Designed around women’s everyday lives in South Africa.
A pendant, a wristband and a clip, all with one simple aim: to help you reach people you trust. You choose who can see your location and when to share it.
How the price works: R350 per device per month for 6 months (R2,100 per device). Service is R50 per month for your first device, plus R25 per month for each additional device on the same account.
For 1 device: R350 device payment + R50 service = R400 per month for 6 months.
Concept collection · enquiries open. These devices are still in development. No payment is taken here. Email an enquiry opens your email app with a draft; you choose whether to send it. Availability, delivery and final service terms will be confirmed before an order.
Your choice. Your pre-order.
View your pre-order payment plan in rand. Payfast will handle payments once merchant setup is complete.
In South Africa, Women For Change’s Purple Movement uses purple as a visible act of solidarity against gender-based violence and femicide. People changed their profile pictures to purple to bring attention to the crisis.
Our Purple look carries that spirit of solidarity into this design: women’s choices, dignity and the people they trust. Mzansi Connect is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Women For Change.
You deserve to work, study, travel and spend time with others on your own terms. Violence and harassment are never your fault. Our aim is to make reaching people you trust easier.
What matters
A button you can find by touch
Clear signs that your button press was noticed
Knowing when location or mobile signal is missing
Working with affordable phones and less mobile data
Sharing without unwanted tracking
What guides our design
You choose the people you trust
You decide who can see your location and can stop future sharing
No public location pages or hidden tracking
Know the difference between an alert being sent and a person seeing it
Comfort, easy-to-use controls and clear messages
We are designing for women’s everyday safety, including those affected by gender-based violence. We still need to listen to users and test the devices. Whether you wear one is always your choice. You deserve support either way.
A First Look
One family. People you trust.
Our plan is simple: press for help, share what is available and keep your chosen people informed. Try the demo to explore the app with made-up details and practice alerts.
01 · Press for help
We are exploring an SOS button you can find by touch
An alert should start with a clear choice to ask for help
A sign that the button was pressed must not mean an alert was delivered
02 · Share where you are
Show when your location was recorded
Make old or uncertain locations clear
Say clearly when your location is not available
03 · Choose your people
Invite someone you trust and let them accept
Choose who can see a particular alert
Stop future sharing when you choose
04 · Know what happened
An alert being recorded does not mean help is on the way
See when a chosen person says they have seen it
Your alert should not close just because you stop moving
This is a demo, not a live safety service. Practice alerts do not send texts, phone notifications or messages to emergency services. The devices still need tests for mobile signal, charging, comfort and the SOS button.
Early design image. Features shown are ideas, not tested promises. Battery life, water protection, mobile signal and calls still need testing.Early design image. Features shown are ideas, not tested promises. Battery life, water protection, mobile signal and calls still need testing.Campaign design concept. The three reference products guide our intended prototype appearance; these illustrations are not validated hardware specifications.Early design image. Features shown are ideas, not tested promises. Battery life, water protection, mobile signal and calls still need testing. These pictures show the design idea; they are not plans for making a finished product.
How we want it to work
Press for helpA clear action from you→Try to send the alertLocation may not be available→Alert is recordedSomeone may not have seen it yet→Your chosen person respondsThey tell you what they can do
Choose a style that suits your day: around your neck, on your wrist or clipped to what you wear. These are early designs, not products for sale yet. The final size, features and price may change.
Pendant · early designDesign image only. Final fit and features may change.
Mzansi Connect Pendant
A pendant design to keep close at hand, with a button you could find by touch.
What we’re exploring
A comfortable way to wear it
A button that is easy to find
Simple, protected charging
Wristband · early designDesign image only. Final fit and features may change.
Mzansi Connect Wristband
A wrist-worn design that aims to put a clear, simple SOS control within reach.
What we’re exploring
A fit for different wrist sizes
Clear signs when you press
Comfort throughout the day
Clip · early designDesign image only. Final fit and features may change.
Mzansi Connect Clip
A small clip design for suitable clothes, a bag or a belt, with its button close at hand.
What we’re exploring
A clip that stays in place
A button you can reach while wearing it
Comfort in everyday use
What’s Next
Build with care. Prove each step.
We still have ideas for useful technology across our communities. First, we want to understand what women need and test the basics of these three designs.
01
Listen to women
ComfortEasy to useThoughtful research
Invite women to share what feels comfortable, what is easy to use and who they would want to contact. Taking part will always be their choice.
02
Test the essentials
PowerLocationMobile signal
Test charging, battery life, location accuracy and what happens when signal is lost. Share the results before promising how the products will perform.
03
Support local skills
RepairsTrainingFair costs
Explore local repair and support jobs, including opportunities for women starting out in technology. This support network is still an idea.
04
Ideas for our communities
Community internetConnected spacesSmart devices
Our earlier ideas include community internet, connected schools and shared spaces for small businesses. Each needs careful planning and testing before it becomes a service.
Our Apps
You choose who stays connected
See how the app and your chosen people could work together. These pages are demos with made-up information, not services that respond to emergencies.
Mzansi Connect App
See your devices, choose who you share with and follow what happens to an alert. Try it with made-up details.
We hope to grow useful skills and local work as the products develop. These are goals for the future, not jobs we have already created.
01
Help Women Build Tech Skills
02
Explore Local Support Jobs
03
Make More Products Locally
04
Make Technology Easier to Access
05
Grow South African Tech Skills
Long-Term Vision
Useful technology. More choice.
We want to build useful South African technology with the people who will use it. Women’s safety, privacy and freedom to choose come first.
“Technology built by Africans for Africans.”
We want products that are easy to understand, easier to look after and built around your choices. A personal-safety device can be one part of a plan for getting help. It cannot prevent every crime, promise rescue or replace emergency services.
Your choice
You control sharing
Easy to use
Local skills
Help shape what comes next
What would make these designs useful for you? Try the demo and think about the fit, the button and the people you would choose to contact.
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