Waridi

Seventy-five percent of Kenyans are unaware of mental-health issues, and most cannot afford care. Stigma, lack of awareness and high costs lead to silent suffering and rising suicide risk, especially among unemployed youth. Waridi is voice-based mental-health screening via AI that detects distress in under 25 seconds, gives first-line advice, and refers high-risk users to professional helplines such as the Kenya Red Cross. Team: two medical doctors, two software engineers, a data scientist and an AI engineer.