The Tears Foundation (Transform Education about Rape and Sexual Abuse), founded by Mara Glennie, aims to be a one-stop port of call for information about all aspects of rape and sexual abuse.
Its aim is to facilitate better care, proper support and positive outcomes for victims nationwide.
Tears is responsible for the sourcing and collating of a database comprised of a fully comprehensive network of services; medical, medico-legal, legal and psychological, currently available throughout South Africa, for the assistance and support of survivors of rape and sexual abuse.
Wireless application service provider Cellfind was chosen as Tears’ technology partner because of its location-based service (LBS) capabilities. LBS technology will dramatically enhance the current system which will help to connect South African rape and sexual abuse victims with emergency support faster when they contact the organisation for help.
Says Glennie: “When rape victims contact us for help, they are usually in a state of shock and want to find support as soon as possible. Cellfind’s technology will play a valuable role by helping us to provide faster assistance to rape
victims when they need it. Since its inception one year ago, Tears has had 7 878 distressed callers.”
Jacques Swanepoel, CEO of Cellfind says: “We support the work that Mara and her team are doing and are glad that we are able to assist their organisation with our technology.”
The Tears helpline number is *120*7355#