Dial a USSD code from any phone to report FGM, gender-based violence, radicalisation, child protection concerns, and community conflict. No smartphone, no internet, no name, no fear of backlash.
Women in Marsabit's pastoral communities are often the first to notice early warning signs: a planned FGM ceremony, a family member drawn toward radicalisation, a pattern of violence at home. But every channel available to them carries real risk; social isolation, economic retaliation, or simply not being believed.
SirriSalama closes that gap with the simplest technology that actually reaches everyone: a USSD code that works on any phone, needs no data bundle, and never asks for a name or number. Phase 1 proves this model in Marsabit.
This is a community-wide platform built with women's safety at its center, because that is where the risk is highest. Long term, success means fewer early warning signs missed and a model that other counties and countries can adopt rather than rebuild from scratch.
GBV and Child Protection reports go only to female handlers; enforced in code, independently verified, not just policy.
English, Kiswahili, Borana, Samburu, and Somali; every menu screen, every message.
Type 0 during any report to instantly show emergency contacts and alert on-call responders.
SirriSalama connects reporters to HAK (1195), Childline Kenya (116), and the NPS Gender Desk.
From dialling to dignified response in three steps.
She dials *519*41# on any phone.
Chooses her language.
No data. Completely free.
She picks a category: GBV, Child Protection, Community Conflict, Suspicious Activity, or Radicalization. Receives a reference code.
Report appears instantly on the dashboard. A trained female handler reviews and escalates to police, the Gender Office, or an NGO.
The survivor never shares her name. Her number is never stored. Ever.
SirriSalama connects reporters to the people who can actually help; acting as a verification hub, not a parallel system.
Anyone observing early warning signs can report safely and anonymously with no account or verification required at intake.
Vetted handlers review, risk-score, and respond to reports through the secure dashboard. Female-only assignment for sensitive cases.
Anonymised aggregate trends by sub-county inform policy and resource decisions without compromising any reporter's identity.
HAK GBV Helpline, Childline Kenya, and the NPS Gender Desk receive verified handoffs for specialist follow-up.
Designed and architected, not yet live. Shown here as a credible roadmap, not a working demo.
Dial the same USSD code and speak your report. An IVR (Interactive Voice Response) system accepts voice in all 5 languages; ideal for low-literacy reporters.
Smartphone users report via WhatsApp text or voice note in their language. The same anonymity rules apply; your number is never stored or shared.
Anonymised heat maps and trend reports shared with the County Gender Office and partner NGOs; no individual data exposed.
Scale to Turkana, Wajir, Isiolo, and Samburu counties; then to the 21 high-prevalence FGM counties under the Anti-FGM Board partnership.
Anonymous, free, and always available. Dial *519*41# from any phone, or try the full reporting flow in our web simulator right now.
Phone number never stored; AES-256 encrypted descriptions; one-way hashed session IDs