Red Dot Foundation is a United Nations ECOSOC-accredited non-profit that works on gender equity, safety and justice. Safecity, its flagship program is a mobile and web platform that crowdsources personal stories of sexual harassment and abuse in public spaces. Safecity data, which can be anonymous, gets aggregated as hot spots on a map indicating trends at a local level. The strategy is to make this data useful for individuals, communities, and local governments to identify factors that lead to violence and to improve public safety. Red Dot Foundation aims to make cities safer by encouraging equal access to public and private spaces for everyone, especially women and girls, through the use of education, advocacy, crowdsourced data, community engagement and institutional accountability.
Crowdsourced Data Collection
We collect data on incidents of sexual harassment and violence through crowd-sourced mapping. This data is used to identify trends, hotspots, and areas that require attention.
Mapping and Visualization
Utilizing the data collected, we create maps and visualizations to highlight areas with higher incidences of sexual harassment.
Community Engagement
We actively engage with communities, conducting awareness campaigns and workshops to educate people about sexual harassment, consent, and safety measures.
On 28 January, Supreet K Singh, Co-Founder & CEO of Red Dot Foundation, in collaboration with renowned designer Nivedita Saboo, unveiled the Infinite Saree at the Royal Opera House, Mumbai. Spanning 4,000 metres, the world’s longest saree stands as a living petition calling for the criminalisation of marital rape in India, carrying thousands of stitched signatures from across India and the world.
The unveiling was followed by a fireside panel discussion, The Saree Never Ends: Weaving a Call for Justice, featuring Supreet K Singh, Audrey D’Mello (Director, Majlis), M. S. Nappinai (Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India), and Zaaria Patni (TEDx Speaker and Survivor Advocate). The conversation examined accountability, legal reform, and what justice must look like for survivors.
A special mention to Rahul Bhat, campaign ambassador for ending gender-based violence, for joining us and using his platform to amplify this urgent call for justice.The evening reinforced the urgent need for legal reform and sustained public accountability to ensure dignity and safety for all women.
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Media Features
| **A Signature Saree Challenges the Idea that Consent Ends with Marriage
| Supreet K Singh**, Co-Founder & CEO of Red Dot Foundation, gave an exclusive interview to Her Story (Your Story), reflecting on the unveiling of the Infinite Saree and the urgency of criminalising marital rape in India. Speaking about the power of art in driving social change, she shared, “The saree is still growing, more signatures are being added. The fabric, like the conversation it seeks to provoke, is not meant to end.” She further reflected on how deeply personal symbols of womanhood, when paired with collective voices, can challenge silence, provoke dialogue, and push society to confront the harm it has long normalised. |
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| The 4-km ‘petition’: Why the world’s longest saree is unfurling at Mumbai’s Kala Ghoda to challenge India’s marital rape laws
| The unveiling of the Infinite Saree was widely captured by local and international news networks, reflecting the scale and urgency of the campaign. Among them, The Indian Express highlighted the saree as a powerful public intervention challenging India’s marital rape laws, noting how the four-kilometre-long artwork, carrying thousands of stitched signatures, extends beyond its unveiling at the Royal Opera House to unfurl at the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, bringing the call for legal reform into prominent cultural spaces. |
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On 15 January 2026, we hosted AI for Safer Cities: Youth Innovation Lab in collaboration with the Consulate-General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Mumbai, as an official pre-event to the India AI Impact Summit 2026. The Lab was led by our Founder ElsaMarie D’Silva and facilitated by Vaibhavi Rani Maske, Manager – Policy & Stakeholder Advocacy, with opening and closing remarks by Nabil Taouati, Consul General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Mumbai. The Lab brought together 53 young people to explore how artificial intelligence can be responsibly used to strengthen public safety and address violence in urban and digital spaces. The Lab concluded with youth-led insights and recommendations, reinforcing the importance of inclusive and ethical innovation in shaping safer cities.