Marta has led a programme to develop Zoteria, a mobile app that tackles the issue of LGBTQ+ hate crime. Zoteria enables people to report hate crime incidents and access support from LGBTQ+ charities. It also aims to improve the reporting of LGBTQ+ hate crime, and so build a more accurate picture of the issue across the UK. Marta received funding after winning a global Vodafone Foundation competition that was looking for ideas of technology solutions for a social cause. She then partnered with Stonewall and Galop, leading LGBT+ anti-abuse and rights charities, to understand the challenges of civil society in this space, and how an app could support the LGBTQ+ community. She led the development team to build and launch the app in the UK. Since May 2019 Marta has been in the steer-co for the LGBT+ Friends Network at Vodafone in London. She was a keynote speaker in several global Vodafone webinars, and a speaker in PinkNews’s Pride event with Kearney, discussing topics ranging from LGBT+ rights and hate crime, the role of leaders to create a more inclusive environment, the importance of coming out at work, and of allyship.
