We were a finalist for Awesome Foundation London's event in May 2015 to present our work of building a how-to guide for how to avoid getting tracked for women facing abuse and stalking. Though we didn't win the award, Clarice got some amazing feedback on her pitch and the project in general!
2. PROBLEM
women report
experiencing physical
violence or oppression
World Health Organization, Global and Regional Estimates of Violence against Women, http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/85239/1/9789241564625_eng.pdf, p. 2. For individual country
information, see full compilation of data in UN Women, 2012, Violence against Women Prevalence Data: Surveys by Country. - See more at: http://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/ending-
violence-against-women/facts-and-figures#notes
[2] UNODC Global Study on Homicide: 2013 http://www.unodc.org/documents/gsh/pdfs/2014_GLOBAL_HOMICIDE_BOOK_web.pdf - See more at: http://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-
do/ending-violence-against-women/facts-and-figures#sthash.XwOt7Aei.dpuf, https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/246749/horr75-summary.pdf
http://www.beds.ac.uk/research-ref/irac/nccr/echo
of all murders of women
are by a partner or
family member
of reported incidents
of stalking in the UK
had an online
component
of online
harassment
committed by
someone with
prior relationship
1/2
1/3
70%
53%
5. WOMEN BEING STALKED OR RUNNING AWAY FROM
ABUSE DO NOT HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE
AND SUPPORT TO PROTECT THEMSELVES
AGAINST TRACKING BY ABUSERS (ONLINE &
OFFLINE).
6. SOLUTION
A free guide that details all the ways someone can track
you online & offline and how you can prevent it.
ORGANISATIONS
INTERESTED IN
SUPPORTING THE GUIDE
7. WHERE WILL THE MONEY GO?
The money would be used to for online and offline promotion.
Printing and distributing the guide to
key influential organisations that deal
with thousands of women.
Social media ads will help us reach a
wider audience that is worried about
online
privacy.
8. CHAYN
CHAYN is an open-source project that leverages technology to
empower women against violence and oppression so they can
live happier and healthier lives. It’s 100% volunteer driven.
1. Platforms to inform & support women facing domestic violence
2. How To Guides
3. Program to uplift the depressed & anxious
4. Tech for Good hackathons to solve challenges faced by NGOs
http://chayn.co | @chaynHQ | #SpreadChayn
9. ME PASSION: Gender equality, equal
opportunities, tech for good
DAY JOB: I currently work for CIC Code First:
Girls, an organisation that is dedicated to
getting more women into tech
entrepreneurship.
VOLUNTEER: volunteer for Chayn, a project
that builds free resources to empower
women against violence.
PAST: I ran projects with Kitchenette
supporting women, young people & BME
background food entrepreneurs.