One in six women is sexually assaulted in college. The staggering statistic prompted the "Apps Against Abuse” challenge out of Washington D.C.

UNO and area campuses have had stationary security call stations – ‘Code Blue’ for years. But now the fight against sexual assault has gone mobile.

The two apps that won are called “The Circle of 6” and “The Watch.” Basically the user sets the apps with six contacts and with just two taps, they can be instantly connected. The user’s location and an urgent text are sent to the selected contacts.

"I think that's really comforting to know that they would come and help me," UNO student Nikki Scnitzler said. Providing instant security on and off campus. Scnitzler says, "When you are in a situation and you don't really know what to do, sometimes so I think having something in your cell phone is like a really good idea because people usually always have their cell phones with them."

Kelsey Peterson likes the idea of added security. "You go into class and it's light out and it's dark when you come out and you don't really want to walk that distance but you gotta do what you gotta do.” Knowing she's connected is comforting. "I know with me I get nervous outside at night, I guess, and I’m always looking around and watching, being aware."

Lynn Pollitt with the Women's Center for Advancement says women ages 16 to 24 are at highest risk for attack and technology like this would directly impact them. Pollitt says, "Really what it is doing is promoting positive, active by standard actions. So it's about saying we will no longer tolerate violence and saying we are going to do something about it, it's creating a safety net using technology."

"It's comforting just for her to have the phone," mother of a soon to-be 16-year-old and UNO student Jennifer Peterson said. Both mother and daughter would both use the app. "To have something she could send instantly that she wouldn't have to take a ton of time to dig out and try to find a phone number, try and text somebody, this is something that would be instant and get me or someone else instantly would be good."

These two apps will be available for free early next year. The Woman's Center for Advancement says another pilot program will be rolled out later this month in the metro. It's called the "Green Dot Initiative". It provides another avenue to increase bystander support -- very similar to the mobile apps.