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Safetipin
Safetipin is a social organisation working with a wide range of urban stakeholders including governments to make public spaces safer and more inclusive for women. Safetipin collects data using 3 mobile phone applications (My Safetipin, which is available on the app store and play store; Safetipin Nite and Safetipin Site) and present this to relevant stakeholders with recommendations. The apps also generate a safety score based on the data collected and provide it in the My Safetipin app for users to make safe and informed decisions about their mobility. Organization and mission Based in India, Safetipin aims to make cities safer by providing data collected through technology tools and apps to its users. The data is collected and analysed on parameters that impact safety and walkability. Its end goal is to achieve movement without fear for women. It was co-founded by gender rights' activist Kalpana Viswanath and Ashish Basu in 2013. How it works Using three apps, including My S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalpana Viswanath
Kalpana Viswanath is a social entrepreneur in India. She is the co-founder and CEO of Safetipin, a social enterprise which uses technology and apps to collect data for the safe movement of women in urban spaces. Viswanath is on the advisory board of UN Habitat, International Centre for the Prevention of Crime and SLOCAT. She was part of a study group with Delhi government to prepare a report on Women's Safety in Delhi. Career Viswanath studied sociology at the University of Delhi. Her PhD thesis was on ‘A Sociological Analysis of the Contemporary Women’s Movement in India’. Viswanath served as the director of Jagori Women's Resource Centre from 2000 till 2007. She worked on issues such as migration, trafficking of women workers and violence against women. She also worked with government and non-government stakeholders on the Safe Delhi campaign, which focused on violence against women in public spaces. Viswanath was a project director for the Gender Inclusive Cities Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |