Sign up menu to create an account and add emergency contacts for instant alerts.
Log in securely with your email and password to access safety tools.
Tutorial button guides users through each feature and how to use the app safely.
Map in satellite mode with toggle button activated for switching views.
Map in street mode showing real-time directions for safer navigation.
Street mode highlights areas with lower safety scores on the map.
Emergency SOS button sends instant alerts via email to contacts.
Report an incident anonymously by adding details and location easily.
Smartwatch connection displays heart rate, steps, calories, and last sync time.

Inspiration

While casually scrolling through TikTok, we were struck by countless videos of women sharing their experiences with harassment and abuse. Many of them spoke anonymously, fearing backlash or doubting whether reporting would make a difference. Some even said they no longer felt safe leaving their homes because of persistent danger in public spaces.

This emotional realization led us to a crucial question: What if technology could create a safer environment for women and help them reclaim their freedom? From this, we envisioned a solution that combines real-time location tracking, smart safety insights, and anonymous reporting to empower women and contribute to a more gender-equal, safer society.

We aligned our project with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 5 (SDG 5): Gender Equality — specifically the target to eliminate violence against women and ensure access to public spaces safely. Our app is a step toward digital tools that support women’s rights, freedom, and public mobility.

What it does

Our project is a safety companion app designed to give women confidence and protection in public spaces. It includes:

1. Live Safety Map:

Shows the user’s live location using geolocation APIs.
Allows them to search for destinations and automatically retrieves the longitude and latitude of both live and searched locations.
Users select their vehicle type and press "Go" to get the safest route, calculated based on an algorithm analyzing street lighting, movement, and incident history.
Map buttons include:
- Satellite / Street View Toggle
- Directions (left, straight, right)
- Street Risk Factors View, highlighting safe and unsafe zones

2. SOS Emergency Button:

When activated in an emergency, it sends an alert email to the user’s emergency contacts (1 required, 2 optional).
It also contributes real-time safety feedback to Google’s safety systems, increasing visibility of danger zones.

3. Anonymous Reporting System:

Allows women to report harassment or abuse securely and anonymously.
These reports generate location-based data for government authorities.
The data feeds into our dynamic risk factor algorithm, improving safety recommendations for future users.

4. Tutorial Button:

A built-in interactive tutorial that helps users understand how to navigate the platform, activate features, and submit reports confidently.
Especially useful for first-time users and those unfamiliar with safety or mapping tools.

5. Smartwatch Connection Simulation:

A screen within the app shows real-time health and movement data: heart rate, step count, calories burned, and last sync time.
While we currently cannot access paid smartwatch APIs, we simulate the feature by connecting to the nearest available device using environmental data.
In future paid versions, we plan to integrate with real smartwatch accounts, enabling direct syncing with a user's own wearable for more accurate emergency triggers and biometric alerts.

How we built it

1. Tech Stack:

Frontend: HTML5, CSS3, Tailwind CSS, JavaScript
Mapping & Navigation: Leaflet.js, Leaflet Routing Machine, Leaflet Control Geocoder
Backend: Firebase for user authentication and real-time data (name, email, phone number, emergency contacts)
Satellite Integration: Connected 13 open satellite datasets into a single visual and location data stream using JavaScript APIs

2. Key technical highlights:

Automated retrieval of live and destination coordinates invisibly using JavaScript
Safety algorithm blends street lighting data, crowd movement, and incident reports into a safety scoring model
Real-time SOS email triggers with timestamped and geotagged data
Built a modular simulation system for wearable data integration, anticipating future device pairing

Challenges we ran into

Firebase setup and security: Designing secure forms to collect personal and emergency contact data with encryption and privacy standards.
Limited destination input options: Mapping tools used required only coordinates. We had to convert addresses to lat/lng via Leaflet Control Geocoder.
Risk factor data was unstructured: There was no direct correlation between light levels, street width, and pedestrian movement — we had to customize and merge datasets manually.
Coordinate retrieval via JS APIs: We needed to access the user’s live and target coordinates without visible prompts, requiring JavaScript-based automation.
Satellite feed complexity: We gathered data from 13 satellite sources and streamlined it into one manageable and accurate visual layer.
Smartwatch limitations: Due to API access restrictions on free plans, we could not directly connect a real smartwatch. We simulated data by mimicking nearby health devices.
Email delivery for SOS alerts: Delivering real-time emails through Firebase functions while minimizing delay and spam filtering was an ongoing technical challenge.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Built a working MVP under intense time constraints.
Developed a live mapping system with custom routing based on real-time street safety data.
Designed a reporting system that gives users a voice and feeds data to the algorithm and government dashboards.
Integrated a wearable simulation layer as a future-focused innovation for bio-synced alerts.
Fully aligned the project with UN SDG 5: Gender Equality, addressing both safety and empowerment.

What we learned

Agile teamwork: Rapid design, feature cuts, and role sharing made our team faster and stronger.
Geolocation and mapping systems: We explored the deep inner workings of route calculation, coordinate systems, and data overlays.
User-centered design: Building a product for vulnerable users made us more conscious of clarity, privacy, and emotional safety.
Privacy-by-design thinking: We learned how to handle sensitive data responsibly and ensure secure emergency pathways.
Real-world impact through tech: We saw how small, focused features—like anonymous reporting—can change public safety culture over time.

What's next

We are actively looking to:

Partner with the Egyptian Government, aligning with their current national efforts to enhance women’s safety and smart city infrastructure.
Integrate with real smartwatch APIs to enable silent SOS activation, syncing vitals and fall detection into our alert system.
Expand the algorithm with predictive AI models that detect unsafe paths based on real-time environment and social data.
Collaborate with NGOs and UN organizations to deploy this project in other high-risk regions.
Our ultimate goal: to build a global, data-informed safety ecosystem that lets women move freely and fearlessly—anywhere, anytime.