BeWitness

09/04/2023

Thanks for supporting BeWitness Mission, We are entering 3rd Year.

09/03/2023

KG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore and Sri GVG Visalakshi College for Women, Udumalpet invited Ms. Gayathri Hariprakash (Founder and CEO of BeWitness) as Resource Person for Technozion Webinar on International Women’s Day (8th March 2023), to motivate Computer Science graduates on Social Entrepreneurship.

174 Students from Pre-Final and Final Year participated in this online webinar. The session was very informative and highly interactive. It covered how one gets Social Entrepreneurship Ideas and executes the idea by building a Product.

BeWitness is Happy to be part of Technology Innovation to bring Social Change.

25/02/2023

Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Thirupalathurai, in association with Rotary Club of Papanasam and Rotary Club of Kumbakonam, invited the Founder and CEO of BeWitness, Ms. Gayathri Hariprakash as Chief Guest on State Girl Children Protection Day (24th February 2023), to give a Motivational Talk to 650+ girl students who are going to appear for Public Exams in the upcoming weeks.

Ms. Gayathri gave an eye opening talk on "Empowering Girl Students for the Future” with real life examples.

Few Highlights of the Talk are:

1. Importance of Time - One Day, One Hour, One Minute not come again in your entire life. We know the value of time only when a teacher calls students to enter the exam hall or while the invigilator starts collecting answer papers. We regret that if I can get 2 minutes, I would have completed it.

2. Value of Life - After defeating millions of life cells we formed in our mother’s womb, we entered this world. Are we simply going to get jobs, have food, sleep and spend life like this? Don't you want to make history?

3. Importance of being Healthy and Taking Good Sleep.

4. “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” - Nelson Mandela. Emphasized what are the Responsibility of each and every Girl Student? And How Education going to help them in future?

5. “Be Original, Be You” - Each and everyone has a purpose in this world. Each and Everyone has different Timelines. Find your Purpose, Chase your Dreams, Love your work, put your efforts on your Passion, Create impact in the Society with your education.

6. Opportunities are everywhere, Language is not a barrier.

7. Hard work always has value, Failure is a part of success, Success is not a destination, it is a journey.

8. Few tips to keep themselves Safe in their Home, School, College and Workplace.

31/01/2023

WELC (Women, Elderly and Children) Safety Awards is an initiative by BeWitness started in December 2022, to encourage Academic Campuses to organize Safety Awareness Programmes, Events for Students and Staffs in the pursuit of building a Safer and Crime Free Society.

We highly Appreciate and Congratulate Madha Group of Institutions on Winning the WELC Campus Safety Award for January, 2023.

This event will be organized every 3 months. Any Institution (including Schools and Colleges) can take part in the ongoing initiative by registering with us through the below link:

https://bewitness.world/welcsafetyawards/

28/01/2023

Rotary Club of Kumbakonam, invited the Founder and CEO of BeWitness, Ms. Gayathri Hariprakash as Chief Guest on this National Girl Child Day - 24th January 2023, to create safety awareness among girls. In her mission to do everything possible to ensure women's safety and empowerment, Ms. Gayathri gave a talk on "Making women aware of their rights, Raising Voice against Violence” which are essential to live a Healthy and Peaceful Life in this World. The whole session was interactive and about 50+ college girls attended the event.

1. The Programme started with the quote
“Be Strong enough to Stand Alone, Smart enough to Know when you need Help and Brave enough to Ask for it”
2. Focussed on Educating various types of Abuse and How to Protect Oneself, How to handle Unsafe Situations, What are the Precautions one can take to Live Safely in this Modern World.
3. What to do when one is affected by Abuse? Emphasized the importance of being Bold enough to Raise Voice against Violence.
4. How to Protect oneself from Online Abuse?
5. Child Helpline Number (1098), Women Helpline Number (1091), and various laws available for crimes against children and women were mentioned.
6. Participants took a Safety Pledge.
7. National Girl Child Day Programme concluded with the quote “Be the Heroine of your life, not the Victim”

05/01/2023

“Awareness is better than Advice”.

As the world is modernizing everyday, it is highly important for Schools, Colleges, and Workplaces to provide a Safe Place, Educate Moral Values, and Create Safety Awareness. Every individual, be they in any age group, should be able to distinguish what’s right and what’s wrong and be willing to take action to control and eliminate those hazards. For one’s inner instincts to guide them, they should be aware of how to handle unsafe situations beforehand. So it is important for the current generation to create awareness to the future generation. Every teacher has the power to create responsible future generations and also has the opportunity to teach the children about safety.

BeWitness Team is happy for the opportunity to conduct a Safety Awareness Programme at St. Xavier College of Education, Kumbakonam. We emphasized various issues faced by the current generation, and provided precautionary messages that are to be passed to the present and the future generation. Several practical safety tips were highlighted, and more than 100 teacher-educators along with the faculty members, and the BeWitness team took safety pledges to ensure students have a safe learning environment, educate moral values through awareness, and bring out a socially responsible generation.

