Preventing Tech-based Abuse of Women Grants Program
Round 1 grant recipients.
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Centre for Cyber Resilience and Trust (Deakin University)
Project name
Preventing and Disrupting Technology-facilitated Abuse Against Women Using Targeted Digital Advertising and Search Engine Optimisation Techniques
Project description
This project aims to reduce tech-based abuse through specialised online advertising and search engine optimisation techniques. The campaign will involve delivering creative prevention and deterrence messaging directly to perpetrators of technology-based abuse, and the development of an accompanying website.
The project will be led by Deakin University’s Centre for Cyber Resilience and Trust, and delivered in collaboration with advertising agency Due North, and Relationships Australia.
Funding
$340,562.80
Settlement Services International
Project name
Championing Action for Tech Safety
Project description
This project aims to enhance the understanding of tech safety and tech-based abuse in relation to family and domestic violence. It will focus on improving digital literacy and increasing conversations about tech-based abuse among culturally and linguistically diverse women and children, particularly newer arrivals and refugees.
The project will deliver short, scenario-based films accompanied by a training package that will be presented through community education sessions in metropolitan and regional NSW and QLD by bilingual staff.
Funding
$488,471.39
Global Institute for Women’s Leadership (Australian National University)
Project name
Stopping Tech-based Abuse Before it Starts
Project description
The project aims to develop an evidence-based, intersectional, systems-based approach to effective primary prevention of tech-based abuse of women. This project will develop, implement and evaluate interventions, which will be co-designed based on evidence and community input. These interventions will address tech-based abuse associated with romantic relationships (including online dating) and tech-based abuse in the workplace.
The project will deliver digital training modules, self-defence resources and a prevention-based communication strategy that support sustainable peer support networks. These networks will build the confidence of individuals, organisations and communities to address problematic tech-based behaviours.
Funding
$494,610.98
University of Melbourne
Project name
‘AI Ally’: Co-Designing Anti-Harassment AI with Girls and Young Women
Project description
This project aims to develop anti-online harassment software, co-designed with girls and young women. Through participatory action research, natural language processing, generative artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning, ’AI Ally’ will act as an ‘upstander’ against online abuse in real time by detecting abuse, offering support to victims, challenging abusers, and linking users to human moderators.
This initiative will also involve peer-led multimedia production for dissemination via a social media, and a ‘hackathon’ event.
The project will be led by the University of Melbourne in consortium with Girl Geek Academy.
Funding
$243,017.40
Monash University
Project name
Targeting Tech-based Abuse Perpetration and Enhancing Accountability: Equipping the Perpetrator Intervention Sector
Project description
This project aims to develop, pilot, and evaluate evidence-informed resources for the perpetrator intervention sector in metro and regional locations, which can be rolled out across Australia.
The project will target men who have perpetrated tech-based abuse against women and children in the context of family violence, through:
- guidance material and interactive workshops for workers in the perpetrator intervention sector
- resources and activities for behaviour change programs
- a virtual reality application.
The project will be led by Monash University in consortium with No To Violence.
Funding
$444,495.91
Gippsland Women’s Health
Project name
eAware: Raising Awareness for Digital Safety in Rural and Regional Areas
Project description
This project aims to engage rural women in a co-design prevention of violence program. It will be facilitated through consultation, workshops and subject matter experts to develop sustainable training modules and digital self-defence resources. The project will deliver digital resources and a prevention-based communication strategy to address the drivers of tech-based abuse and improve women’s safety.
The project will be led by the Gippsland Women's Health Inc, in consortium with Women's Health in the South East, Women's Health and Wellbeing Barwon South West, Women’s Health Loddon Mallee, Women’s Health Goulburn North East, and Women's Health Grampians.
Funding
$493,486.52
Last updated: 05/12/2024