CALL FOR CELLPHONE DONATIONS
#Fone4Women
As part of the 16 days of Activism campaign of NO Violence against Women and Children, Women’sNet is embarking on a campaign called #Fone4women. The campaign is aimed at the public to donate their old cell-phone to women and girls victim of violence as it has been previously reported that victims of violence more especially domestic violence use cell-phones to record and report incidents of violence to use as proof for their case. The cell-phones will be donated to victims of violence. We request that you participate in this 16 days campaign of no violence against women and children by:
Donating an old cell-phone at
Drop-off points
You may donate your old cellphone by dropping it off at the following venues
- Vodacom Shops at the following malls: Eastgate, Southgate, Clearwater & Rosebank
- Women'sNet offices, 4th Floor Sci-Bono Discovery Centre, Cnr Miriam Makeba & President Street, Newtown Johannesburg
Make sure you sign a register as you donate.
Cell-phone ownership is very high in South Africa even in rural areas amongst the poor, even though it is basic cell phones that are used. One of the first things that the domestic abusers do to their victims is to take away the communication tools – cell-phone! On the other hand victims of violence are reported to be using cell-phones to report their cases or keep evidence of abuse.
The aim of this campaign is to restore the communication and access to information rights of victims of abuse by giving them back tools to communicate. Some survivors of domestic violence have used phones to record their digital stories which have proven to be a powerful tool to share stories and help others heals as they watch and listen to similar experiences. Therefore donating a cell phone will come with more advantages to women and girls.
Women’sNet model rests on three pillars which are:
- Information/ content generation linked to networking, capacity building and making ICTs accessible to women, especially those that are disadvantaged.
Having access to a better cell phone would also allow women and girls access to the internet to be able to participate in the information age as desktop computer with internet still remain a luxury to the disadvantaged.
This campaign is run under the "Take Back the tech" banner, see www.takebackthetech.org
