Blog - Heroes Nearby

14 Aug Fighting gender-based violence with South African Hero Nearby – Risha Patak-Harie

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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...

07 Aug Top Safety Tips for Teenagers

Posted at 09:43h in Berlin, Heroes, Johannesburg, News, Rijeka, Safety, Support, tutorials, Uncategorized by Merryn Wainwright 0 Comments

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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...

01 Jul South African Heroes – Claude Maphosa and the Boxing Grannies

Posted at 11:18h in Berlin, Heroes, Johannesburg, News, Rijeka, Support, tutorials, Uncategorized by Merryn Wainwright 0 Comments

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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...

26 Jun Tutorial: How to activate a SOS call

Posted at 19:53h in Berlin, Berlin, Heroes, Heroes, Johannesburg, Johannesburg, News, News, Rijeka, Rijeka, Support, Support, tutorials, tutorials, Uncategorized by HN team 0 Comments

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Our latest explainer video clip. Learn how to activate an SOS call to get help fast when you need it. ...

23 May Rijeka – the world’s first City of Heroes

Posted at 14:36h in Berlin, Heroes, Johannesburg, News, Rijeka, Support, tutorials, Uncategorized by HN team 0 Comments

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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,...

07 May Croatian Heroes – Kristian Družeta

Posted at 15:51h in Berlin, Heroes, Johannesburg, Support, tutorials, Uncategorized by Merryn Wainwright 0 Comments

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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...

27 Apr Tutorial: How to setup a new SOS call

Posted at 10:47h in Berlin, Heroes, Johannesburg, Support, tutorials, Uncategorized by HN team 0 Comments

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See how you can easily preset an indefinite number of SOS calls for a variety of situations....

08 Mar What to Consider when responding to an S.O.S Call?

Posted at 06:33h in Berlin, Heroes, Johannesburg, Support, Uncategorized, Uncategorized by Merryn Wainwright 0 Comments

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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...

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16 Jan Manufacturers’ Issues: Problems with GPS, tracking and push notifications

Posted at 13:13h in Support by HN team 0 Comments

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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....

16 Jan This is What Heroes Look Like

Posted at 01:11h in Heroes by Merryn Wainwright 0 Comments

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Being a hero does not have to entail capes and silly costumes, physical prowess or special training, rushing into burning buildings, dying or changing the world. Being a hero can be an altogether simpler, quieter act; a kind word for someone in pain, quality time with a child,...