AI-Powered Safe Abortion Information Chatbot
.jpeg)
This project is breaking barriers to safe abortion and reproductive health by giving people anonymous, stigma-free access to medically accurate guidance through Nepal’s first AI-powered chatbot, Juna didi. Unlike most existing resources that are in English, the chatbot communicates in Nepali, including Romanized Nepali, ensuring accessibility for everyone.
Despite legal progress, access to safe abortion information in Nepal is still limited by stigma, digital exclusion, and lack of localized resources. Young women and rural populations face the highest barriers, often relying on unsafe or misleading sources.
Our goal is to empower these communities with trustworthy reproductive health knowledge, helping them make informed decisions and access safe services. To achieve this, we are developing an AI-powered system that delivers context-specific, medically accurate guidance in Nepali (including Romanized) and English through widely used social media and messaging platforms.
This project has developed a structured, comprehensive database of sexual and reproductive health information to power the AI chatbot. Medical professionals and reproductive health experts curated and validated content covering common user queries, including abortion, contraceptive options, safe sexual practices, post-abortion care, and access to health services. The database was iteratively refined through expert review and pilot testing to ensure accuracy, relevance, and cultural sensitivity.