With the planet in lockdown alone-together there has never been a greater need to connect. Robbed of the physical presence of others, people are reaching out through tech in order to connect, inform, inspire and teach so that some semblance of normal is kept in this uncertain time....
With a smile that explodes across her face and the kind of positive energy that makes you think anything is possible, Risha Patak Harie tells me the story of her grassroots venture, i-LEAD. Their motto: Be Safe. Be strong. Be fabulous, hints at I-LEAD’s mission-to make a real...
As parents, one of our major worries is keeping our children safe. Child safety issues concern the community as a whole and we need to hit the spot between protection and paranoia. As our children grow and reach puberty, it’s even more difficult as they want to assert their...
In the midst of Cosmo City in Johannesburg, South Africa is a very special gym lead by South African Hero, Claude Maphosa. Here, almost every day you can find the female senior citizens of Cosmo City gearing up and going glove-to-glove with their trainers. These are the Boxing Grannies! The...
Our latest explainer video clip. Learn how to activate an SOS call to get help fast when you need it. ...
21/05/2019 – The port city of Rijeka in Croatia becomes the world's first City of Heroes. Rijeka’s Heroes are guardians of their city and come from a variety of backgrounds, like martial arts and self-defense clubs, rescue divers, emergency responders, medical personnel, security, police, firefighters,...
Kristian Družeta will tell you he is just a regular guy, born into special circumstances. Special circumstances, training and life experiences that have led to his present position: Director and Head Instructor of the International Krav Maga Federation (IKMF), Croatia. We have got together to...
See how you can easily preset an indefinite number of SOS calls for a variety of situations....
An emergency situation is any situation that gives rise to an immediate threat to a person's security, property, health or territory. As a Heroes Nearby hero, you may be called on any time someone feels this threat. Being well-prepared for an emergency and thinking ahead of the types of...
It is practically an open secret that many smartphones have aggressive battery saving tactics, which often put background apps into sleep mode. Some of the Chinese mobile devices and Huawei phones in particular, tend to kill apps aggressively without following Android standards for background apps....
