«Get out of it silent Fashion» the slogan of the public awareness campaign
The Foundation Vodafone, with a central message "Get out of silent mode”, announces the availability of the free digital application and website "Bright Sky" in our country, with the aim of informing about gender and domestic violence, providing counseling support and guidance for dealing with such incidents.
"Bright Sky" is one encrypted mobile phone app, available at Google Play and App Store, which works supportively by providing comprehensive incident response guidelines abuse and full information for the relevant support structures to any woman who may be in an abusive environment. The content of the application is advisory in nature, so that users can make decisions about managing the situation in which they are, either themselves or their relatives, who are at risk and may need help.
According to data from the World Health Organization, women are by far the most common victims of domestic violence, with one in three worldwide experiencing physical or sexual abuse at least once in their lifetime. Very often, in fact, the victim hesitates to seek help and disengage from the dangerous relationship in which he is.
Through a targeted risk assessment questionnaire, the app trains, first of all, users to distinguish the types of abusive behavior in a wide range, from sexual abuse, psychological or financial exploitation to online harassment and stalking and to assess the risk they are in. The app includes a complete telephone directory with all support services in Greece as well as one step-by-step guide to leaving the abusive environment. In addition, it provides the possibility storage of both notes and other evidence that can be given directly to the police authoritiesWhile a built-in button to quickly call the Police, In case of emergency.
Customizing the application Bright Sky, which already operates in 10 more European countries, in Greek data and the development of its content was implemented with the valuable cooperation of KMOP – Center for Social Action and Innovation, one of the oldest Non-Profit Organizations with long experience in the field of mental health and the support of vulnerable social groups.
The total the scientific supervision of the project was given by Professor of Criminology at the Department of Sociology of Panteion University and international expert on human rights issues, Mrs. Vasiliki Artinopoulou, which stated in this regard:
The application "Bright Sky” can be installed on any smartphone, while its entire content is also available on the website www.bright-sky.org in Greek and English. Specifically, access to the application and the corresponding website "Bright Sky” is carried out through the following links:
Web page: https://gr.bright-sky.org/el/home/
Application for software Android:
Application for software iOS:
The public awareness campaign for “Bright Sky” of the Vodafone Foundation is under its auspices General Secretariat of Demographic and Family Policy and Gender Equality.
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