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Break the Silence.
Find Your Voice.

Voice-first anonymous peer mental health support for university students. Because the hardest part isn't finding a therapist. It's speaking for the first time.

Join the Beta How It Works
1 in 5 Students affected
<2% Seek help
0 Voice-first platforms

Support Groups

Connect anonymously with peers

All Groups Mental Health Wellness

Anxiety Support Circle

Mental Health

A safe space to share experiences and coping strategies for anxiety.

48 members 12 active
Live

Student Life Balance

Wellness

Managing academic pressure, career anxiety, and campus life together.

63 members
Joined

Recovery Journey

Addiction

Support for students on their recovery path.

31 members
Join
SafeSpeak SafeSpeak
LIVE

Anxiety Support Circle

Voice Room · 6 participants

Topic: Managing exam stress
GH
Gentle Hope Speaking
CS
Calm Sky Peer Supporter
BL
Bright Light
QR
Quiet River
SS
Soft Sun
WM
Warm Moon

Reflections

Your private journal
My Journal Shared
Today, 9:15 AM Hopeful

Joined my first voice room today. I didn't speak, but just listening made me feel less alone. Others feel the same way I do.

Shared with Anxiety Support Circle
CS
That takes courage. We're glad you're here.
Guided response
Yesterday, 11:30 PM Anxious

Can't sleep. Exams are next week and I feel like I'm falling behind everyone. The pressure is too much sometimes.

Apr 3, 6:00 PM Grateful

Had a good conversation with my peer supporter today. Feeling more understood.

The Challenge

Three barriers keep students silent

Most university students struggling with mental health have never spoken about it. Not because help doesn't exist, but because the path to help is broken.

73%

Fear Being Identified

Stigma prevents students from seeking help. They worry about being judged by peers, professors, or family if they speak up.

$20-50+

Cannot Afford Care

A single therapy session costs more than most students can spare. Professional mental health support remains a privilege, not a right.

<1 per 1M

Too Few Professionals

Across much of Africa, there is less than one psychiatrist per million people. Even willing students face impossible wait times.

How It Works

A care continuum, not a single feature

SafeSpeak meets students where they are and walks with them toward the support they need.

1

Self-Help

Private journaling through Reflections. Write about your feelings with no audience. Start making sense of what you're going through.

2

Peer Support Groups

Join anonymous groups for Depression, Addiction, or General Wellbeing. Drop into Voice Rooms to speak and be heard in real time.

3

Trained Peer Supporters

Students who've progressed in their journey become peer supporters, extending care to others with lived experience and training.

4

Licensed Counselors

When professional care is needed, access licensed counselors directly through the app. No referrals. No extra barriers.

Core Features

Built for how students actually heal

Every feature was designed in collaboration with Iwacu Recovery Center and shaped by our licensed counselor.

Voice Rooms

Real-time voice conversations with peers in your support group. Drop in, speak freely, and listen. Voice builds trust faster than text.

Primary Feature

Threads

Short asynchronous text check-ins with your group. Share updates, ask questions, and stay connected between voice sessions.

Community Pulse

Reflections

Private journal for processing your thoughts. Optionally share with your group, where peers respond with guided, clinically safe responses.

Private-First

AI Navigator

A chatbot that helps you find the right resources, groups, and support. It's a guide alongside you, not a gatekeeper in front of you.

Parallel Access

Counselor Access

Licensed counselors available directly through a dedicated tab. Always reachable, never buried. For when peer support isn't enough.

Always Visible

Guided Responses

When peers respond to shared Reflections, they choose from pre-written responses designed by our counselor. Safety built into every interaction.

Clinical Safety
What Makes Us Different

We start where others leave off

  • Voice-first, not text-first

    Iwacu Recovery Center's feedback validated that voice creates deeper emotional connection, healing, and trust among young people in our context.

  • Anonymous by default

    Every identity is anonymous. Institutional SSO verifies you're a student without ever revealing who you are.

  • Four-tier care continuum

    Self-help, peer groups, trained peer supporters, licensed counselors. One pathway, not disconnected tools.

  • Clinical safety in peer spaces

    Guided pre-written responses on shared content prevent harmful advice. Safety is a product feature, not an afterthought.

SafeSpeak vs. existing platforms

Voice-first peer support SafeSpeak
Anonymous by default SafeSpeak
Peer → Professional continuum SafeSpeak
Clinically guided peer responses SafeSpeak
AI as gatekeeper Never
Designed with local partners Iwacu Recovery Center
Our Team

Built by the people who understand the problem

Peace Bakare

Peace Bakare

CEO & Co-Founder

Strategy, partnerships, and stakeholder engagement. Leads relationships with universities and mental health organizations.

Cynthia Iradukunda

Cynthia Iradukunda

CTO & Co-Founder

Product development, UX research, and engineering. Led the consultations with Iwacu Recovery Center that shaped our voice-first approach.

Patrick Hirwa

Patrick Hirwa

Licensed Counselor

Designed our clinical safety framework, peer support protocols, guided response system, and escalation pathways.

Michaella Rugumbira

Michaella Rugumbira

CFO & Co-Founder

Financial planning, sustainability modeling, and operations. Ensures seed funding translates into measurable impact.

Designed in collaboration with

Iwacu Recovery Center Solid Minds
Beta Access

Join our beta and break the silence

SafeSpeak is now in beta at Carnegie Mellon University Africa. Join the beta to get early access and help shape the future of peer mental health support.

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