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In episode 24 of the Impact India podcast, I chat with Jitna Bhagani, founder of Shakti.ism and she will survive.Shakti.ism is a nonprofit social enterprise that empowers and employs disadvantaged women in India. She will survive is a global gender-equality advocacy project that provides resources to women around the world facing gender-based violence.Jitna is a survivor of sexual violence. Her lived experiences and knowledge of eradicating gender-based violence has led her down a unique journey in navigating her trauma, and healing herself by building platforms that empower marginalized women and survivors of violence.In this episode, Jitna and I dive into: The systemic issues that perpetuate gender-based violence How technology is changing the way we empower marginalized communities How she launched her social enterprise during the COVID-19 pandemic Addressing gender-based violence with young children Connect with Jitna at shaktiism.com and shewillsurvive.com, or on Instagram at @shaktiismproject and @shewilsurvivedotcom.Learn how you can play a role in eradicating gender-based violence in this follow-up article by Jitna on our sister platform, Curated Consciously.“The more you normalize these topics, the less stigma will be around them”Listen to more Causeartist podcast here.We are powered by:Impact Recipe – Affordable Software Development for Nonprofits and Social Enterprises