Join the network of safe places
Businesses, local authorities, companies: become a UMAY Safe Place and offer somewhere anyone can find refuge, a listening ear and support when they need it.
A business, a welcome, a refuge
A Safe Place is a welcoming, well-lit and accessible place where anyone can find refuge when they need it. Bar, restaurant, shop, pharmacy or public institution: open your doors to anyone who feels in danger and become a point of support in your community.
To become a UMAY Safe Place, you and your team complete mandatory training, online and/or in person. UMAY helps you set it up and gives you the keys to welcome, listen to and refer someone who feels unsafe.
Receive
Welcome the person, invite them in and offer them a calm space, away from danger.
Reassure
Listen with kindness and without judgement, and give the person all the time they need.
Refer
Point them to the right support: loved ones, emergency numbers, and the police if necessary.
Join the network in 4 steps
Get in touch
Write to us via the form. We’ll talk about your venue and your needs.
3R training
Your team is trained to welcome people in distress.
Kit & window sticker
You receive the “Safe Place” signage to display in your window.
On the map
Your venue appears in the app, visible to the whole community.
Make safety a public policy
UMAY supports cities and regions in preventing sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), from analysing reported incidents to raising public awareness. Maps of anonymised reports, a network of Safe Places, staff training and on-the-ground action: build a prevention strategy that’s concrete and visible.
Paris · Vincennes · Ivry-sur-Seine · Bondy · Bourg-la-Reine · Villeneuve-la-Garenne · Brétigny-sur-Orge · Grand Quevilly · Beauvais · Rouen · Lyon · Marseille · Mulhouse · Saint-Denis de La Réunion · Saint-Leu · Département des Bouches-du-Rhône · Département des Hauts-de-Seine
Swindon
RATP · SNCF · Transdev · Keolis · RTM · Ilévia · DK'Bus · SYTRAL Mobilités · tl · Île-de-La-Réunion Mobilité
FDJ · Carrefour · SCC · Biogroup
Become a committed business
Want to turn your network of stores, branches or shops into Safe Places? Train your staff to welcome victims? Keep your employees or customers safe as they get around, day to day or at events? We have solutions.
Contact usMake your events safer
Festivals, parties, gatherings: UMAY deploys a prevention set-up and a network of safe spots so everyone can enjoy the event in complete safety.
Contact usTalk to the people behind UMAY
“Becoming a Safe Place brought our team and our neighbourhood closer together. Today, we know how to welcome someone who walks through our door because they’re scared. We simply feel useful.”
Questions or needs? Get in touch
Tell us who you are and what you need. We’ll get back to you within 48 hours.