Get real-time flood and traffic alerts from your community before chaos hits.
Africans are numb to daily crises like floods and traffic jams, passively accepting dysfunction while waiting for government to fix everything.
AfriAlert empowers urban Africans with crowd-sourced, hyper-local alerts for floods, jams, and breakdowns, sent instantly via push notifications. Users report issues with photos and locations, building a live map that predicts disruptions. No more passive waiting—stay ahead and safe daily.
Urban citizens and youth in African cities facing daily infrastructure failures like floods and traffic congestion
Hyper-local African focus with offline-first mobile alerts and vernacular language support, unlike global apps ignoring local nuances.
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Users pin and photo-report floods/traffic with auto-geotag.
Customizable alerts for nearby issues with severity levels.
Real-time heatmap of reports with filters for issue types.
Set commute routes and preferred alert radii.
Community upvotes/downvotes for report accuracy.
Summarize trends and predictions.
Queue reports when no signal.
Share alerts to WhatsApp/Twitter.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| phone | text | Yes |
| preferences | jsonb | Yes |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| location | text | No |
| issue_type | text | No |
| description | text | Yes |
| photo_url | text | Yes |
| upvotes | int | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| report_id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| is_upvote | bool | No |
Relationships:
/api/reportsCreate new report
/api/reportsFetch nearby reports
/api/reports/:id/voteUpvote/downvote report
/api/users/preferencesUpdate user alert settings
/api/map-dataGet heatmap data
5 reports/mo, 10km radius
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| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 200 | 1% | $74 | $888 |
| Month 6 | 1,500 | 3% | $1,665 | $19,980 |
Community-powered alerts keep you safe and moving in Africa's urban chaos.
Post in African city Facebook groups (Lagos Traffic Warriors, Nairobi Flood Fighters) with free Pro access beta invites; DM 50 urban influencers on Twitter/X sharing pain stories; run $50 geo-targeted Facebook ads to youth in target cities promising first-mover perks.
Global traffic data
Poor flood coverage, no Africa-specific crises
Flood-focused with vernacular alerts and offline support
Network effects from local user reports creating superior hyper-local data.
Smartphone penetration in African cities hit 60%+, worsening climate floods demand local solutions.
Low adoption due to numbness
Viral sharing incentives
Real-time scaling
Supabase auto-scale
User verification spam
Vote-based filtering
Success: 70% express interest
Success: 20% daily active
Success: 500 signups
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