Basic Information

Our Solution

“KNOW YOUR RIGHTS” application

Our solution's stage of development:

Early

Our solution:

The application aims to introduce all the rights of Saudi females in general and specifically their rights before Personal Status Courts (family legal matters), such as child custody, divorce and alimony lawsuits.

Our pitch:

The problem:

 The application aims to introduce all the rights of Saudi females in general and specifically their rights before Personal Status Courts (family legal matters), such as child custody, divorce and alimony lawsuits. The application facilitates the method of filing a judicial lawsuit by Saudi females themselves, as well as explaining all their Shariah and Regulatory rights.

The App provides the following:
1. Free legal information for women
2. Free consultations through the icon: "Free Legal Advise"
3. List of Independent lawyers that provides free consultations only through the icon: "Lawyers Directory"

Why our solution will solve the problem:


“KNOW YOUR RIGHTS” application is considered to be the first of its kind in Saudi Arabia and in the Middle East as it provides free legal services. I personally and continuously work on the application to develop the content in conformity with the need of women.

Target Outcomes

Our target outcomes:

We aim to facilitate, clarify, support and help Saudi Nationals in knowing and understanding their shariah الشريعه and legal rights in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Such change will start by empowering women by providing necessary support and information to access justice which will raise dignity for all within the family, provide protection for women and a structure to resolve these issues and help grow the society. 

How we will measure our progress:

  • Outcome: The application development, maintenance and legal support is maintained privately by the owner and founder, Nasreen Alissa. Sponsorship and partnership agreements will aid in raising the scope of the application through providing more help for women
    Measurement Plan: ponsorship and partnership agreements will aid in raising the scope of the application through providing more help for women

The populations we will benefit initially:

  • Adult
  • Old age
  • Lower middle income economies (between $1006 and $3975 GNI)
  • Low-income economies (< $1005 GNI)
  • Female

The regions we will benefit initially:

  • Middle East and North Africa
Technology

The technologies we employ:

  • Something so new it doesn’t have a name

Why our solution is human-centered:

The application aims to introduce all the rights of Saudi females in general and specifically their rights before Personal Status Courts (family legal matters), such as child custody, divorce and alimony lawsuits. The application facilitates the method of filing a judicial lawsuit by Saudi females themselves, as well as explaining all their Shariah and Regulatory rights.

The App provides the following:
1. Free legal information for women
2. Free consultations through the icon: "Free Legal Advise"
3. List of Independent lawyers that provides free consultations only through the icon: "Lawyers Directory"

How people will access our solution:

The app can be downloaded on iPhone or Android phones

Technology-Readiness Level:

9 (Commercial)
Business Plan

Our organization:

Non-Profit

How we will sustain our team financially:

Sponsorship and partnership agreements will aid in raising the scope of the application through providing more help for a wider sample of the society, better mobile development solutions and better services. We aim to become a window for the Saudi Nationals in every aspect of their life. 

The factors limiting our success:

Budget issues since the App is self funded by the founder.

How long we have been working on our solution:

3 years

How long it will take to develop a pilot:

We have already developed a pilot.

How long it will take to scale beyond our pilot:

We have already scaled beyond pilot.

Our expected annual budget:

$50000

How much of our budget we've secured to date:

$0

Partnership Needs

We're looking for partners in these fields:

  • Technology Access

Why we're applying to Solve:

Achievemnts within one year

  •   3 major updates adding full English translation (bilingual App) with a new icon for “Expatriate Women” including a special section for reliable interpreters.

  •   As of July 17th 2017, more than 66k downloads on both iOS and android devices.

  •   More than a million impressions (downloads and re-downloads).

  •   Received more than 1000 consultations per month (more than 5000 consultations have

    been answered), all of which are answered within 1 hour to 8 hours max.

  •   Users are distributed in Saudi Arabia, US, New Zealand, UK, Canada, Egypt, and others.

  •   Wide international recognition achieved through media outlets with interviews and report 

Our current partners:

Non.Partnering agencies will be part of establishing our innovative programming providing access to justice with education and practical legal solutions contributes greatly to establishing principles of equality, peaceful resolution to difficult issues 

Solution Team

  • Nasreen Alissa Founder, Know Your Rights
 
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