About Project Imara
A Digital Life Support System for Young Women
Our Mission
The Nigerian girl child faces a multi-dimensional crisis: lack of legal protection, economic dependency, language barriers, and information gaps. Most EdTech and health platforms are in high-level English, excluding the rural population who speak Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba, or Pidgin.
Project Imara is more than an app—it's an Empowerment Ecosystem that provides tangible services (Legal Aid, Trade Skills, Mentorship) wrapped in a low-data, multilingual interface accessible to any girl with a basic smartphone.
The Problem We're Solving
- •Lack of Legal Protection: Victims of abuse often have no access to legal counsel due to poverty and isolation.
- •Economic Dependency: Without vocational skills, girls remain financially dependent and vulnerable.
- •Language Barrier: Most platforms are in high-level English, excluding rural populations.
- •Information Gap: Critical health and rights information is often shrouded in taboo.
Our Core Values
Zero Barriers
No IDs required. No English required. No complex barriers. Just empowerment.
Privacy First
Zero-knowledge encryption for legal aid and mentorship. Your safety is our priority.
Truly Multilingual
Full support for English, Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba, and Pidgin. Speak your language.
Community Driven
Built by the community, for the community. Open source and transparent.
Who We Serve
Rural Amina
Profile: 16 years old, lives in a village in Kano. Speaks only Hausa.
Needs: Wants to learn tailoring to make money but has no teacher.
Imara Solution: She selects "Hausa" language and watches vocational training videos with Hausa audio. The app works on 2G.
City Chidinma
Profile: 19 years old, lives in Lagos. Speaks English and Pidgin.
Needs: Facing workplace harassment and needs legal help but can't afford a lawyer.
Imara Solution: She uses the "Legal Aid" button to submit an anonymous report. A pro-bono partner lawyer responds via secure chat.
Open Source & Transparent
Project Imara is proudly open source under the MIT License. We believe in transparency, community collaboration, and building tools that truly serve the people. Every line of code, every feature, and every decision is made in the open.
This project is being submitted to the UNICEF Venture Fund as part of our commitment to creating sustainable, scalable solutions for the most vulnerable populations.