Amanii provides on-demand, anonymous reproductive health counseling via WhatsApp, connecting women and girls in Côte d’Ivoire with certified midwives for 10‑ or 30‑minute sessions. Users pay through local mobile‑money services and can also join a community channel for health education and peer support.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Women and girls in Côte d’Ivoire often lack confidential, timely access to qualified midwives for health, menstrual, and maternity advice, especially when they cannot visit clinics or prefer anonymity.
Solution
Amanii offers on-demand counseling through WhatsApp, enabling users to connect anonymously with certified midwives. After sending a message to the service number, users can select a brief 10‑minute listening session or a longer 30‑minute counseling call. Payments are processed via local mobile‑money platforms (Wave or MoMo), and the conversation remains private, with no personal identification required. The platform also provides a community space for health‑education events and peer discussions, fostering a supportive environment for ongoing learning.
Target Audience
Primary users are women and adolescent girls in Côte d’Ivoire seeking confidential reproductive health guidance, as well as NGOs and health programs that aim to improve maternal and menstrual health outreach.
Features
- WhatsApp‑based interface that requires no app download and works on any mobile device
- Anonymous matching with qualified midwives who respond within minutes
- Two session lengths (10 min for quick advice, 30 min for in‑depth counseling) with transparent pricing (1 500 F and 3 000 F respectively)
- Secure mobile‑money payment integration (Wave, MoMo) for instant transaction settlement
- Dedicated community channel for health education events, Q&A sessions, and peer support
- Multilingual support tailored to local language preferences