Lucrezia Spagnolo
Lucrezia Spagnolo
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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VESTA SIT is tech social enterprise creating solutions to help persons who have experienced gender-based violence. We’re on a mission to eradicate rape culture by improving the physical, emotional, and psychological well-being of individuals who have experienced violence. We help them navigate access to health, legal and police services. We also develop partnerships to streamline processes and bring services together to meet the needs of individuals seeking guidance and support.

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Latest feedback

Tracy Ying Zhang She / Her
Assistant Professor
April 12, 2024
Project feedback
Lucrezia is a responsible supervisor who met my student weekly and provided a valuable opportunity for my student to learn more about GBV in the Canadian context. According to my student, she was very welcoming, warm, collaborative, and insightful.
York University
Communications Placement Experience (for-credit)
York University
Vesta Social Innovation Technologies
Connecting to the UN SDGs
Vesta Social Innovation Technologies
Gary Coull
Employer Engagement Manager
September 6, 2023
Project feedback
VESTA were a brilliant company to work with. They set a brilliant project for our students and were flexible with it as the experience progressed. Their communication was wonderful and they gave our students a fantastic experience. I would have no hesitation in working with VESTA again or recommending them to other organisations.
University of Aberdeen
Multidisciplinary Challenge Program - Sustainability & DEI
University of Aberdeen
Vesta Social Innovation Technologies
Connecting to the UN SDGs
Vesta Social Innovation Technologies
O Mishanina
Learner
September 1, 2023
Project feedback
Participating in the Career Connect programme has been an absolute game-changer for me. I can't thank the team enough for this incredible opportunity. The experience of working on the VESTA SIT project has been a highlight of my academic journey. The team dynamics were simply exceptional. Collaborating with fellow interns, each bringing their unique expertise to the table, was both enriching and inspiring. This experience has taught me the power of effective teamwork and how diverse skill sets can come together to create something truly outstanding. One of the standout aspects of this experience was the incredible opportunity to work under the supervision of an exceptional professional, Lucrezia Spagnolo, the Founder & CEO of VESTA. Getting to know her and learning from her was an honor beyond words. Her dedication to combating gender-based violence and her practical knowledge in the field left a profound impact on me. Each week, our interactions were truly rewarding, offering insights that I will carry with me throughout my career. Working closely with Lucrezia was an experience that extended far beyond the ordinary. She provided us with a unique platform to utilize our skills and creativity, encouraging us to explore, brainstorm, and share our ideas freely. This level of freedom and trust from an employer is incredibly rare and speaks volumes about VESTA's commitment to nurturing talents. I am immensely grateful for the opportunity, and I wholeheartedly recommend the Career Connect programme to anyone seeking inspiration, empowerment, and a transformative journey.
University of Aberdeen
Multidisciplinary Challenge Program - Sustainability & DEI
University of Aberdeen
Vesta Social Innovation Technologies
Connecting to the UN SDGs
Vesta Social Innovation Technologies

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Vesta Social Innovation Technologies
Vesta Social Innovation Technologies
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Market Expansion Research

VESTA Social Innovation Technologies is a social enterprise working at the intersection of gender-based violence, technology and access to justice. We’re on a mission to eradicate rape culture by empowering survivors. In 2021, we launched VESTA Community; ­­a trusted online hub that provides a safe digital space for survivors who want to seek support, record, or report their experience. In 2022, we launched VESTA Campus. We're currently available in Ontario, Canada, with police, community and university partner. We want to expand and we require some assistance is assessing our customer and completive landscape. We want to learn more about customer’s behaviours and expectations. We have some ideas of where we would like to go and the barriers to adoption. To consider: What partnerships could help increase our credibility in the space? What market segments should we be targeting?

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Vesta Social Innovation Technologies
Vesta Social Innovation Technologies
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Website development

VESTA Social Innovation Technologies is a social enterprise working at the intersection of gender-based violence, technology, and access to justice. We’re on a mission to eradicate rape culture by empowering survivors. In 2021, we launched VESTA Community; ­­a trusted online hub that provides a safe digital space for survivors who want to seek support, record, or report their experience. In 2022, we launched VESTA Campus. For this project we are looking to update our website. We currently have a WordPress website and want to update it and perhaps move to a Squarespace hosted site. Our goal is to create a visually pleasing and easy to navigate website with blog capability that is easy to maintain.

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Vesta Social Innovation Technologies
Vesta Social Innovation Technologies
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Digital Marketing

VESTA Social Innovation Technologies is a social enterprise working at the intersection of gender-based violence, technology, and access to justice. We’re on a mission to eradicate rape culture by empowering survivors. In 2021, we launched VESTA Community; ­­a trusted online hub that provides a safe digital space for survivors who want to seek support, record, or report their experience. In 2022, we launched VESTA Campus. We're currently available in Ontario, Canada, with police, community, and university partner. Early indicators point to their being a significant benefit to those who have experienced sexual violence and we need assistance in increasing awareness of our app and our mission.

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Category Digital marketing + 3
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Vesta Social Innovation Technologies
Vesta Social Innovation Technologies
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Connecting to the UN SDGs

VESTA Social Innovation Technologies is a social enterprise working at the intersection of gender-based violence, technology and access to justice. VESTA is on a mission to end rape culture. We are harnessing the power of community and technology to lower the barriers to reporting, and to increasing and equalizing access to resources. Our vision is that by ensuring individuals have agency, choice and equal treatment under the law, systemic change can and will occur. We have a theory of change that hypothesizes low reporting rates in sexual violence cases is a complex and multifactorial problem. Low rating rates block effective collection of data, encourages individuals to remain silent and limits innovation, funding, and services to support survivors. We align with UN SDGs 3, 5, 11 and 16 but we require assistance to help us effectively communicate that to our stakeholders.

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