1. Bridging the Technological Gap: Feminist Approach to Technology (FAT) Deepa Ranganathan Communications & Outreach Associate

2. What is our mission? Empower women by enhancing women’s awareness, interest and participation in technology How do we do this? - Breaking societal stereotypes and attitudes - Encouraging and enabling women to feel capable and comfortable in working with technology - Collaborating with other women’s organizations to mainstream the issue of engendering technology

3. Apna Haq: Our Right

4. Apna Haq: the idea and the objective Equip young girls with the technical skills needed for filmmaking Utilize the power of media to address a social relevant issue—lack of toilets Enable girls to emerge as young, feminist leaders by being engaged in the filmmaking and screening process Raise awareness on the issue of health, hygiene and safety of young girls

5. Lack of clean toilets in the community Hygiene Sanitation Health Education Teasing Harassment Dependability Safety & Mobility

6. 20-30 girls batch of girls engaged in a three- month training on photography, radio and videography by Pooja Pant, head of Voices of Women Media, Nepal All participants were adolescent girls, from urban slums of South Delhi, who are already engaged with FAT at the Tech Center

7. Tech Center: A woman-friendly space Working with girls from urban slums of Lajpat Nagar area, New Delhi aged between 14-25 Equipping them with basic computer skills, Internet, camera and film-making Classes interspersed with workshops on women’s rights, feminism, sexuality and other socially relevant issues

8. Outcome, Impact, Challenges Girls involved in the production of a documentary film that they owned Participated in community activism by organizing film screenings Functional locks in the toilet, cameras installed outside; people more responsible in using toilets Garnering support from male members, covering tabooed topics like harassment and menstruation

9. Fundraising and further advocacy Apna Haq book Film screenings at IHC, Lok Kala Manch Recipient of awards Project Early Marriage

10. CONTACT US! 134 Basement, Vinobhapuri, Lajpat Nagar II, New Delhi— 110024 fat@fat-net.org http://fat-net.org