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UNFPA-India Initiates Hackathon to Address and Stop Gender-Based Violence
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) India - in collaboration with, TechGig, has launched a Hackathon - Crack the Code to stop and address gender-based violence. The most recent data from National Family Health Survey (NHFS-5) also reported that around 29.3% of married Indian women between the ages of (18-49) years faced domestic violence or sexual violence.

by Pragti Sharma / 11 Sep 2022 19:32 PM IST / 0 Comment(s) / 332

Gender-based violence (GBV) is one of the most prevalent human rights violations across the globe. It understands no social, economic, or national boundaries. Worldwide, an estimated one in three women has undergone physical or sexual abuse once in their lifetime. The most recent data from National Family Health Survey (NHFS-5) also reported that around 29.3% of married Indian women between the ages of (18-49) years faced domestic violence or sexual violence.



To further bolster these efforts, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) India - in collaboration with, TechGig, has launched a Hackathon - Crack the Code to stop and address gender-based violence. This hackathon aims to address crucial problems and knowledge gaps, expand access to services for persons with disabilities experiencing risk of gender-based violence in humanitarian concerns and mitigate technology-facilitated gender-based violence.



The hackathon will crowdsource impactful and creative ideas and turn them into prototypes for rising. The programme has three phases — phase one for suitable idea submissions, phase two for selecting and mentoring ideas for prototyping, and lastly, phase three to declare the winners.



This hackathon invites people, women-led teams, techpreneurs, research groups, civil societies, startups, and people with diverse lived experiences to propose ideas and solutions to make public spaces, workplaces, and homes equal, unbiased, and inclusive.



The risk of and vulnerability to gender-based violence grows because of intersections of gender with sexual orientation, disability, caste, and age. Similarly, the troubles are known to expand during humanitarian crises such as public health emergencies, natural calamities, and disputes.



Today, with the advanced use and reliance on technology and digital spaces, we also witness newer forms of gender-based violence where harm is carried out via online places. It is all-pervasive, and addressing it in all its forms with a particular emphasis on those with heightened defenselessness is no longer negotiable.



Andrea Wojnar, Resident Representative, UNFPA India, stated that effectively responding to Gender-Based Violence needs a convergence of great minds, creative thinking, and multi-sectoral collaborations. UNFPA is eager to launch its first hackathon in India to invite solutions to address GBV. The purpose is to locate and deploy adequate prevention and response mechanisms for newer forms of GBV and recognize and respond to heightened risks and vulnerabilities among marginalized groups, including during crises.



Sanjay Goyal, Business Head, TechGig, said that TechGig is proud to partner with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in their essential mission to #EndGBVForAll. He added that I advise everyone to participate in this hackathon and share their innovative solutions - big and small - to make our world free of violence.



News Source: News 18


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