Gucci’s Chime for Change initiative, together with Global Citizen, Facebook and Kleiner Perkins, will host Chimehack 4, its fourth “hackathon” to create tech-driven solutions for gender equality, on June 10 and 11 at Facebook’s headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif.
“Chimehack has always addressed some of the toughest challenges facing girls and women around the world, from reducing violence against women to increasing access to medical care. This year we are excited to explore ways technology can advance solutions for refugee girls at this critical moment in time,” said Susan Chokachi, president and chief executive officer of Gucci America.
Chimehack 4 will bring together technology-sector leaders and rising stars, along with issue experts and nonprofit leaders, to design technological solutions that leverage the global reach of Facebook’s platforms to break down the barriers to education for refugee girls.
“Facebook is committed to building a safe and supportive community and one way we do this is through our social good tools,” explained Naomi Gleit, Facebook’s vice president of social good. “I look forward to seeing what creative solutions we can hack together.”
“Now more than ever, it is critical that we come together to help eliminate the roadblocks to education, equality and safety for all girls
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