2013-09-30 SafetiPin today released an open beta version of their map-based mobile safety app.  It is already being used to collect data and do safety audits and has commissioned more than 3000 audits in the Delhi NCR area.

2013-09-20 SafetiPin mobile safety app will be providing an open beta release on both Android and IOS platforms.  The release will provide feedback on usability by women’s groups and the community.

SafetiPin mobile safety app organized a two day national workshop in Gurgaon to discuss the issue of women's safety in the country and how SafetiPin can be used as a safety tool by organizations to promote safety in the cities. The discussion was around the idea of preventing women safety issues like street harassment, stalking and bullying etc., in our communities. The workshop was attended by 10 organizations from across the country to discuss the ways of collaborating and working together. The focus of the two day national workshop was: a. To give an overview of SafetiPin safety app, progress so far and future roadmap. b. To show the learnings from safety data collected and possible actions to be taken. c. To setup Safety chaupals in lower income neighborhoods. d. To show ways of using the data for advocacy. Date : February 24-25, 2014 Venue : Hilton Garden Inn, Gurgaon

On March 18th 2014, Kalpana Viswanath from SafetiPin mobile safety app was invited to speak and conduct a safety walk as part of an event organized by UN Habitat called Mobility as Access during the CSW 58 in New York. The event that was attended by over a hundred people was followed by a short safety walk in Manhattan from the UN Building to a nearby Irish pub. The group of almost 40 people split into two and took two separate routes to reach the venue at 42nd and 2nd. It was exciting to see pins coming up in NYC and so many people interested in how SafetiPin works. We couldn't walk too long as it was quite cold at 8 pm in NYC! The safety audits done showed the area to have good lighting, walk path, public transport close by and a fair amount of crowd in most parts. As expected, New York being a city that never sleeps, appeared to be safe to walk around at 8 pm. The safety audit was followed by a debriefing session at the Irish bar where people spoke about their experience of using SafetiPin to do a safety audit. Everyone reported it to be easy to use and a useful tool to map safety in public spaces. We now look forward to many more pins in the Big Apple!