Safecity’s Media Coverage
#SafecityInTheNews
NDTV – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres recognised our work at Safecity
Training on Prevention of Domestic Violence – Training women to be first responders to prevent and respond to domestic violence and gender-based violence in their communities
Press Information Bureau – Principal Scientific Adviser to GoI and British High Commissioner unveil the book She Is – Women in STEAM
Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor – She Is: 75 Indian Women in STEAM
One India – Josh’s #SurakshaBandhan campaign sees great success with exemplary participation
GW Prime – Location Intelligence to Map Gender Violence
The Times of India – Mumbai: Schools embrace inclusivity, adopt gender-neutral uniforms, language
The Statesman – Indian app addressing gender-based violence wins World Justice Challenge
Campaign Asia – Cannes Contenders: UltraSuperNew picks top five APAC campaigns
Latestly – Indian App ‘Safecity’ Addressing Gender-Based Violence Wins World Justice Challenge
Daiji World – Indian app addressing gender-based violence wins World Justice Challenge
KalingaTV – Cyber Safety Worshop Organised In Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences
NewsMeter – The Nalgonda police, in collaboration with Red Dot Foundation, has started training college girls on cyber security
Work Mob – Elsa Marie DSilva, Founder of an NGO That Works on Gender Equality and Prevention of Sexual & Gender-Based Violence in India & USA
Forbes India – Women and the woes of sand mining
Moneycontrol – Women’s Day 2022: From Smart 24×7 to Delhi Police’s Himmat, apps and initiatives for women’s safety
Familiarize – ElsaMarie D’Silva paints a picture of the sexual and gender-based violence against women and her journey of fighting it with ‘Safecity’
Telegraph India – India-Ireland data visualisation challenge ends with ideas for women’s safety
International News and Views – India-Ireland Data Visualisation Challenge concluded with impressive ideas for Women’s Safety
Online Media Cafe – India-Ireland Data Visualisation Challenge concluded with impressive ideas for Women’s Safety
Content Media Solution – India-Ireland Data Visualisation Challenge concluded with impressive ideas for Women’s Safety
Media Bulletins – India-Ireland Data Visualisation Challenge concluded with impressive ideas for Women’s Safety
Business News Week – India-Ireland Data Visualisation Challenge concluded with impressive ideas for Women’s Safety
Business News This Week – India-Ireland Data Visualisation Challenge concluded with impressive ideas for Women’s Safety
Media Brief – India-Ireland Data Visualisation Challenge concluded with impressive ideas for Women’s Safety
India Tech Online – India-Ireland Data Visualisation Challenge for women, concludes
Maeeshat – Sweden, Canada, France, Germany, and Spain join hands to advance feminist leadership for a sustainable future
Magzter – Sweden, Canada, France, Germany, and Spain join hands to advance feminist leadership for a sustainable future
Higher Education Digest – India-Ireland Data Visualisation Challenge concluded with Impressive ideas for Women’s Safety
Sakshi Post – India-Ireland Data Visualisation Challenge concluded with Impressive ideas for Women’s Safety
Passionate In Marketing – India-Ireland Data Visualisation Challenge concluded with Impressive ideas for Women’s Safety
Mid-day – An Equal World
The Times of India – Indian Women working on United Nations’ sustainable development goals
India Together – She Is, and she must always be
The Swaddle – How Radical Kindness Can Be a Transformative Tool for Change
The Times of India – Karnataka: ‘Udupi in a box’ explores tourism beyond temples, beaches
Edugraph – Red Dot Foundation and consulate general of Ireland, Mumbai invite applications for Data Challenge on Women’s Safety
iF World Design Guide – Safecity: Safe cities for women & girls
Bloomberg Quint – Daan Utsav: Mapping Unsafe Places In India’s Cities
Youth Ki Awaaz – Through Safety Apps And Open Platforms, Technology Can Address Gender-Based Violence
UN Habitat’s Urban October Report – Red Dot Foundation’s activities have been featured in the UN Habitat’s Urban October report.
