SUBSCRIBE NOW
Get the latest news from Africa's Business Heroes including updates from our Heroes, opportunities from our Partners and broader ecosystem opportunities:
SOUTH AFRICA
Elmarie
PEREIRA
Memeza
Co-founder & CEO
ABH 2022 Top 10 Hero
Personally, I have benefitted from ABH coaching, and Memeza has gained from investment opportunities.
Elmarie
PEREIRA
Memeza
Co-founder & CEO
ABH 2022 Top 10 Hero
Personally, I have benefitted from ABH coaching, and Memeza has gained from investment opportunities.
An innovative approach to crime prevention
Social enterprise Memeza co-founder Elmarie Pereira has been tackling South Africa’s alarmingly high crime rates one panic button at a time since 2012. A gender violence-based attack on her sister catalyzed Elmarie to develop the first public alarm safety system linking victims of crime to community and policing forums. The alarm app, aimed at mid to low-income communities, works via SMS while the handheld device emits a sound of 140 decibels to alert passersby. Memeza has partnered with 210 police stations, 345 community policing forums, and numerous corporate social responsibility programs, which have all documented significant drops in crime.
HQ LOCATION
Johannesburg, South Africa
YEAR FOUNDED
2012
COMMUNITIES ACTIVE
246 communities nationally
THEFT PREVENTION
98% reduction in 245 schools
LEARNERS EDUCATIONAL ICT PROTECTED
330,012