Stop human trafficking NetHope Challenge - How to reach mobile users effectively.

[Meandrotronic]

I agree, nice app!

[grilop11]

Good idea, and important problem. btw. this woman does not look as model

[Carla33TS]

2. If I get it right, you're actually tricking users to install your app… Because they think to get just useful working guide to some country/ language dict but additionally you smack them in the face with safety travelling & human-trafficking stuff ? That's quite original concept of spreading knowledge and getting to people, but do you have example of such "marketing" working in practise ?

[TomaszFlorczak]

@Carla33TS rgd. point 2: Yes, Your statement ( / accusation?) is 100% correct. The problem is so serious that we do anything to get user install the app and know the threats. And our plan includes encouraging users with other travel-related functionalities like city guides etc. And I believe that's a good plan. Pls also not that we don't lie, and give users everything he was promised plus he is getting a lot of tips and safety information - it's all the time related to work&travelling.

[TomaszFlorczak]

@Carla33TS Examples of such schemes working in practise ? If we rely only on things that are already working nothing new will be created :-). I remember going work abroad as a student. You could write the best book/website about how to avoid human-traffickers and stay safe. But it didn't matter, I wouldn't look at it - because the topic was "unreal" as it seems for most people. But if you gave me useful general city/country guide, I would take it. It's that simple. Mix medicine with sth tasty !

[Carla33TS]

1st thing: I think the fact is wrong, according to most of the stats number of slaves is 23 millions (opinions are different, but maybe you should check it).

[TomaszFlorczak]

@Carla33TS Hi Carla, Thx for comment !, Source of information rgd number of slaves today is nethope site (originally data was published by International Labour Organization). You can get different statistics from different sources, and what is more I think no single one is telling the exact truth because it's very difficult thing to measure and this are just estimations. And the goal was just to show scale - we are talking about millions of people, global phenomenon, not individual cases.