The New Indian Express – Concerned about women safety? Here’s how you can warn ladies about harassers in your city by ‘pinning the creep’
Bumble India Safety Guide: How to Identify and Report Online Harassment
Indian Television – Dating app Bumble takes a ‘Stand for Safety’
Yahoo News – Bumble partners with Safecity to ‘Stand for Safety’
The Week – Bumble partners with Safecity to ‘Stand for Safety’
Ad Gully – Bumble partners with Safecity to ‘Stand for Safety’
Indian Express – 83% of women surveyed by Bumble in India experience online harassment
The Quint – Bumble Partners With Safecity To Help Women Fight Digital Abuse
Navbharat Times – Bumble App Survey
MSN – Bumble launches ‘Stand for Safety’ initiative with women safety guide to combat online abuse
Outlook – Bumble partners with Safecity to ‘Stand for Safety’
First Post – Bumble Launches ‘Stand For SAfety’ initiative with women safety guide to combat online abuse.
Mint – Dating Site Bumble launches guide for online safety.
HT Tech – Bumble launches safety guide for women to tackle online harassment
India Today – Bumble releases safety guide in partnership with Safecity to help users combat digital abuse
Indian Express – Bumble’s ‘Safety Guide’ for women: A look at the six common types of online harassment
‘Hidden homelessness’ affects the status of women worldwide, a story published by Global Sisters Report that mentions the work done by Red Dot Foundation – Safecity.
‘Bending gender stereotypes in art and photography can throw new light on stale norms’ – Kala Ghoda Arts Festival 2021 recently organized a workshop on how art and photography can be used to break gender stereotypes
Interview with the radio in Punjab– Supreet (COO & Director, Red Dot Foundation) in talk with RJ Megha on 93.5 Red FM about Safecity, women safety and women empowerment
The Star – Making our cities safe
The Star – App to keep women safe from sexual harassment launched in Malaysia
Digital Pathways for Peace – Case study: Safecity and sexual violence in India
EL PAIS – Safe Circle, a virtual meeting space designed to give support to survivors of domestic violence
World Urban Campaign– Youth Innovation Challenge
The Hindu– Photo exhibition aims to create awareness of inclusivity
The Hindu– Mumbai will be slum free in four years
Times of India– A heritage walk that explored the past, and inspired learning for the future
Forbes– Gratitude Network announces 30 fellows for 2020 cohort of Changemakers for children
Easy Shiksha– UK-based University of Southampton successfully concludes Spark India 2019 programme
Asian Age– Comic Relief
TRT World– Interview with Elsa Marie D’silva on India Rape Case
United News of India– NCW Chairperson launches Women Safety Handbook
NDTV– Centre Honours 30 Women For Driving Reforms Via Social Media
United News of India– 30 women given away Web Wonder Women awards
Eenadu India– WCD’s Web Wonder Women campaign celebrates women achievers
Indian Express– Pune photo exhibition on ‘dads’ aims to start a conversation on gender equality
Navbharat– Photo Exhibition in Swedish Avenue
World Urban Campaign– Youth Innovation Challenge Finals
Times of India– Mumbai treated to a photo exhibition on gender-sensitive parenthood in India
APN News– Consulate General of Sweden and Kala Ghoda Arts Festival Association brings “Swedish Dads – Indian Dads” a popular photo exhibition to India
The Economic Times– 9 ways tech made the world a better place
Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs– The Ethics of Personal Data Collection: A Spectrum of Experiences from Kenya, India, and The Gambia
Yale Daily News– Workshop tackles sexual misconduct
World Urban Campaign– Youth Innovation Challenge- Youth Working on Solving Women’s Issues
Youth Reporter– SafeCity, a Map of the World to Share the Public Places in which there is Sexual Violence
Public Peace Prize– A virtual initiative that improves the safety of women and girls in urban areas
One of a Mind– ABURY meets Social Entrepreneur ElsaMarie D’Silva
World Urban Campaign– Youth Innovation Challenge- Ideas and Experiences
NY Mag– Sexual-Harassment-Reporting Apps Help Stop Abuse in Global City Streets
The Indian Awaaz– Badminton star P V Sindhu launches Vodafone Sakhi service
Pitchonnet– Vodafone Sakhi- A unique safety service for women #AbRukeinKyun
NRI News 24X7– Super Champ P V Sindhu launches Vodafone Sakhi, a unique safety service for women #AbRukeinKyun
News Patrolling– Super Champ P V Sindhu launches Vodafone Sakhi
Nesta– Safecity, Mapping sexual violence in India to make cities safer for women
Nesta– Innovating to solve development challenges
World Urban Campaign– Red Dot Foundation (Safecity) – Creating a Resilient and Inclusive City
BWEducation– Strategies To Address Sexual Violence On College Campuses
World Urban Campaign– Red Dot Foundation: Involving Youth in Civic Engagement
BMW Group– The City Map that Fights Sexual Harassment
Rolling Stone India– Take the Youth Innovation Challenge to Create a Safe, Inclusive City
Rotary– From peace fellow to international advocate
World Urban Campaign– Creating a Resilient and Inclusive Mumbai
World Urban Campaign– Introduction to Associate Partner- Red Dot Foundation (Safecity)
The Guardian– Reclaiming the streets: the apps helping women tackle sexual violence
Rotarian Action Group for Peace– Meet Rotary Peace Fellow ElsaMarie D’Silva
The Economist – Safe Cities Index 2017
Global Policy Journal– Implementing the NUA – Can we use Big Data to Create Safer Public Places for Girls and Women?
