This International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on November 25, we want women to have a voice and build influential personal brands

Learn how Twitter is partnering with United Playaz to help youth and parents in the local community to stay smart and safe online.

On September 9th, Twitter Women and Womeng hosted AOL’s #BUILTBYGIRLS Challenge, a pitch competition for tech-based projects built by girls and judged by girls, for the second year in a row. BUILTBYGIRLS (@BUILTBYGIRLS) equips today’s young woman to take her place in the tech-enabled economy through internships, workshops, competitions, and online content.

The phenomenal growth of Twitter is an unmatched opportunity for humanitarians. Oxfam India’s collaboration with Twitter to bring best practices through the #TweetToTransform forum contributes to this cause.

Sometimes the free movement of people and the Internet both face the same seemingly contradictory problem. Both are positive human developments that should reduce barriers between groups, foster an appreciation for different cultures, and create meaningful connections for all of us. Unfortunately, in today’s society, we see that this isn’t always the case.

We recently worked with the the Media Diversity Institute and Kick It Out to challenge negative voices and prejudice online.

We recently met with The European Jewish Congress (ECJ) to discuss how the platform can be effectively used to promote positive online behaviour.

Over the last eight weeks, Twitter NeighborNest and Bay Area Video Coalition (@BAVC) have been helping new learners from the Tenderloin, South of Market and the Mission District to gain free access to get a handle on the basics of coding. The idea for this collaboration came as a suggestion from the Office of Economic and Workforce Development (@sfoewd).

The Digital Rights Foundation is an organization that endeavors to promote safe online spaces for women in Pakistan. They recently launched Hamara Internet (@hamarainternet), a campaign to address violence against women and to provide support to those facing online harassment and abuse.

Learn how Twitter NeighborNest is partnering with Community Technology Network to increase technology access and training for low-income families.