JULY: Congratulations to co-App of the Month: KidRescue!

KidRescue | Apps for Communities Category
What the app does

When citizens find children lost or living on the street, they can take pictures and record basic information about the children through their cell phones. Information recorded includes the location and physical characteristics of the children. Then, the app sends this information to the nearest responding agency. This way, the responding agency can expediently begin searching for the identity of the child while sending responders to the location of the child in trouble.

Why it was built According to surveys, 8 out of every 10 Brazilian citizens ignore street children and do not call the authorities to notify them when they find children in the streets. This is often because of lack of time. Also, according to surveys, there are about 80 million street children in the world, and 24,000 in Brazil alone. Institutions of nesting levels close their doors every year because they are low occupancy.
Who built it Three 16 year old girls in Brazil
App Status The application is in the final stages of development but has already gained a lot of visibility in the media. It was one of those chosen to participate in the Festival of Ideas (CICI 2014 - International Conference on Innovative Cities).
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