Presentation: Follow up on hackathon - FightVAW
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The document discusses the increasing violence against women in Nepal, highlighting alarming statistics on rape and domestic violence, and the lack of support for victims. It presents the 'Fight VAW' initiative aimed at using information and communication technology to help victims report cases, get support quickly, and improve coordination among support organizations. The document outlines plans for a pilot program, future goals, and seeks to enhance both local and global responses to violence against women using innovative technologies.
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Presentation: Follow up on hackathon - FightVAW
- 2. Talking About Violence • Violence against women is increasing • Rape and attempt to rape in the fiscal year B.S. 2069/70 reached 922 • WOREC reported 198 cases of Violence Against Women in Shrawan, 2070. Domestic violence was the highest reported case • Recent cases • Sita Rai • Rape of minors, by family members
- 3. Talking About Violence According to the Demographic Health Survey of 2011: • Sexual Violence: • 85% of women aged between 15-49 years, who have experienced sexual violence have never told anyone • 8% have told someone • 7% have sought help • Physical Violence: • 66% of women aged between 15-49 years have never told anyone • 12% have told someone • 22% have sought help
- 4. Responding to Violence Against Women • More than 2300 organizations working to end Violence Against Women • Limited coordination and communication • Consequences • Victim has to repeat their traumatic experience several times • Holistic support is not easily available as organizations focus on a particular area • Information asymmetry: organizations that could support a case sometimes may not know the latest updates about a case
- 5. Understanding Violence Against Women • Paucity of data and information on violence against women • Strong evidence on the extent of the problem, the causes and the consequences is difficult to obtain • News on VAW compiled by a few organizations • Many sad stories on VAW, but few on the survivors succeed to reclaim their lives
- 6. Technology and Violence Against Women • What role can informa=on communica=ons technology (ICT) play in addressing some of challenges faced by vic=ms and others who work to end VAW? • Why ICT? – As of June 2013, mobile penetra=on has reached 70% and 25% of Nepal’s popula=on have access to the Internet. – These numbers will only grow
- 8. Fight VAW An initiative to use accessible Information and Communication Technologies in fighting Violence against Women in Nepal www.fightvaw.org
- 9. Components of FightVAW Registering of Complaints / Problems through telephone
- 10. Components of FightVAW Registering of Complaints / Problems through mobile sms
- 11. • Informed your closed ones for immediate support through smart phone application • Report problems/through the application rather than SMS or voice call Android based Smart Phone Application Components of FightVAW
- 12. What after complaints / Problems are registered ? • Complaints accessed and transcribed by dedicated CSO representatives working in the field of VAW • Individual cases followed-up for the benefit of the victim • Tracking of cases and follow-ups carried out for each individual cases
- 13. Some more components of Fight VAW
- 14. Some more components of Fight VAW
- 15. Some more components of Fight VAW Organizations in Action
- 16. What do we aim to achieve ? Fight VAW as An Integrated plaSorm to: • Provide an alterna've means to report experiences of violence through a 24-‐hour help line and SMS • Increase the speed at which a vic'ms gets support from CSOs • Enhance coordina'on and collabora'on among different CSOs working to support the vic=m • Compile informa'on on CSOs working all across Nepal on VAW and make it available in one plaSorm • Monitor the media for latest news and updates on VAW and make it available in one plaSorm and build the ini=al infrastructure necessary to compile data on VAW in one central loca=on
- 17. The Actors
- 18. How Did it Come About? • Hackathon • World Bank’ commitment to support the ideas generated by the youth from the IT sector and the civil society
- 19. VAW Hackathon – June 16, 2013
- 20. VAW Hackathon Snapshot 100 + Participants 18 Teams 3 Winners
- 21. Self Help - 3rd Winner • Mobile Application that can send SMS to police, pre- selected trusted network about the location of victims in case of the incident of violence. • Anyone can report about VAW to selected organizations using the app Team Members Kabindra Shakya Nhasala Joshi Kipendra Kushi Anish Parajuli, Binisha Shrestha
- 22. Mero Katha (My Story) – 2nd Winner Collect, share and discuss stories that inspire people to report cases of VAW using both online platform and offline community. Team Members Yukti Lal Marik Wolf Price Jayanti Mala Chapagain Olin Thakur Inge Patsch
- 23. Your Voice Our Support – 1st Winner • Voice Recording of complaints through the use of mobile phones and landline phones • CSO network to access them and take necessary action Team Members Susan Joshi Namita Pradhan, Sundar Man Vaidya
- 24. What does FightVAW means to us at the moment ? A pilot design to use innovative use of home grown ICTs to address the use of Violence Against Women An opportunity explore collaboration and coordination among different stakeholders
- 25. What are we doing next ? • Implement the pilot program till June, 2014 together with our collaborators and partners on selected locations • Monitor and document early impact stories • Fine-tuning of the system based on feedback received during the pilot implemntation
- 26. Our vision for the long run • Create ownership of the system among different stakeholders • Figure out a mechanism to sustain the system with active Government engagement and ownership • Make a case for Nepal in fighting the issues of VAW using ICTs at a global level
- 27. df}gtf tf]8f}F Thank You ! www.fightvaw.org