Signal For Help

When disaster strikes, domestic violence increases, and the Canadian Women’s Foundation was bracing for a surge as Covid-19 made its way through Canada. There needed to be a way for victims to communicate during lockdown without being detected, and the answer came in the form of Signal For Help – a discreet one-handed gesture designed as a single continuous hand movement that's visible over video call. It involves holding your hand up to the camera with your thumb tucked into your palm, folding your fingers down and trapping your thumb in your fingers. The signal means 'reach out to me safely'.