Nirbhaya Jyoti Trust launches I Feel Safe App

Narendra Modi in his 94 minutes, the longest ever speech made on Independence Day, didn’t utter a single word about Women Safety. It really pains: Badrinath Singh and Ash Devi, Parents of Nirbhaya Jyothi.

Nirbhaya Jyoti Trust launched "I Feel Safe" a mobile application aimed at helping women ensure their safety in Hyderabad. This App places an automatic call to the national emergency number 100 and the location of the potential victim, tracked every 30 seconds. It works without internet and GPS.

Today Technology is changing the face of childhood. More children know computer games than riding a bike. Google has become their best teacher. So use Technology to protect Children: Dr. Mamatha Raghuveer, Child Rirghts Activist.

India has 22mn Orphans of which just 3 per cent are genuine and rest are run away children: Dr. Pavitra, Orphan Children Rights Activist.

Hyderabad, August 23, 2016.....Nirbhaya Jyothi Trust launches "I Feel Safe", mobile application aimed at helping women ensure their safety in Hyderabad. Nirbhaya Jyothi parents Badrinath Singh and Asha Devi, who were on a maiden visit to the city launched the app today at ISB. They were participating in a two day First International Conference on "Exploring Modern Science & Technology Solutions for Humanity. Education and Rights". The two day conference the first of its kind is being organised today and tomorrow at ISB by The International STEM Society for Human Rights (ISSHR).

Nirbhaya Jyothi parents speak on Violence Against Women tomorrow at 3pm.

The mobile app is powered by Nirbhaya Jyoti Trust, the trust started by the parents of Nirbhaya Jyothi after their daughter. It is a personal safety application for smartphone users developed in association with Mobile Standards Alliance of India informs Asha Devi, Mother of Nirbhaya Jyothi while interacting with media on the sidelines of the conference.

It places an automatic call to the national emergency number 100 and the location of the potential victim is tracked every 30 seconds and made available to their emergency contacts, emergency call centre team, who then reach out to provide support, to overcome the emergency situation.

The highlight of the App as described by Rohit Goyal, National Convenor of Nirbhaya Jyoti Trust that it works without GPRS and Internet.

The app instantly adds a virtual panic button. Mobile phone owners can simply press the “Safety Ka Power Button” five times to activate an alarm.

The app works across India on all mobile networks and sends near real-time updates about the location of the mobile user.

It is for free download added Badrinath Singh.

They expressed that even if one girl is rescued through "I Feel Safe" app our purpose is served.

Ever since Nirbhaya incident happened we are fully dedicated to the trust. We help other victims fight. We also see to it that no girl ever has to go through what our daughter has gone through.
We need to use technology to ensure women safety. If the present day technology was available my daughter would have been saved, says both the parents. My daughter tried to make a call through her mobile, but it was snatched away by the culprits, they informed'

Our daughter's case is pending in Supreme Court. The court process is very slow in India. Though things have changed a little bit, more need to happen, they informed.

The most painful thing for us parents to go through is the way police probe about incident. They project as if the fault lied with our daughter. Which is really painful, says Asha Devi.

The Prime Minister Modi gave a longest ever speech from Red Fort on Independence Day recently. In his 94 minutes speech he didn’t utter a single word about women safety. It pains us, said Badrinath Singh.

They told young girls to give importance to education. Be vigilant and lert always. Dont trust anyone, even if you know them. Learn to self defence. Also know how to get out of crisis situations..

Earlier giving his opening remarks, Rajiv Uttamchandani, Founder of ISSHR told 250 gathering of school children to learn to give respect to women. Who created human beings? he asked them. It is the women and that is their power, he added.

Nirabhaya Jyothi incident which happened in 2012 gave him sleepless nights. And i wanted to do something. I am being a Astrophysist, I want search solution for Human Rights Violation through
STEM-which stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

Rajiv an Indian by nationality and was born and initially raised in Ormoc City, Philippines and now lives in USA. He founded ISSHR in USA in 2015.

ISSHR which is dedicated to the application of modern Science and Technology to address the world’s most urgent human rights issues and urged government to promote “Human Rights” as a “Career”.

As more scientists and engineers pursue careers outside the lab, there is an increasing need for STEM training to tie core technical concepts and methods to civic issues. Whether as a student or an educator, there are opportunities to link STEM education to human rights observes Rajiv.

What separates STEM from the traditional science and math education is the blended learning environment and showing students how the scientific method can be applied to everyday life. It teaches students computational thinking and focuses on the real world applications of problem solving. As mentioned before, STEM education begins while students are very young informs Rajiv.

I want more young men and women to become Human Rights Activists. They need to choose their career path in Human Rights, he said.

The H.E.R. Conference is a flagship multi-day annual conference which provides individuals and organizations who are responsible for making significant impacts in the human rights cause to present their work in an engaging environment which will enable them to gain further support for their cause, and motivate audiences to participate more actively towards the preservation of human rights. The H.E.R. Conference features talks, film screenings, arts exhibitions, and opportunities and special programs for local community members and stakeholders to collaborate.

Some of the topics are being discussed in the Conference are---Use of Technology to Preserve Universal Human Rights; Violence Against Women and Girls; Empowerment of Women; Child Marriage, Human Trafficking; Bullying Sexual Assaults and others.

During these two days conference, ISSHR will launch the Adopt H.E.R. Village Campaign. In this program ISSHR will donate smart phones and electronic devices to girls and women in villages throughout India and the world. Protect H.E.R. App will also be launched. This will provide users with a simple distress activation system to contact law enforcement and or special hotlines during moments of danger.

The day one conference began with talk by Dr. Mamatha Raghuveer, Child Rights Activist of Tharuni, NGO. She has rescued 12000 girl children. She spoke about Child Right and Human Rights.
Child is not a property of the parents. They are human beings, she said.

Children have four rights: 01. Survial Rights, 02. Development Rights, 03. Protection Rights and 04. Participation Rights, she said.

India has the largest population of children. 40 per cent are below 18years old. India has the highest number of child labour. We have 18 million street children. When is peak children children and their rights I speak abou abandoned Children, destitute children, missing children, Run Away Children and Street Children. Hyderabad has 28,500 street children in the city and majority of them are migrates, she said

Telangana State has the highest number of Orphan Children. It has also has the highest number of single parents informed Dr. Mamatha. Everyday 35 to 40 new children come in every Railways station. Each child needs a family, love, affection, she added. Child's best place is home. But, why are they running away, she asked. That is because of neglect parents. We have to create our homes child friendly she said. Parents must be given training on parenting. Through Bandhavyam, a Parent Training Academy we will impart parental training to parents she informed.

Telugu minor girls are found in prostitution everywhere, she informed. Does Technology really protect children?, she asked. And quickly added that we must carefully assess the detrimental effects it may have on their developing minds and their future. We need to rethink about giving access Technology to children, she informed. Technology is changing the face of Childhood. More children today know computer games than riding the bike. Google has become their best teacher.

Dr. Pavitra, Orthodontist spoke about Orphan Rights. She said there are 22 million orphans in India. But, genuine are only 3per cent and rest 97 per cent are run away children.

Manjushaa Ettavon, High Court Advocate also spoke about Child Rights.

School Children of Abhyasa Residential Public School gave sneak preview of Anti Bullying Campaign taken up by their school. Aashraya App to connect to government officials was launched by H.E.R. Club and Abhyasa School The app was developed by the students of Abhyasa Residential Public School.

Vijay, a college student spoke about 5th Pillar, an anti corruption movement.