“After winning Survivor, there was a lot of expectation for me to pursue a career in entertainment which was appealing but I’ve always been more about positive social change. I am solutions-driven and that’s just how my mind works. I was set on finding the solution to this scourge of gender-based violence and that is how Eyerus was born. Eyerus is an automated algorithm whose sole mandate is to keep you safe at all times. No person can promise to keep an eye on you 24/7, but a program can.”

Eyerus enables you to indicate how safe or unsafe you feel in your current surroundings through the use of four safety status modes. The safety modes are GREEN ALERT MODE (safe and sound), AMBER ALERT MODE (Live Audio Stream), Red ALERT MODE (Live Video Streaming) and BLUE ALERT MODE (Armed Emergency personnel dispatched). All evidence captured is instantly stored on a secure cloud as well as live streamed to your guardians in real time. Using features like the check in system, Eyerus will automatically detect if you’ve been drugged, unconscious or incapacitated. You literally don’t have to do anything, Eyerus will handle the situation on your behalf.

Now more than ever South Africans are looking for a solution to the staggering contact crime numbers and Eyerus is just that. The app will be launching early next year.

by Sthembile Zakwe