Lenora always enjoyed tech and spent some time in the tech space working for a startup, where she saw the power of technology, especially for communities that are low income, and started researching what was available, how people in South Africa were reporting rapes, why they weren’t, issues with reporting violence and the barriers to justice. Tech was never an area she thought she would find herself in, but she said “some of the words I use now, I’m like, did that just come out of my mouth!” Starting Kwanele She also reflected on the impact that raising daughters has had on her and her commitment to fighting for women’s rights. She touched on her family experience with gender-based violence in 2020, when her husband’s family lost a young woman to violence. Having spent years in the nonprofit sector and quite exposed to the violence in South Africa, Lenora said a “career junction” was her gateway to AI. We spoke to Leonora about her work, how she got started on Kwanele, and her vision for the future of AI.
Leonora is passionate about the issue and is committed to creating a tool that gives a voice to people in need of help. She also understands the risks associated with AI and its greater impact on those using them. Kwanele Bringing Women Justice, one of the winning startups at Mozilla’s Responsible AI Challenge, wants to help survivors of abuse in South Africa by giving women and children an easy-to-use tool to report and successfully prosecute crimes involving gender-based violence.įounder Leonora Tima understands the first-hand the impact of gender-based violence and the importance of safe spaces and support.
Gender-based violence (GBV) is a global pandemic that affects one in three women in their lifetime. Leonora Tima, the founder of Kwanele Bringing Women Justice, a winner of the Responsible AI Challenge, wants to help survivors of abuse in South Africa.
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