Missing Children South Africa

Industry: Other
Region: EMEA
Company Size: Small
Solution: Mobile communications

“Now, thanks to BlackBerry, we can act immediately”

Judy Olivier national coordinator, Missing Children South Africa

Full Story

Challenge

Missing Children South Africa (SA) works to raise awareness when a child is reported missing and so needs to communicate with the authorities and public as quickly as possible
It also has to communicate efficiently with volunteers and followers to provide the latest information to coordinate searches through social media

The BlackBerry® solution has enabled Missing Children SA to make the best use of the golden hours” after a child goes missing, allowing it to communicate in real-time with the necessary groups
Applications such as Facebook® for BlackBerry® and Twitter® for BlackBerry® mean that the charity can update and mobilise its followers quickly
In addition to saving money on postal and printing costs, Missing Children SA now has increased flexibility , enabled by the BlackBerry solution