31/12/2022

BeWitness Wishes you all a Joyous New Year filled with Love, Happiness, Prosperity and Goodness.

30/12/2022

Medical Professionals and Nurses play a vital role in Society.

Nearly all Healthcare Professionals, including Doctors, Nurses, and Medical Students are vulnerable to workplace violences like Physical, Emotional, Sexual Abuse at some point in their career as they work 24x7 and in Shifts.

BeWitness Team is happy for the opportunity to conduct a Safety Awareness Programme at St. Xavier School & College of Nursing, Kumbakonam on 20th December 2022. Over 350 Nursing students attended the Programme and took the Safety Pledge. Various aspects of safety precautionary measures were stressed during the Programme, and they were also emphasized and encouraged to Speak up and Raise their voice at times of danger and unsafe situations, be aware of their Rights for Personal Safety, and to Volunteer themselves in helping others who are stuck in danger.

15/12/2022

Only 15 days left. Join and make a difference by spreading Safety Awareness in your neighbourhood and become a Changemaker.

For more info: https://bewitness.world/changemaker-event/

25/11/2022

Only 15 days left. Join and make a difference by spreading Safety Awareness in your neighbourhood and become a Changemaker.

For more info: https://bewitness.world/changemaker-event/

To support the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence by UN Women, on this International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, BeWitness is launching a Changemaker Challenge that will run until 31st December 2022.

We believe using advanced technology and making the public part of it will reduce crime and make society safer. Download BeWitness App from Google Playstore.

25/11/2022

On this International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Our team is Happy to announce that BeWitness got Recognition as a Promising Concept from UN Women & MyGov India in Amrit Mahotsav Shri Shakti Challenge 2021. Our Humble Thanks for this Recognition by UN Women & MyGov India and Supporting this Cause by Granting INR 6,00,000 for further development.

Our special thanks to the esteemed Shri Sakthi Innovation Challenge Panel Members and our Mentor.

23/05/2022

Shrimathi Devkunvar Nanalal Bhatt Vaishnav College for Women, P.G. Department of Social Work, in collaboration with Ayanavaram ARUWE (NPO), invited the Founder and CEO of BeWitness, Ms. Gayathri Hariprakash, for the "Girl Children Safety Awareness'' Programme, organized by Ms. Keerthana., M.S.W., to create awareness among community girls at Siruvakkam village near Chennai on 15th May 2022.

Girls & women of age groups - from 3 years to 70 years attended the programme with great spirits, filled with enthusiasm. The session was so interactive, guidelines and solutions were provided for different crime scenarios in various settings, including schools, tuition centers, colleges, workplaces, and even by relatives, neighbors, and at home.

In her mission to do everything possible to ensure women's safety and empowerment, Ms. Gayathri stressed the following facets, which are essential for transforming this world into a safer and better place:

1) The Programme started by interrogating the children from 3 years about the general safety topics, and various crime situations to which the kids intelligently replied. Children, girls, and women were also instilled with clear instructions on how to react and handle challenging situations at various stages of their lives.
2) Children were made to be aware of the different types of abuse, such as emotional, psychological, verbal, cultural, spiritual, physical, sexual, etc., The reasons for being targeted by the abuser, were made known to the children, so they could safeguard themselves when they evident signs initially; the necessity of raising their voices boldly against the abuser, and putting an end to it immediately by saying “NO”; the advantages of seeking help at the earliest; and taking good care of their mental health were emphasized.
3) 90% of violence against girls and women is perpetrated by someone they trust, hence real-life examples were quoted to demonstrate how to avoid situations at the initial stage, in which they face violence or abuse.
4) Children were instructed to be aware of their surroundings, use their presence of mind, and behave accordingly and prudently while traveling.
5) As a means of fostering safety, proper way to handle certain situations, awareness clips from the movie scenes were shown to the children. Examples were given to the children to identify and distinguish the good and the reality from movies.
6) Cyber Safety tips were given to the girls, they should refrain from publishing personal sensitive information on any social media; install antivirus software and keep them updated; never access the unknown links, or download photos or videos from unknown numbers.
7) It was highlighted that children should always remain true to their values, and observe boundaries with their friends, and colleagues, as well as to avoid gossiping and spreading rumors.
8)Child Helpline Number (1098), Women Helpline Number (1091), and various laws available for crimes against children and women were mentioned.
The session was very interactive, and the children were taught to respect and understand the hurdles of their parents', and the challenges they face while nurturing their children at the different stages of their lives and cutting off the chances of abuse to shield themselves.

https://youtu.be/NIfB2AiLntE

Shrimathi Devkunvar Nanalal Bhatt Vaishnav College for Women, P.G. Department of Social Work, in collaboration with Ayanavaram ARUWE (NPO), invited the Found...