Italian news articles: PREMIO DONNA DELL’ANNO: Aicha Belco Maiga vincitrice della 17esima edizione: “…La terza finalista, alla quale sono stati assegnati 10.000 euro, è stata l’imprenditrice indiana Shruti Kapoor, impegnata nei servizi per la sicurezza per donne e ragazze del suo Paese.«Puntare l’attenzione dell’opinione pubblica sulle storie di queste tre donne significa non soltanto aiutarle a concretizzare i loro progetti, ma …
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Sayfty Featured in WomenNow – NGOs Empowering Women in India
Women have been asking for our rights for centuries. Till today, we still have thousands of women who are fighting for their rights. We still have cases, where women are being beaten daily. Women are still being raped and have to keep quiet. They have to bear the shame and injustice done to them. Women are still deprived of education, …
Sayfty Featured at The Red Elephant Foundation
Making Sayfty Real Originally posted, Red Elephant Foundation Given the number of incidents one hears about, reads about, and watches reports of, on the news, it doesn’t take much effort to really arrive at the true conclusion: that safety is still elusive. Instead of sitting back and attempting to reach out to safety through measures doled out by another, Shruti …
Meet the People Extraordinaire – Zuly Sanguino
Our guest this month on People Extraordinaire is – Zuly Sanguino. Born with Tetra-amelia syndrome, an extremely rare autosomal recessive congenital disorder characterized by the absence of all four limbs, it has been a difficult life for Zuly Sanguino, a 26 year-old Colombian artist and motivational speaker. Subjected to bullying and sexual abuse from a very young age, Zuly made several suicide attempts. After hitting rock …
Dr. Shruti Kapoor is a Recipient of the International “The Woman of the Year” Award, Italy
The Indian entrepreneur Shruti Kapoor received the prize – an amount of 10.000,00 euros – during the final Ceremony of the 17th edition of the International Award “The Woman of the Year”. Shruti is engaged in safety services for women and girls in her country: in 2013 she founded Sayfty to help Indian women protect themselves against violence, providing support …
Dr. Kapoor at the UN “The Road to 2030: Leadership by and for Young Women”
On the occasion of the International Youth Day on 12 August, UN Women, in collaboration with the UN Inter-Agency Network on Youth Development, hosted a side event, “Investing in young women’s leadership is key to implementing the SDGs”, at the UN Headquarters in New York. The event convened 15 young women leaders to share experiences and strategies on how to …
Sayfty Featured in World Pulse
Cultural Practices Around Menstruation Original article, World Pulse I was 9 years old when I started my menstrual cycle. My mom had a ‘talk’ with me one day. She told me I would see some blood in my panty and that it’s normal and I don’t need to worry. It will happen every month. I would need to use a …
Resources on Self Defense – Two Bestselling Books
In our post about tips on staying safe, we talked about the importance of trusting your gut and defending yourself. Here are two must-read books that address those tips in great detail. While every situation may not apply to our lives, there is much to learn from both books. The Gift of Fear by Gavin De Becker Gavin De Becker’s bestseller makes …
Dr. Shruti Kapoor featured in the South Asian Times
Sayfty: Protecting Women Against Violence Original article – Karishma Asoodani, South Asian Times “A girl’s safety is not the problem of only a handful, it’s a problem of the society,” argues Dr. Shruti Kapoor, an economist by education and a crusader by heart who founded Sayfty with a mission to help women protect themselves against violence by equipping them with …
Sayfty mentioned in RT
Police discover ‘baby farm’ in India where newborns are sold for $1,500 Original article, RT Police from India’s Madhya Pradesh state discovered a “baby farm” in a private hospital that was selling and swapping unwanted newborns for around $1,500, local media reported. The babies, which were born to women who were raped or involved in illicit relationships, were being sold …