Your safe haven

We know how important discretion and security are to you. Therefore discretion and safety are our top priorities. The app can be used anonymously and free of charge and is distributed to those affected in a protected manner - i.e. away from the control of the person perpetrating the violence in the relationship. The app is aimed at all cis women, trans* women and non-binary people who are affected by gender-based intimate partner violence (IPV). It is not accessible in standard app stores. The App of Gewaltfrei in die Zukunft is designed in such a way that it appears to outsiders like an everyday fitness or weather app. Only you know the secret - through a special mechanism known only to you, the app transforms and reveals its true functions: a safe haven for those affected by gender-based IPV. In addition to its customizable camouflage to suit the lifestyle of those affected, the app offers a low-threshold introduction to self-help without having to confide in a stranger first. The app thus reaches those affected in one of the most important and previously inaccessible places in the fight against violence: their own home.

With the "Gewaltfrei in die Zukunft App" you can discreetly document incidents of gender-based IPV. Record dates, times, descriptions and even photos or audio recordings securely in the app. This documentation can be crucial for future legal action and provides you with a solid basis to prove your situation. The documentation should also enable the empowerment of people affected by intimate partner and gender-based violence and help them to understand their own situation by providing information about different forms of violence. At best, the app also helps to collect evidence against the perpetrator by enabling those affected the protected documentation of the assault. Developed on an interdisciplinary basis, the app serves as a bridge to the existing help system in. The aim is to introduce the app across five federal states in Germany by 2026.