ElsaMarie D’Silva
On Tackling Gender-based Violence in India
In This Video
ElsaMarie D’Silva‘s full oral history and transcript are available at the Georgetown University Library.
In this interview, Elsa discusses her switch from the aviation industry to a social entrepreneur tackling gender-based violence in India through her company Red Dot Foundation and its SafeCity platform which collates location data on sexual assault. As an agent of women and survivors’ rights, Elsa talks about her own experience with sexism and gender-based violence and how she was inspired to act. She also discusses strategies for implementing social change through entrepreneurship and applying her knowledge from the aviation industry to her work.
Check out this post Elsa wrote for the GIWPS Blog titled “Can Data Make India A Safer Place for Women?“