I have written before about the awful depression and fears one deals with daily as the parent of a missing child. We constantly wonder if our much loved son/brother/grandson/cousin/nephew is still alive even since his mysterious disappearance.
It is therefore always a small encouragement to us that when something comes up that could just give us an answer, we have a little renewed hope that one day we could be reunited - or at least know what happened to Andrew.
The scheme I describe here is a simple, free to use and clever way of raising awareness of children that are missing and so I would encourage you to share it wherever you can.
It uses those annoying 404 Not Found internet pages you sometimes get if you mistype or land where content has been removed. The NotFound project provides a free app for website admins to apply so that when someone hits one of these pages, it says "404 Not Found... and neither is Andrew Gosden" with a few details of the missing child concerned.
It looks something like this:
It is therefore always a small encouragement to us that when something comes up that could just give us an answer, we have a little renewed hope that one day we could be reunited - or at least know what happened to Andrew.
The scheme I describe here is a simple, free to use and clever way of raising awareness of children that are missing and so I would encourage you to share it wherever you can.
It uses those annoying 404 Not Found internet pages you sometimes get if you mistype or land where content has been removed. The NotFound project provides a free app for website admins to apply so that when someone hits one of these pages, it says "404 Not Found... and neither is Andrew Gosden" with a few details of the missing child concerned.
It looks something like this:
There are billions of websites out there, if even half applied this app imagine how many children could be found. If you run a website, know people that do, or could suggest it to your IT department at work, then you could make a difference - perhaps even save a child's life.
There is an independent Facebook group supportive of the Notfound.org project that offers information:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/544340375623678/
And of course the website to go to in order to download the app to your website. On this website you can also view extra information about the project as well as accessing the FAQ that often arise.
http://notfound.org/index.php?locale=en_GB
Please help us to keep hope alive.
" As of 25 May the charity Missing People has been proudly supporting the NotFound initiative, which displays images of missing children on 404 error pages and engages the public to join the search for vulnerable children."
There is an independent Facebook group supportive of the Notfound.org project that offers information:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/544340375623678/
And of course the website to go to in order to download the app to your website. On this website you can also view extra information about the project as well as accessing the FAQ that often arise.
http://notfound.org/index.php?locale=en_GB
Please help us to keep hope alive.
" As of 25 May the charity Missing People has been proudly supporting the NotFound initiative, which displays images of missing children on 404 error pages and engages the public to join the search for vulnerable children."
