Tackling Gender Based Violence Through Economic Women’s Empowerment

In episode 24 of the Impact India podcast, I chat with Jitna Bhagani, founder of Shakti.ism on tackling gender based violence through economic women’s empowerment.

Shakti.ism is a nonprofit social enterprise that empowers and employs disadvantaged women in India.

She will survive is a global gender-equality advocacy project that provides resources to women around the world facing gender based violence.

Jitna is a survivor of sexual violence. Her lived experiences and knowledge of eradicating gender-based violence has led her down a unique journey in navigating her trauma, and healing herself by building platforms that empower marginalized women and survivors of violence.

In this episode, Jitna and I dive into:

• The systemic issues that perpetuate gender-based violence
• How technology is changing the way we empower marginalized communities
• How she launched her social enterprise during the COVID-19 pandemic
• Addressing gender-based violence with young children

Connect with Jitna at shaktiism.com and shewillsurvive.com, or on Instagram at @shaktiismproject and @shewilsurvivedotcom.

Learn how you can play a role in eradicating gender-based violence in this follow-up article by Jitna on our sister platform, Curated Consciously.

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