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We support initiatives and programmes to empower as well as rehabilitate women & build a society that respects her.

05/10/2026

Gender-based violence is often spoken about through individual incidents. The attitudes behind it can be much more everyday, from normalising unequal roles to questioning survivors, excusing harmful behaviour and staying silent when something feels wrong.

When these behaviours become part of what a community accepts as normal, how do we begin to question them? How do we change them?

02/10/2026

The numbers we see are not the whole story. Many acid attacks never reach a police station or make the news. Fear, stigma, family pressure and distrust in the system can keep survivors silent.

What goes unreported still happens that is why reporting matters, warning signs matter and listening matters.

The goal isn’t just to count these attacks. It’s to stop them.

30/09/2026

AI-enabled abuse doesn't affect only one group.

People of all genders and ages can face harassment, image-based abuse, exploitation, scams, impersonation, manipulation and coordinated abuse. Children, older people, creators, public figures and everyday users can all be targeted.

The technology is evolving quickly. The risks are affecting more people. Our laws, platforms and systems of protection need to evolve with them.

Safer technology is everyone's responsibility.

28/09/2026

As part of Meer Foundation’s partnership with SNEHA under the programme focused on the prevention of gender-based violence, counselling is one of the key activities undertaken to support women and children experiencing gender-based violence.

Through hospital-based crisis centres, including Women’s OPD, trained counsellors provide empathetic listening, psychosocial care, mental health support, legal guidance and linkages to essential services. These interventions aim to create a safe, non-judgmental space where survivors feel heard, supported and empowered to make informed choices about their future.

Counselling goes beyond listening. It is about providing survivors with the emotional support, information and access to services they need as they navigate their journey towards recovery and rebuilding their lives.

25/09/2026

When partnerships bring communities and public health institutions together, change can take centre stage.

Through the partnership between Meer Foundation and SNEHA, young people from Dharavi recently brought community theatre to LTMG Hospital, using a street performance to spark conversations on gender discrimination, everyday harassment and awareness of legal rights.

The performance brought together 9 young local artists, undergraduate medical students and hospital staff, creating an engaging space to reflect on safety, gender equality and the experiences of young people in their communities.

The initiative connected SNEHA’s Dharavi Community Centre with the Women’s and Children’s OPD at LTMG Hospital and the LTMG Hospital Hostel Committee, demonstrating how Meer Foundation’s support and SNEHA’s community-based approach are working together to create safer, more informed public health spaces.

Through this partnership, Meer Foundation and SNEHA are creating meaningful opportunities for young people to raise their voices, engage with public institutions, and drive positive change in their communities.

23/09/2026

AI is making scams more convincing.

A cloned voice can sound like a family member. A fake video call can look real. A chatbot can build a relationship with someone over weeks before asking for money.

Older people are particularly vulnerable to scams while women are frequently targeted through romance and relationship scams.

AI is moving fast. Consumer protection needs to catch up.

21/09/2026

Women make up only around 30% of the global AI workforce.

It matters when AI is increasingly being used in areas that directly affect people’s safety and lives. The systems being built today can influence how abuse is detected, how harmful content is moderated, how scams are identified and how vulnerable people are protected online.

If women are under-represented in the teams building and governing these systems, important risks can be overlooked, particularly those affecting women and girls. It doesn’t stop there. Children and older people are also facing new forms of AI-enabled exploitation, manipulation and fraud.

Representation in AI isn’t just about who gets to build the technology. It’s about whose safety gets considered when it is built.

16/09/2026

AI hasn’t created the idea of abusing women online. It has made it easier to do. A fake image can be created in seconds. A real photograph can be manipulated without consent and shared. Fake accounts can imitate women, harassment can be generated at scale through AI bots and personal information can be used to target someone more effectively with AI resources.

What makes AI-enabled abuse dangerous is not just the technology itself. It is how easily it can amplify the violence and harassment women already face online.

14/09/2026

As we come together to celebrate the festivities, Meer Foundation wishes a very Happy Ganesh Chaturthi to you and your family.

10/09/2026

At least 20 million children across 10 countries have already used AI, according to UNICEF.

And for more than 2 million of them — around 1 in 10 — AI has become a source of advice about things that worry them.

At the same time, UNICEF is warning about the emerging risks AI poses to children, including scams, manipulation and AI-enabled sexual exploitation and abuse.

When AI becomes part of how children learn, communicate and seek advice, it can also create new ways for them to be manipulated or exploited.

Children need stronger safeguards in the digital spaces where they are learning, talking, playing and growing up.

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