarship while in New Zealand where there
What safety hazards do you see in your community that affect men more than women?
As the Research phase wraps up, one question lingers.
Pharrell William's G I R L Album - Empowering Women
Besides from being a physical issue to enable safety for women and empowering them. I think it is just as important to focus on how the society and different cultures, perceive and value women and empower them. I think using the media to help cur
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MENSTURAL MAN - AN INSPIRATION!
I stronly feel that men need to be welcomed into the community vs the enemy, and to be a force of positive change. It will be a journey, and initially it will start as being the knight in shining armour, which is a great starting point, but needs to
Turning Space into Place: What Makes a Successful Place?
Great public spaces are where celebrations are held, social and economic exchanges take place, friends run into each other, and cultures mix. They are the “front porches” of our public institutions – libraries, field houses, neighborhood schools – wh
Insights on Mobile Phone Usage in India
With many folks discussing opportunities to enhance safety via mobile phones, I thought it could be helpful to share some insights on cellphone usage from on the ground in India.
Handbags - Secret Weapons?
I realize that using fashion as a weapon does not remove the need for violence, but if a woman is subjected to that, she needs to know she's got something up her sleeve to defend herself. The photo is a Valentino handbag and it's posted on PurseBlog,
Your Silence Hurts The Most
Challenge: Fight the menace of sexual harassment. Idea: Give the reader a feeling that they too are equally responsible for abusing a girl if they don't act towards it. And shock them with the thought that not acting against it, is equivalent to
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Never Underestimate the Power of a Girl and Her Pen
WriteGirl is a nonprofit organization that brings together professional women writers to teenage girls to encourage and inspire girls that they have the ability to have their voices heard by their uniqueness in their writing. This organization is bas