Students design app to get women home safely

By: Helena Prentis

The idea for the app comes after twenty-nine women have been murdered in Puebla this year alone, the creators of the app want to not only help people feel safer when out alone, but also they hope to show people the quantity of attacks that happen each day.

The app, called Vuelve Segura, features a panic button which when pressed emits a siren noise; it also has emergency services on speed dial. If the panic button is pressed, an automated message will be sent to three emergency contacts which the user pre-selects. A special feature also allows a contact to ‘accompany’ the user on their journey, by being able to monitor their position.

The designers of the app, Fabiola Guevara Soriano and Antonio Reyes Montero, have also included an information section in which the user will be able to learn more about what rights they have, and where they can find help if they feel they need it.

With this application the students aim to tackle to issue of women’s security by bringing more attention to it, and to also build up a database of the more dangerous areas of Puebla.