The Power of Technology

Maybe you have already heard about this application, which can be found in China. Upsetting, but at the same time, very useful.

There are 1.4 billion of people in China. Each year, more than 20,000 children are kidnapped. How do parents expect to find them? The Chinese Association "Baby Back Home" tried to answer this question. In order to help missing children, they built a statue of a desperate couple. Between them, we see a child silhouette.

Placed in various public places, this sculpture has obviously attracted the people’s attention. When the sculpture is scanned by a mobile phone, a real missing child appears in the picture. Hundreds of children's faces have been reproduced in this application in order to find them. Each person using this application becomes a search volunteer.

In one week, more than 20,000 people have downloaded the application. This means more than 20,000 search volunteers to help to find poor children and bring them back to their parents.

Let’s hope this amazing application will achieve its goals.

Source: http://mdelmas.net/en-chine-une-extraordinaire-sensibilisation-fait-apparaitre-des-enfants-perdus-en-realite-augmentee-2/

Stéphanie VILLENEUVE