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Basic Information
Organization Name:
Red Dot FoundationOrganization Regions:
- Asia/Pacific
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Organization Country Location:
India -
Organization City/Locality:
Mumbai
Organization mission and work description:
Red Dot Foundation works at the intersection of gender, data and tech, urban design and community engagement. Its flagship program is Safecity, a platform that crowdsources personal stories of sexual harassment and abuse in public spaces. This data which maybe anonymous, gets aggregated as hot spots on a map indicating trends at a local level. The idea is to make this data useful for individuals, local communities and local administration to identify factors that causes behaviour that leads to violence and work on strategies for solutions. Since the launch of the Safecity platform on 26 Dec 2012 we have collected over 22,000 stories from India and abroad and have directly reached over 750,000 people. Our Mission: Red Dot Foundation aims to make cities safer by encouraging equal access to public and private spaces for everyone especially women, through the use of crowdsourced data, community engagement and institutional accountability.
Organization's Contacts
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Primary Contact Name:
ElsaMarie DSilva -
Primary Contact Title:
Founder
Additional Contacts Names:
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Additional representative #1:
Gillian DSouza Nazareth -
Additional representative #2:
Supreet K Singh -
Additional representative #3:
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Additional representative #4:
OUR INTERNATIONAL COALITION IS MADE UP OF MORE THAN 400 CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
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WHO ARE TAP'S MEMBERS?Organization's Work & Expertise
Organization's SGD16 Expertise:
- 16.1 - Significantly reduce all forms of violence and related death rates everywhere
- 16.2 - End abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence against and torture of children
- 16.3 - Promote the rule of law at the national and international levels and ensure equal access to justice for all
- 16.6 - Develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions at all levels
- 16.7 - Ensure responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decision-making at all levels
Organization's Areas of Expertise:
- Global/UN Engagement & Advocacy
- Policy Analysis & Advocacy
- SDG Data and Indicators
- Public mobilization & Campaigns
- Gender Equality
- Children & Youth
- Capacity building/CSO training & education
Current Commitment to SDG16+
Summary of commitment:
Red Dot Foundation is committed towards Gender Equality through building Sustainable Communities and Cities through improved and effective Peace and Justice Institutions and through Collaborations and Partnerships.
Organization's priorities and work in relation to commitment:
Red Dot Foundation's mission is to make cities safer by encouraging equal access to public spaces for everyone especially women, through the use of crowdsourced data, community engagement and institutional accountability. Through our flagship program Safecity, we crowdsource personal stories of sexual harassment and abuse in public spaces. This data which maybe anonymous, gets aggregated as hot spots on a map indicating trends at a local level. The idea is to make this data useful for individuals, local communities and local administration to identify factors that causes behaviour that leads to violence and work on strategies for solutions. Since our launch on 26 Dec 2012 we have collected over 12,000 stories from over 50 cities in India and directly reached over 500,000 people. Our main objective is to: Create awareness on sexual harassment and abuse and get women and other disadvantaged communities to break their silence and report their personal experiences. Collate this information to showcase location based trends. Make this information available and useful for individuals, local communities and local administration to solve the problem at the local level.
Organization's work related to TAP network's SGD16+ work & accountability for 2030 Agenda:
We are committed to engaging youth and women as well as men and boys in advancing gender equality. Through our Safecity app encourages crowdsourced data and is committed to making the data open source. We are also strengthening the legal and justice system in responding to sexual and gender based violence.
Plan on engaging in TAP's work as a Partner:
- Regional Engagement Platforms and/or Regional Focal Point
- Thematic Working Groups
- Voluntary funding contributions to the TAP Network
- Exploring partnerships with like-minded organizations
- Global engagement via the UN and other opportunities
- TAP Network joint global advocacy
- Exploring opportunities for hosting TAP Network national or regional-level capacity building activities
Reports on Organization's Past Commitments
Red Dot Foundation is committed towards Gender Equality through building Sustainable Communities and Cities through improved and effective Peace and Justice Institutions and through Collaborations and Partnerships.