Rapefighters.com: Web Platform that Links the Community with Professional Helpers

Hi, I get a bit confused about your project name and project descriptions. In you project description you have written about rape, its look like one problem you want to solve but your project name look likes a big initiative you want to taking. Could you please think about name and descriptions. Good initiative!

I believe this is a very important app not only in Nigeria.
If you develop this as a progressive web app, you can have one source code and run it as a mobile app, tablet app and website the same time without the need to develop native apps. I assume usage on Smartphones would be the main. Also, did you think of an SOS button that goes i.e. to an emergency center?

Greetings
Let me give you a big congratulation about your ideas which is the solution to a female who is likely to get raped.I was a little bit confused about how you will support women who didn't have access to digital literacy to get access to your service. Anyway keep it up

Many persons come out to say they have been victims of rape. I have no doubt about this , but my fear is that many persons who come out to say they have been raped have been faced with trauma , meanwhile the perpetrators of such acts have been allowed to move freely. How do you people identify the actual perpetrators since there is hardly any evidence of rape such as pictures, videos and the likes?

very nice initiative. Does your application have an emergency functionality, ie when you are faced with an emergency situation using the application you can call the police or an ambulance.?
I think we need to integrate sensory sensors and configure them in cases where the problem occurs, these sensors can automatically trigger and call for emergencies. Beyond that, you can integrate it with the elderly who are also very vulnerable and who often do not have the strength to alert relatives when they have difficulties. thanks and good luck

Hello, well penned but have you also considered provision of after rape physical psychological evaluation and counselling by pairing victims with counselors within their domain. If not free then at a very very minimal cost as such an evaluation can also aid build a strong case. So it not only has a digital component but more

Hello Joshua, this is beautiful idea. here is what i think about this project;

From research, a lots of rape victims find it difficult to share their rape experiences, I did a research in school on rape in Nigeria, most young adults, would rather not, so how well do you think victims would be willing to make report on your platform. and again how safe is their information?

the application is actually a nice concept but i was just wondering if you have thought about those in rural communities who do not have access to smartphones

How does it guard against stigmatization?

Hello Thomas, welcome idea. Please make it clear how you intend to monetise this idea and the scalability as it is a solution that if well executed can really scale.

Dear Joshua,

Novel idea for a noble cause!

In Nigeria could be that sexual violence victims are becoming more encouraged to report crimes. There is a systemic failure in handling this spiraling crime. Some women and girls have reportedly become vulnerable to sexual exploitation when they report to police. How would you improve it?

How this service will be sustainable- can you elaborate? I have seen several novel causes failed to scale due to not having a business case.

Can you think of anything that will prevent rape ever happening. Given the appalling Law Enforcement and Minimal Punishment- may be you can think some more about that aspect as well.

Thank you.

Hi Joshua,

It is a good initiative. Is there a way that, you can identify special desks or link to those hospitals or clinics that address rape issues directly ?Most of the health systems in the developing countries are overworked and overloaded, I am afraid that, your rape victims may end up moving up and down in the hospitals or clinics for several days, without being attended. Prior to being attended by Medical Practitioners they( rape victims) need Police Form 3, it takes a lot of movements for these victims.

Brialliant idea
You have my vote

Hello Joshua, have you considered developing an Android and IOS app to complement. Well done and all the very best.

Hi Joshua,
I trust you are well.

Let me congratulate you on your idea. It is unfortunate that our communities are still suffering from such horrific acts such as rape – I am truly saddened.

I wish to share a few considerations.

1. Consider expanding your idea description section to reflect how your web platform will contribute towards creating a tangible sustainable measure that will turn this act around?
2. Consider amending the problem section to really show (with statistics or facts pulled from reliable sources) how the COVID-19 has made it difficult for rape victims to get the help they require.
3. Consider amending the minimum viable solution section to reflect on how your web platform will address the problems experienced by rape victims as a result of COVID-19. Moreover, it may be beneficial to expound on what learning resources are provided to rape victims.
4. I get the impression that your platform is more reactive, meaning that it deals with victims. It would be great to add features that are proactive, thus work towards stopping it before it happens.

Dear Gbemisola Joshua,

I find your project to be very simple and effective. Most victims don't have idea of what to do after they've been attacked and, are also later victims of unethical "helpers".

How are you planning to promote and publicize your platform? How have you planned to instill credibility in your platform?

Do you have the endorsment of the authorities you include in the resources for the victims? If so, it would be important you mentioned this fact in your presentation.

Best of luck

Hello Joshua, good to see a Nigerian coming out to pitch a project like this particularly for us girls. Can I join your team?

Hi Joshua,
This is a fantastic initiative. I think you should include an auto update that will always send an awareness message periodically to all registered on the platform. Good one.

It is a very important issue and definitely needs initiation. My main concerns for the project would be on how do you provide confidence to the users who are already traumatised to share their information. And is there anything the platform can do to address and prevent the rape from happening, like perhaps educating people of areas where frequent incident has been reported or contents on self defence and preparedness for such horrific atrocities.

Sure you are doing good. Kindly review this project. Thanks.

Hi Joshua, awesome idea. How are victims currently solving that problems and what is your unique value proposition? Then what is the link in relation to Covid 19? Thank you and all the best

Kindly share with me your business model of how you will sustain the organisation and apps

I admire your courage to deal with such a painful topic, which is still considered taboo in many societies. I would reframe the problem from the point of view of the victim. Connecting to lawyers, health professionals and the police does not solve the problem of rape. It solves the problem of the lack of support post-rape. It is very important to frame the reasons why are such connections needed, how is it going to change/alterate a raped person’s lives specifically in Nigera. And perhaps, how can it in the long run, it can help reduce the curve of rape cases.

Your objective is a restatement of your product offer, not a clear vision or mission statement. Perhaps, you want to spend sometime of dreaming for a better future as a team and share it with us on paper ? You state : « Covid-19 pandemic period has witnessed more glaring problems of rape than ever before.”.

I would like to know how and why COVID19 has increased the number of rape cases. You state three different types of partnerships, it might be useful for you to speak to each of them to understand whether they already have facilities/capacity/service for dealing with cases of rape. The last thing you want is a victim seeking help on a platform and not able to receive it in person when redirected to your partners.

In terms of storytelling, I would like you to take us back to a moment, when the problem occurred to you: whether this was a conversation you have had that would justify the need for such a platform.