A platform for new immigrant communities. Winner of GlobalHack 7, Saint Louis University.

1. ConnectUS Platform
Connecting the Disconnected

2. Problem Statement
1. As of 2017, 11.1 Million unauthorized immigrants living in U.S
2. New Immigrants feel isolated and want to adapt to the new environment
3. Lack of Information and awareness about rules and policies
4. Language issues
Nurture common interests, promote new ones
Promoting Sense of Belonging
Going beyond one community - Racial and interfaith harmony
Share experiences to help others

3. Problems
faced by
new
immigrants

4. Social Media Platforms
● Different communities use different platforms.
● Limited Scope of connecting one community with
the other - Communities living isolation.
● No central platform representing all communities
● Information available on one platform not available
on others (Disconnected Experience)

5. Lets Connect the immigrants
with the world!
Oh No!
Do I have to
download one
more app?

6. Without using any new
platform
Yes!
Less Hassle
and more work
done

7. Admin/Community Head
Whatsapp Chatbot
‘Admin’ will send selective
content to chatbot (Events,
achievements, cultural facts)
Messages Broadcasted to
everyone in community
groups (on any
communication platform
Institutions identify
‘community leaders’ (Admin)
Chatbots talk to chatbots on
every other platform

8. What Benefits will this system have?
Get news, updates, benefits information from not just city, state, nation but at an international level
Privacy, respect and care for immigrants community is considered most important – One can opt out
Breaking social media boundaries = jobs, events, benefits, general social well-being for immigrants

9. How to assist immigrants when they need it the most
Language barriers
No known/trustworthy person nearby
No access to information
Afraid of sharing problems
Lack of knowledge about rights and benefits

10. 24/7 Multilingual
Audio/Text Helpline
Anyone can access,
independent of platform.
AI analyses input.
Provides immediate answers
from database/datastore if possible
If AI is not able to answer, Question
is anonymously forwarded to
community leaders
Completely
Anonymous!
At no stage does any computer or human retain private/identity data

11. Technology Stack

12. Thank You!