New York Minute Magazine– Women Can Now Report Harassment in an App
TheCityFix– Live From Transforming Transportation 2018: Confronting Gender Issues, “Leapfrogging” in Africa
Navhind Times– Beyond #MeToo Page 1, Page 2
Peace Direct- Safecity is the Winner of the Women-led peacebuilding award.
Al Jazeera– How young women in Delhi are fighting street harassment
Economic Times– India Times- Safecity Founder & CEO- Elsa Marie D’Silva discusses women safety and why it’s the need of the hour
The Asian Age– Making the city safer
WebIndia123– Google announces central region winners of SMB Heroes 2017, honours them
Hindustan Times– Visually impaired Mumbai programmer creates chatbot for women to report sexual abuse
The Guardian– Can technology really keep people safe from crime on public transport?
Hindustan Times– Let’s Talk About Trolls
The Economic Times– Taproot Dentsu India tops Creative Abbys by bagging 41 metals at GoaFest 2017
Data Quest– Safecity develops a bot on Gupshup to help women report sexual harassment on chat
International Business Times– International Women’s Day: Using technology to help prevent sexual harassment against women
LiveMint– A crowdsourced initiative for making cities safer for women
Daily Mail– Indian filmmakers tackle sexism with edgy videos
PTI news– Indian Organization Receives 3rd Prize At The Intercultural Innovation Award Ceremony For Their Project “Safecity”
New Kerala– Safecity wins Prize At The Intercultural Innovation Award Ceremony
UN– Safecity at The Intercultural Innovation Award Ceremony
BBC News– Mapping unsafe areas for India’s women
Intercultural Innovation– Safecity wins the Interculutural Innovation Award
Spiegel Online– Using apps for more security
TechInAsia– Safecity exposes India’s sexual harassment hotspots
The Guardian– Panic button: how can safety apps for women curb sexual assaults in India?
The Guardian– Can the Safecity app make Delhi safer for women?
Dhaka Tribune– How much longer do we wait?
Asian Age– Women take back city’s streets
Huffington Post– Social Tech Without Borders
The Times Of India– 4 maps you’ll need even when you’re not lost for direction
PRNewsWire– Indian Organisation Receives 3rd Prize at the Intercultural Innovation Award Ceremony for their Project “Safecity”
Hindustan times– UN felicitates Mumbai NGO for tackling sexual harassment
SheThePeople– Safecity by ElsaMarie D’Silva maps sexual violence
DandC– Sexual Harassment in Delhi
VitalVoices– Safer cities with ICT? How crowd mapping can help stop sexual violence
CNN– Don’t Harass Women in Public
The WIP– Crowdsourced Data for Gender Equality
Huffington Post– Enabling Safe Urban Spaces for Women in India
Biz Divas Interview – A dot towards safety- a conversation with Elsa D’Silva
The Pioneer– Now safety is just a click away
Asian Age– Mark ‘unsafe’ to stay safe
Deccan Herald– Towards creating safer cities
DNA– Twitter and city-based NGO develop app for women
Hindustan Times– Safecity India leverages twitter to crowdsource stories of public harassment
Huffington Post– No Foreign Diplomats Should Get Away with Rape
Sunday Midday– Twitter joins hands with Mumbai NGO for a new social media campaign to better women’s safety
Punjab Star News- Twitter joins hands with Mumbai NGO for a new social media campaign to better women’s safety
Le Monde– Children Ushahidi (4/10): “Testifying anonymously in two minutes” of violence against women in India
La Stampa– The Indian Activist: “Let me explain my interactive maps to combat the abuse of women.”
