July 14, 2004
GPS cell phone system to help battered women
Favorite near near future reports on a new system launching in Spain to help battered spouses.
"The Fundación Telefónica and the City of Motril (Granada, Spain) are collaborating to set up a system based on mobile phones and GPS to help women mistreated by their partner."
Related articles and services around the word:
-- Dialing #SAFE - The Assaulted Women's Helpline and Canadian wireless operator Bell Mobility will be launching a mobile service to come in aid of battered women within the province of Ontario.
-- Donated cell phones to be distributed to domestic violence victims in the Bronx - More than 100 cellular phones will soon be distributed to domestic violence victims in the Bronx, allowing for women in danger to use the phones to call for help, thanks to Verizon's Wireless Hopeline.
-- SMS hotline for abuse victims - In Malaysia, victims of incest and domestic violence who are afraid to come forward can now seek counselling and help through a text messaging hotline set up by a public complaints bureau.
-- Verizon Wireless' Hope-Line phone-recycling program distributes previously owned wireless phones to victims of domestic violence.
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