In recognition of International Women’s Day, SafetiPin mobile safety app was selected as a finalist for the “3rd annual Avon Communications Awards: Speaking Out About Violence Against Women” for its outstanding work to bring attention to the need to end violence against women. SafetiPin is one of 20 global organizations to be chosen as a finalist for the prestigious awards, which recognize outstanding communications campaigns that are helping change communities, policies, institutions and behaviors to end violence against women. The five winning organizations will be chosen by an expert panel of judges and announced at the end of March.

About Avon’s Speak Out Against Domestic Violence Program

Avon and the Avon Foundation for Women launched Speak Out Against Domestic Violence in 2004 to support domestic violence awareness, education and prevention programs aimed at reducing domestic and gender violence, as well as direct services for victims and their families. Through 2013, Avon global philanthropy has donated nearly $58 million to support violence against women programs, services and education. Globally, Avon supports efforts to end violence against women in nearly 50 countries by raising funds through special product sales, and educating women around the world through its army of more than 6 million Avon Representatives.

For more information on the Avon Global Communications Awards, visit

http://xchange.futureswithoutviolence.org/pages/communicationsawards