Humans of Safe Places - The Incubated Project
INJUSTICE
Lack of access to empathetic and non-judgmental safe places in society
WHO & HOW
Oppressed and marginalized groups of the society are most affected like women, queer people, lower caste etc. It's important to address this injustice because people should have equal rights and access to safe places. By providing them an empathetic, non-judgmental safe place, we can help them to break the chains of societal stereotypes and stigmas.
WHY
Privileged people with power, Unaware Individuals, People who lack empathy and compassion, Discriminatory and abusive individuals. The behave this way due to remain in power and continue having privileges, Due to lack of social- emotional awareness, Lack of Empathy towards others
ROOT CAUSES
Unequal visibility to the issues of less privileged and oppressed
Stigma and Streotyping around various issues such as sexual abuse, mental health, etc
Lack of Social-Emotional
Awareness
Lack of empathy
Systematic Oppression in the form of sexism, racism, homophobia, etc
COMPASSIONATE INSIGHT
We address this injustice of lack of non-judgemental and empathetic safe places by creating a community that is Empathetic and non-judgmental and helps in spreading Social Emotional Awareness as well as Awareness about the social taboos
GOALS
Community based discussion around various social issues
Social Emotional Awareness around social Stigmas
Sharing real stories and experiences of people around social taboos
KEY STEPS
Setting guidelines for safe places
Identifying social taboos
Select people who are willing to share their experiences and stories
Write and create stories by interviewing individuals
Post and share stories that are prepared to create impact
NAME OF TEAM: Humans of Safe places
TEAM MEMBERS: Shorya Mittal & Athul B