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UN Intervention by Dr. Kristen Ali Eglinton – IMRF 2026
Dr. Kristen Ali Eglinton addressing the Interactive Multi‑Stakeholder Hearing of the International Migration Review Forum at UN Headquarters, New York (click to watch on UN Web TV). (May 2026)
Opinion: What we built in Ukraine, and why it still matters
Shawn Landres
eJewish Philanthropy February 24, 2026
FemSMS on ReliefWeb
FemSMS featured in Libération
Ukraine : FemSMS, des messages de soutien aux femmes par les femmes
Aruzhan Yeraliyeva
August 24, 2024
Footage report featured on ReliefWeb
Compassion, Connection, and Forced Displacement
July 21, 2023
NYC Pride’s 2026 “Pride Gives Back”
Footage selected as a 2026 New York City Pride’s Pride Gives Back grant recipient.
March 25, 2026
Footage on BBC World News Live
Footage co-founder & Executive Director, Dr. Kristen Ali Eglinton spoke to BBC World News Live anchor, Lucy Hockings about the work of the Footage Foundation with women in Ukraine. (May 2022)
Novatore Impact Summit 2022
Dr. Kristen Ali Eglinton delivered a keynote speech - Using the Power of Voice, Compassion, and Feminist Principles in Ukraine. Footage’s work on the frontlines of gender inequality was shared, including key projects such as Compassionate Cash and FemSMS.
“Hear the Unheard Voices of Kazakhstan: Ending Gender Based Violence”
Michelle Au
Girls’ Globe, October 15, 2020
"New Technology Allows Female Survivors to Speak Up and Connect"
Helaina Hovitz
The Optimist by GozAround, May 17, 2018
"Digital Storytelling: Elevating Youth as Agents of Change"
Kathryn Weenig
Philanthropy Journal, July 3, 2017
"Female Survivors Use Custom Tech For Social Change"
Helaina Hovitz
Headlines for the Hopeful,
January 6, 2017
"How a nonprofit is empowering unheard girls with digital storytelling"
Mostafa Al
Salt, February 3, 2016
“Celebrating the Goddess with Utsava Maa in Rajasthan, India”
Namita Kulkarni
Radically Ever After blog, February 22, 2020
“Voice and support: storytelling as activism against GBV”
Kathryn Weenig
United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative (UNGEI) Blog, September 3, 2018
"Inspiring Stories About Women Changing the World"
Helaina Hovitz
Reader's Digest, May 23, 2017
"Tech for Good Ten"
Tech for Good
June 7, 2016
"Ending violence against women: how you supported the 16 days of activism"
Carla Kweifio-Okai and Guardian readers
The Guardian, December 10, 2015
Kristen Ali Eglinton, PhD on “Girlfriend, We Need to Talk” hosted by Leana Delle, January 20, 2020
"Conflict to Connection: Displaced Women,
Gender-based Violence, and Human Rights in Ukraine"
Dr. Kristen Ali Eglinton
WhyDev, December 11, 2017
"Vinas We Love: Kristen Eglinton and the Footage Foundation"
Zoe Elizabeth
Vina Zine, February 18, 2017
"Salt and Diageo's 100 Inspiring Women"
Salt
March 8, 2016
"Rebuilding Lives"