Publications:
Blog Post - Big Sis: the chatbot with the potential to reach millions of girls with advice on sexual health
Positive News - Getting Kind Online: the people standing up to cyberbullying
Principles for Digital Development - Springster: A Global Digital Brand Reaching a New Generation of Connected Vulnerable Girls
The Lancet - Springster: Advancing girls’ sexual and reproductive health rights
Blog Post - Using social media to create a political tsunami
L'Express - Cambodge: l’opposition s’affirme avec les réseaux sociaux
BuzzFeed - Facebook is being taken to court over human rights abuses in Cambodia
Blog Post - Pinterest: Popularity, power and potential
Awards:
Shortlisted for the Kindness Award (2020) - Springster empowering girls to make positive choices that change their lives
Shortlisted for the Brand Impact Award (2018) - Springster empowering girls to make positive choices that change their lives
Shorty Social Good Gold Award Winner (2018) - Zathu propelling a rising generation to forge a more equal Malawi
AIDS Award Winner (2018) - Zathu’s breakthrough HIV prevention strategy
Shortlisted for the GLOMO Award (2017) - Girl Effect Mobile (Springster) Best Mobile Innovation for Emerging Markets award
Double WARC Award Winner - Social & Asia Prizes (2014) - A political tsunami in Cambodia: using social media to mobilise the youth and change the political game (WARC: World Advertising Research Center)
Asian Marketing Effectiveness Awards (2010) - Vim Unilever Billboard; Power of One Campaign. Best idea, Best Small Budget Campaign
“Facebook has permitted a real democratic advancement. This Cambodian Spring is only beginning.”
“We can’t change gender norms overnight, but we can offer today a private space where girls can grow their knowledge, confidence & connections.”
Springster was hailed as an example of digital development best practice
by DIAL at the United Nations Foundation
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“Zathu, made for and by the young people of Malawi, is an innovation that has the potential to create real impact.”
© Photo credits: Lauren Crothers and girleffect.org