BBC Hindi #100 women– 100 women, original thinking, new ways
NPR– Dear UN, Why is it mainly a man’s world at the Climate Conference?
Tech for Good– Tech for good+ gender-based violence: An interview with Safecity Founder ElsaMarieD’Silva
Citiscope– How India’s Safecity gives women a voice against violence
CNN– Women, it’s time to get rid of Manels
Other Forums
SheThePeople– Closure for Nirbhaya but is justice delayed, justice denied?
YourStory– At the start of the ‘feminine’ era, let’s hope for a safe and inclusive world for women
YourStory– Are we suffering from the Imposter Syndrome?
YourStory– YourStory’s 100 Emerging Voices of 2019: Here are the authors to watch out for in 2020
SheThePeople– Five Actions You Can Take To End Gender-Based Violence
SheThePeople– Esther Duflo deserves her Nobel as an economist, don’t call her the ‘wife’
In Plainspeak by TARSHI– Review: Unbelievable
YourStory– These 5 entrepreneurs are taking the lead to ensure women’s safety in India
Social App Hub– A Safe Haven for All
SDG Action Campaign– MEET THE 8 WINNERS OF THE UN SDG ACTION AWARDS 2019
TwentyThirty– How This Woman Is Making Cities Safe
Medium– Dear Delhi, I loved and Hated You
StopStreetHarassment– Day 1: Anti-SH Week 2019
PCDN Network– From Peace Fellow To International Advocate
Global Diplomacy Lab– Breaking Silence, Ending Violence
The Star (Malaysia)- Pin the ‘sex perps’ in the city
Global Health Now– For India’s Women, Safety in Numbers
A Systems Change Approach to Addressing Sexual Violence at Yale University
Development as Dignity: Frontline Stories from Development Experts in the Global South – Dignity and Gender-Based Violence (chapter 10)
International Transport Federation – Stopping gender-based violence in transport (in the compendium – Women’s Safety and Security. A Public Transport Priority)
Crime Prevention and Community Safety, Volume 19, Issue 3 – Springer – Women’s strategies addressing sexual harassment and assault on public buses: an analysis of crowdsourced data (with Suzanne Lea and Abhijith Asok)
Springer Link– Women’s Victimisation and Safety in Transit Environments
SheThePeople– #RETHINK: Why Don’t Communities Invest In Their Girls?
SheThePeople – From “Save The Girl Child” to “Save The Boy Child” by Supreet K Singh
Mari Trini Giner– Safecity, a map of the world to share public spaces where there is gender violence
Arguendo– Safecity TweetChat Insights on the Gender Gap in Journalism & “Green”-ing News
Women’s Web– 12 Famous Feminists Whose Work Has Made Life Better For Ordinary Indian Women
Beyond Diversity– I Inspire- Inclusion Leadership Stories- page 19
Youth Ki Awaaz– Using Graffiti Against Sexual Harassment
SheThePeople– Urban Planning and Women: How can cities be better designed for inclusion?
Indian Women Blog– Twitter Dialogue With Safecity On Sexual Harassment And Ways To Combat It
Indian Women Blog– Elsa D’Silva Is Making Cities Safer By Creating A Map Of Areas Where Sexual Harassment Is Rampant
Technology Widgets– Most Inspirational Women Entrepreneurs 2018- Elsa Marie D’Silva: Creating awareness on street harassment and abuse. Page 36.
Smart Marketing Tribe Magazine- Check out pages 110-111!
