Until August of this year, the country reported more than 105,000 people whose whereabouts are unknown, with women between 10 and 19 years of age appearing the most in the statistics (56%), according to Data Cívica.
And although this situation becomes more serious every day and needs to be investigated, civil society is not sitting idly by.
To support the work of locating missing persons in the country, “Socorro Bot” was created. Here we tell you what it is about and how it works within the app.
What is Socorro Bot and how does it work on WhatsApp
The disappearance of people in Mexico is a serious problem that has reached worrying figures, without many of these cases having been resolved so far.
In order to contribute to the finding of missing men, women or children, Codeando México created relief bot.
It is a chatbot designed to guide people in the process of denouncing and reporting missing people.
When you start the conversation you can already report a disappearance, just as if it were a normal chat by WhatsApp.
However, there are people specialized in this delicate subject who will advise you step by step so that you can prepare a report and follow up on it.
Another thing you have relief bot is that you can communicate anonymously, in addition to guiding you on what to do or how to act in that situation.
If you want to have access to this chat on WhatsApp, there are a series of steps you must follow to use it and here we mention them:
- First, you must enter the following number in your contact list: 5592952174.
- Once you have saved that number, enter the WhatsApp app, click update and you will see that the number appears on your screen.
- Once that chat is active, you just have to write the message you want to find missing people.
- When you are in the conversation you can start your disappearance report.
It should be said that according to the creators of the chatbot, behind this social service there are many people with profiles that focus on this topic, who will guide you through the process.
And something very important inside relief bot is that your identity is hidden for greater security.
If you want to have access to this chat, you just have to enter the following number: 55 9225 2174 and follow the procedure mentioned above.
And although this online service was created in Mexico, the developers said that foreigners can also use it.