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U+U is a privacy-first navigator bridging Rwanda’s 2025 health laws and youth autonomy through anonymous "Musa" AI triage, digital legal passes, and "ghost" logistics for discreet SRH access.

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U+U: Bridging the "Stigma Gap" in Adolescent SRH

Inspiration

In late 2025, Rwanda passed a landmark law lowering the age of consent for reproductive health services from 18 to 15. This was a massive win for human rights, but as students at ALU, we noticed a "stigma gap." A 16-year-old now has the legal right to access an HIV test or PrEP, but they still face the social fear of being seen at a local pharmacy or judged by a provider. We were inspired to turn this "paper right" into a "digital reality." We wanted to build a privacy shield that sits between the law and the youth.

What it does

U+U is a "Privacy-First Navigator" for adolescent sexual and reproductive health (SRH). It operates on two critical fronts:

  • Education & Directives: Our AI agent, Musa, provides clinical guidance on $U=U$ (Undetectable = Untransmittable) and Treatment as Prevention (TasP).
  • Anonymous Logistics: For users who cannot face the stigma of a walk-in clinic, U+U acts as a middleware "Ghost Logistics" engine, facilitating the delivery of testing kits and prevention packs in unbranded packaging via a "Safe-Drop" protocol.
  • The Digital Legal Pass: It generates a QR-based credential that cites Article 2(o) of Law N° 026/2025, empowering youth to claim their services at any vetted health center.

How we built it

We built the U+U web application using the Antigravity framework for rapid, high-performance deployment.

  • Frontend: A "Quiet Design" UI built with Tailwind CSS, focusing on accessibility and non-judgmental aesthetics.
  • Triage Engine: A logic-based decision tree that handles emergency cases (like the 72-hour PEP window).
  • Architecture: We used a decoupled API structure to bridge pharmacy inventory with a mock-logistics provider (simulating Rwanda’s moto-delivery ecosystem).

Challenges we ran into

The biggest challenge was balancing Anonymity with Accountability. We had to design a system where a user could be "invisible" to the delivery driver and the pharmacy, yet "verified" as 15+ to satisfy legal requirements. Solving this meant creating a Pseudonymous ID system where the user’s PII (Personally Identifiable Information) is never stored alongside their health requests.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We are incredibly proud of the Musa Triage Engine. It’s not just a chatbot; it’s a clinical navigator that simplifies complex Rwandan health protocols into Kinyarwanda and English directives that a teenager can actually understand and act upon in seconds.

What we learned

We learned that Logistics is a Health Intervention. In the SRH space, the "Last Mile" isn't just about distance; it's about the "Social Distance" created by stigma. We also deepened our understanding of the 2025 Healthcare Law, realizing that technology's greatest role in Rwanda right now is acting as the implementation layer for visionary government policy.

What's next for U+U

Our goal is to move from this prototype into the 5-month CodeXtreme Buildathon. We plan to:

  1. Integrate with Irembo/DPI: To allow for official age verification using Rwanda's Digital Public Infrastructure.
  2. Partner with the RBC: To ensure our "Musa" directives are always synced with the latest National HIV and SRH guidelines.
  3. Scale the "Safe-Drop" Network: Partnering with pharmacies across all 30 districts to make U+U a national standard for youth health autonomy.

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