Architecture Update– Creating Resilient and Inclusive-Cities, Urban Thinkers Campus, Mumbai
Spirit of Mumbai– Urban Thinkers Campus in Mumbai, with Safecity , Developmatrix and The Urban Vision
2018 Anti-Street Harassment Week Report– Report Page 38-40
Jam’s Journey- I want a Safe City. (The SafeCity App)
Safety First: Perceived Risk of Street Harassment and Educational Choices of Women
Impakter– Tackling Gender Equality Through Technology and Crowdsourced Data
Women’s Health Line– Using Technology For Feministing Cities: The Story Of Safecity
UN Foundation Blog– Leave No One Behind: End Violence Against Women and Girls
She The People– Global Entrepreneurs On How They Balance Business With Cause
Medium– Safecity. Taking control. Calling for action.
Rotary– Rotary Peace Fellow fights street harassment and violence
Reset– Safecity: an App to Help Women Be Safer Worldwide
Hot Friday Talks– We Asked A Sexual Harassment Expert About #Metoo, Here’s What She Has To Say
Tomorrow Makers– Safecity Founder & CEO- Elsa Marie D’Silva discusses women safety and why it’s the need of the hour
Mashable– This app collects women’s stories to fight harassment in developing countries
Lalicuadora– Women Leaders Meet at New Vital Voices Event
Clarin– Women Leaders Meet at New Vital Voices Event
Clarin– Initiatives of women who did not respect barriers
Sophia Online– The vital voices of the world
Dipnote– My GES Experience and What You Should Know if You’re Attending #GES2017
Dr.Nancy O’Reilly– Amplify Women’s Voices Around the World
Akancha Against Harassment– Cyberstalking – What can you do about it?
ParentCircle– Welcome the Girl Child
ParentCircle– Child Sexual Abuse – Prevention and Care
ParentCircle– Societal Change Needs To Begin At Home
She-Files– How Technology is helping map Sexual Abuse in India
The Womanity Foundation– How stories of abuse contribute to prevent violence against women | Q&A with Elsa DSilva
The Logical Indian– Meet The Visually Impaired Engineer Who Designed A Bot To Help Women To Report Harassment
SheThePeople– The Vital Voices Mentoring Walk empowers young women to think out of the box
Prerana– Glimpses from the Global Mentoring Walk
Youth Ki Awaaz– From Buses To Trains, These Photos Vividly Capture The Lives Of Women Travellers In Mumbai
SheThePeople– Meet 30 Women Who Champion Feminism on Social Media
SheThePeople-Reclaiming Public Spaces For Women In India
Loop– SafeCity app that tracks public assaults comes to T&T
Abierto al Público– Creating Safe Cities for Women Through Technology and Crowdsourcing
7 Days of Genius– Red Dot Foundation: Safecity Discuss Genius Solutions to End Sexual Harassment
The Conversation-Street harassment is a public health problem
On brand– Lessons from being a Social Entrepreneur
Stevie Awards Blog– A New Tool to Combat Violence Against Women: Crowdsourcing
Living Local– Bombaywaali Build. Empower. Inspire
Motto Time– Clothing Regulations Are Just an Excuse to Control Women
Digitalerra– Budget 2017 Rekindles Women Entrepreneurship Space
Be The Change– Safecity- Red Dot Foundation
YourStory– Men need to shun perpetrators
High Beam– ‘Safecity’ Project Secures 3rd Prize at Intercultural Innovation Award Ceremony
Press BMW group– Safecity wins 3rd place at Intercultural Innovation Award
Techgoss– Safecity Honoured
Youth Ki Awaaz– Gender Mela Smashing Taboos
SHEROES– Meet the SHEROES- Elsa D’Silva
Parent Circle– Has your child been sexually abused?
Fast Forward– Red Dot Foundation (Safecity)
Fastcoexist– A Crowdsourcing Project Calls Out Sexual Harassment In India
Tech Crunch– safecity Crowdsources India’s sexual assault incidents to highlight danger zones
Your Story– Safecity gives women a chance to @pinthecreep
Your Story– Public transport- another hotspot for sexual harassment
SheThePeople– Educate the Future Leaders of Change- Feminist Rani heads to schools
Devex– Death of a survey
Youth Ki Awaaz– Public toilets tackle sexual violence
Peace Tech Lab– Peace Tech in Action
Parent Circle– Dealing with Street Harassment
Youth Ki Awaaz– 7 disturbing stories of how common sexual abuse in public spaces is
Vital Voices Documentarian Project– Case study Report by UKald and Vital Voices
VV Lead – The VVLead Fellowship: A Programmatic Approach to Women’s Leadership.
