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Fonesforsafety is a mobile phone recycling scheme which turns used mobile phones into reconfigured “999 only” phone alarms for victims of domestic violence.
- Each reconfigured phone is securely reprogrammed to direct-dial 999 at the touch of any key from 1–9 and can receive incoming calls and text messages for added reassurance.
- The phone alarms are distributed free of charge by local police and domestic violence support agencies as part of wider risk assessment and safety planning strategies (e.g. MAPPA , MARAC, Child Protection).
- The fonesforsafety scheme has an income generation facility built into its infrastructure through mobile phone recycling to support its long term sustainability.
- Fonesforsafety forms part of the co-ordinated community response to domestic violence, which is being promoted by Central Government as a model for tackling domestic violence locally.
- To find out more, contact fonesforsafety on 020 7740 6533 or fonesforsafety@crispej.org.uk.
fonesforsafety – a successful partnership…
- Fonesforsafety has come a long way since its humble beginnings as a local project in South London! Interest from across the country led to five regional schemes being tested across the UK since September 2004.
- This phase, now coming to its successful completion, has been supported by national core funders including The Home Office, Comic Relief, and The Scottish Executive, and key campaign partners, The Body Shop International and Women’s Aid. The scheme also greatly benefits from the support of other commercial partners and guidance from ACPO (Association of Chief Police Officers).
fonesforsafety instruction manual
- The learning experience of the five regional fonesforsafety schemes has been used to compile a fonesforsafety Summary Guide, for wider dissemination, and a more detailed Instruction Manual for practitioners. These elements take the scheme to its next phase of development.
future opportunities
- If you would like to discuss how a new scheme could be set up in your area, please contact the fonesforsafety co-ordinator on 020 7740 6533 or fonesforsafety@crispej.org.uk.
