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As the world has been on lockdown, unfortunately, domestic violence has gone up. The reality is that there are people without access to safe homes. Orders to "stay home" have created environments where some people, especially women and children, may find themselves in life-threatening situations where home is the last place they would rather be.

So what's tech got to do with it?

On Tuesday 26 May 2020, we are delighted to convene a virtual panel of three incredible speakers who will discuss their hands-on work and research examining the intersections of COVID19 lockdowns, domestic violence, and the (potential) role of tech.

SPEAKERS:

  1. Dorcas Erskine, Senior Consultant, World Bank and UNICEF. Dorcas will discuss a resource brief she recently authored "Not just Hotlines and Mobile Phones: GBV Service Provision during COVID-19".

  2. Hera Hussain, Founder, CHAYN. CHAYN is a global volunteer-run project crowdsourcing resources on the web to address gender-based violence that has reached more than 360k people across India, Italy, Pakistan, and the UK.

  3. Lakshmi Moore, Country Director, Action Aid Liberia, and Member, Liberia Feminist Forum. Lakshmi co-authored an insightful blog post that examines a few technology-linked mitigation strategies that Liberia might consider adopting for citizens while in lockdown.

Each speaker will present for 12-15 minutes before we open up for questions from the audience. The event will occur on Zoom. Further details about our speakers will be shared later this week.

We hope to see you all there!

Sincerely,

Ronda and Dama

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