Warscapes– Safecity combats sexual harassment with data, public art
The One– How Safecity is helping women and girls speak out and protect others.
Core Communique– Safecity India leverages Twitter to crowdsource stories of public harassment to enable more effective measures by local authorities to protect women
The Bitch Media– Dear Filmmakers, stalking is not romantic
Rotary Blog– Gender and Conflict Resolution
The Good Men Project– Men, it’s time to take a personal stand
Broadly– The online map where Indian women call out groping, rape and abuse
Twitter blog post– Tweet at @SafecityIndia to make your city safer
Pebbles in the water – Twitter and Safecity collaborate to provide a public-harassment free India #SafecityIndia
SheThePeople– Sexual harassment & violence: When systems let us down
SheThePeople– Don’t let the juvenile walk free: Elsamarie DSilva on Nirbhaya case
SheThePeople– Facebook- #FeministRani
Research Conducted about Safecity
SafeCity: Understanding Diverse Forms of Sexual Harassment Personal Stories, EMNLP 2018
Polycom Development Project’s Urban Thinkers Campus Report, Nairobi.
Womenability Safecity Walk in Mumbai – Solutions for gender-fair cities
Podcast
BBC World Service– The Conversation- Two women making the streets safer in India and in France
TwentyThirty– OnPurpose with Elsamarie D’Silva
SXSWL– How the Gender Tech Movement is Empowering Women, Mar 9, 2019
The MAD Podcast – Episode 7, Leaving the corporate life to create safe megacities in and beyond India
Swedish Institute Alumni Network- Using data to make cities safer in India
Audios
#MainBhi with RJ Malishka– Stories of sexual harassment at the Workplace
Videos
National Endowment for Democracy– Elsa Marie D’Silva, Founder and CEO of The Red Dot Foundation, India
Cannes Corporate Media and TV Awards– Founders’ Valley – Breaking Silence, Ending Violence by DW Deutsche Welle
National Endowment for Democracy– Creating a Resilient and Inclusive Democracy in India
TRT World– Interview with Elsa Marie D’silva on India Rape Case
Rotary International– We will break our silence
Bernama News Channel– Safecity Mobile Apps, Technology for Safer Cities (Safecity Malaysia) 40:00 onwards
Deutsche Welle TV– Breaking Silence, Ending Violence – Founders’ Valley (5/5)
Ten News– Vodafone launches first of its kind initiative for women ‘AB RUKEIN KYUN’ | Vodafone Sakhi Pack
Aspen Ideas– Making Communities Safe for Women
PayPal Singapore– Culture TED Talk Safecity.in with ElsaMarie D’Silva
Feminist Conference– Why a sense of ‘space’ is integral to the contemporary idea of feminism
Blog talk radio– Podcast ‘From the Village to the City: Women Activists Innovate to Strengthen Civic Space’
The Guardian– Fearless: five years after Delhi gang-rape, has anything changed for women in India?
University of Oxford-DPIR– Crowd-sourcing safety: How data is taking on sexual harassment
DesiOutsiders– In Conversation with Elsa D’Silva
Institute for Cultural Diplomacy– “Cultural Diplomacy as a Vocation: The University in the Public Service”
SheThePeople– Legal Roundtable at Lala Lajpat Rai College.
PCDNetwork– Interview With ElsaMarie D’Silva Founder Of Safecity
SheThePeople– Vital Voices Global Mentoring Walk, Mumbai
Global Leadership Awards– ElsaMarie D’Silva
Light of Freedom award– What inspired Elsa D’Silva to start Safecity
Aktuellt (Swedish TV) Discussing women-only cars on trains and women-only seats in buses. (post 33 mins 40 secs)
Youngin International– Elsa D’Silva’s Youngin’ experience
Tech in Asia– Battling sexual violence in India with technology and art
Digital Generation (Spain) – Ask the Safest Cities in India