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our work
partnerships + affiliations
include
CHIMO Community Services
Chinese Community Policing Centre
EVO Carshare
Google
Government of Canada
itsharpo collaborations
L'Oréal Paris
Richmond Chamber of Commerce
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
St. John Ambulance
Strathcona Community Policing Centre
Surrey Board of Trade
The Princess Diya Kumari Foundation
The Royal Family of Jaipur
The Alma Mater Society (UBC Vancouver)
Vancouver Police Department
VGH and UBC Hospital Foundation
YWCA Metro Vancouver
impact at a glance
3 grant-funded projects executed
6 donations to women's shelters
19 safe hubs
50+ volunteers to-date
50+ media appearances
150+ workshop participants
200+ safe buddies clients
800+ supporters across platforms
1700 people reached with event safe buddies
3500+ hours volunteered
our story, over the years
the highlights
2017
Formed a team under the name 'HP-TIE' and competed in the Anu and Naveen Jain Women's Safety XPRIZE, which had a $1 million prize purse, and called upon innovators worldwide to find a technological solution to women's safety concerns.
2018
Ran a month-long campaign, #StandForSafety, where students shared their stance on personal safety.
2019
Rebranded to BOLT, reflecting the importance of speed in safety. Launched the BOLT platform on the WIX mobile app on December 18th on UBC's Vancouver campus.
2020
Federally incorporated as BOLT Safety Society on 07-07-2020. Launched the pilot Safe Hubs project with 9 partnered safe spaces, funded by RisingYouth, TakingItGlobal, The Government of Canada, and Canada Service Corps. Premiered 'backyards with bolt', entailing interviews with community members on topics pertaining to safety and well-being.
2021
Hosted a global discussion event featuring panelists on period poverty and gender-based violence with our partners at For The Menstruator. Launched the Safe Buddies program in response to mounting concerns of street violence and harassment, which lead to features in notable media publications, including CBC, Global News, and CTV. We were later awarded a RisingYouth grant for Safe Buddies, leading to program expansion. Safe Buddies started to operate a national phone hotline, and provide event-based coverage, starting with the Drishti Awards Gala which saw over 700 guests.
