Why Technology Can Be a Powerful Tool for Mutual Aid
Inclusion

Priscillia Routier-Trillard

FounderThe Sorority

Why Technology Can Be a Powerful Tool for Mutual Aid

10:48·27 November 2024

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Priscillia Routier-Trillard is the founder of The Sorority, a mutual aid community that brings together over 223,000 people, women and gender minorities, who unite their strengths against isolation and all forms of violence and harassment.

The Sorority is a network of 223,000 people in France and around the world, with profiles verified by this former GDPR officer, visible on a map, available to provide assistance in cases of violence, 7 days a week and 24 hours a day, in both urban and rural areas.

"You are never alone,” emphasizes Priscillia Routier-Trillard. “And we have a map that reminds us of this, showing the trusted contacts around us. We can send an alert and within seconds, we have initial contacts. Our GPS position is calculated in real-time and the 50 closest registered individuals are notified to intervene as quickly as possible.”

"I was convinced there was a very strong link between us that needed to be activated,” she enthusiastically shares. “We have recreated the entire chain of mutual aid actions that one can imagine: civic, associative, institutional, and private with partner companies.” 

The idea is to use technology in service of humanity. “With tech, we can do truly beautiful things in life that connect people.” 

Florence Jaillet
impact.info journalist
Published on 27 November 2024