Weerwi in West Africa
Origin language: English
Country
Senegal
Mali
France
Coverage
International
Nb of implementation sites
N/A
Lead organization
Implementation partners
DKT International
Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
IDinsight
DIT
It4life
YUX
Raes
MSI
Kalista production
Health Focus Area
Sexual and Reproductive Health
Services
Learning and training
Predictive health and early diagnosis
Enabling technologies
Phone
Standards
N/A
Tools
N/A
Funding sources
Private funds
Business model
Advertising
Funders
N/A
Summary
Weerwi is a mobile app and tool suite that offers reliable, context-specific menstruation information to young girls and women in Senegal and French-speaking Africa. Launched in 2017 by Apiafrique with support from the Botnar Foundation, Weerwi serves over 33,000 monthly users and includes features such as a cycle tracker, personalized advice, quizzes, and a chatbot. The platform also offers a web series, a social media presence, and a paper booklet for those lacking internet access. Designed with a Human-Centered approach, Weerwi addresses social pressures and literacy barriers, tailoring its resources to various user needs. As a multi-channel solution, it focuses on mobile phones and social networks to educate and support girls in understanding and managing their menstrual health, ultimately aiming to reduce suffering related to Sexual and Reproductive Health for the general population.
Keywords
Cycle tracker
FemTech
Menstruation Information
Publications
Insights - Lessons learnt
Challenges
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Recommendations
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iDHA (Project ID)
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Project links
www.weerwi.comOrigin of information
Registry
Data source link
https://www.odess.io/projets-e-sante/initiatives/Added to the platform on
2025-01-09
Project editors
Last update by
Sophie Delaigue on 2025-01-09
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