WUNRN
http://ywcacanada.ca/en/pages/mall/apps -
Website Includes Video.
YWCA CANADA SAFETY SIREN - SECURITY
& INFORMATION - WOMEN/GIRLS
World YWCA - 14/09/2011
YWCA Canada has come up with an innovative way to protect
women and girls and to share with them information on women’s health and
wellness. The YWCA Safety Siren, which is available in both English and French,
offers users a unique utility siren which can be activated by either pressing
the safety button or by shaking an iPod or iTouch.
The application also offers Canadian health and safety
information geared toward young women, including short questions and answers
about women’s health and wellness, particularly focused on dating and social
interaction; tips and facts on safety and wellbeing; links to YWCAs across
Canada and health and crisis resource centres; and an SOS urgent email and
phone functionality to a friend or family member when the user is in an unsafe
situation.
The YWCA Canada reaches out to 1 million
women and girls in Canada offering them services in personal safety, economic
security and well-being. The YWCA Canada is also the largest national
provider of shelter to women, serving 25,000 women, children and teen girls,
including 6,000 fleeing domestic violence each year. The YWCA Canada is the
largest provider of literacy, life skills, employment and counselling
programmes in the country and the second largest provider of childcare services
in Canada.