Today, 19.5.2022., the application was presented in the Rijeka Development Agency PORIN Safecity.
Safecity was created in India in 2012 to collect data on street harassment. Since 2012, over 35,000 reports have been collected from all over India, Kenya, Romania, the United States and other countries.
The application was presented by the representatives of the initiative “Let's uncover hidden harassment” led by Dunja Bonacci Skenderović, which works on the Croatian translation of the application and adapts the application for our area.
At the beginning of the presentation, the audience was addressed by the director of the Rijeka Development Agency PORIN Dario Zoric and Assoc. prof. dr. sc. Dalida Rittossa Project promoter Living in the COVID-19 era the Lifelong Learning Programme Community law at the Faculty of Law, University of Rijeka.
“The application allows women to share experiences, but also gives us the opportunity to better plan the safety of our urban environments. Bravo Safecity Croatia !”
SOS Rijeka - Centre for Nonviolence and Human Rights
It presents what the app has achieved in the world so far and tells some of the stories from the app that triggered the change.
The aim of the application is to detect the factors that cause behavior that leads to violence, and work towards creating safer spaces.
The entire process of how to anonymously report an incident is also presented, as well as the Security Tips option.
A discussion was also initiated in which representatives also participated. the PaRiter Association i SOS Rijeka – Centre for Nonviolence and Human Rights and assoc. prof. dr. sc. Dalida Rittossa and dr. sc. Dejana Golenko. It is suggested how to improve the application or how to further adapt it to our area.
Collaboration of participants will continue to achieve the goal of this application! follow Safecity Croatia to find out all the news!
