An uncomfortable walk home rarely leaves a record. SafeSteps, a civic technology project from Omladina JAZAS Novi Sad in Serbia, is trying to make those experiences visible.
In an interview with Global Voices, project leader Varvara Lazarevic says people can report harassment, discrimination, violence or places where they felt unsafe without registering or supplying a name, email address or phone number. Locations appear approximately, rather than precisely. The platform also lists more than 20 support contacts.
The aim is to spot patterns that can start conversations with communities and institutions about public spaces. This is an early-stage project: the interview does not establish that it has reduced violence or made particular routes safe. Its immediate contribution is a way to share experiences that might otherwise stay invisible.
