connectUS platform for immigrant communities . Winner at global hack 7 Saint Louis.

1. ConnectUS Platform

2. Immigrant communities in USA

3. Individual communities have their own unique
benefits/problems
Communities are crucial for immigrants

4. Coming together, getting connected
Could benefit all communities
The Big Picture

5. Social Media platforms
• Different communities use difference platforms
• Limited scope of connecting one community with
other – Communities live in isolation
• No central platform representing all communities
• Information available on one platform not available
on other plaforms (Disconnected experience)

6. Lets connect immigrants with the world!
Oh no,
one more app


7. 
Of-course no new platforms

8. Institutions identify
‘community leader’
(Patron)
Admin/Authority
WhatsApp chatbot
‘Patron’ will send selective
content to chatbot
(Events, achievements, cultural facts)
Chatbots talk to chatbots
on every other platforms
Messages broadcasted to everyone
in community groups
(On any communication platform)

9. How does this look in real life?
Mexican community
San Diego
Chinese community
New York
Swahili community
Sain Louis
Muslim community
Chicago
Arab community
Denver
Americans (Or anyone)
Anywhere

10. “Capturing Lived Experiences”
“Finding Community”
Nurture common interests, promote new ones
Promoting ‘sense of social belonging’
Going beyond one community – Sense of respect for others
Share experiences to help others

11. Get news, updates, benefits information from not just city, state, nation but at 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

12. That’s not all!

13. How to get help to 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

14. 24*7 Multilingual
Audio/Text helpline
Any one can access
Independent of platform
Completely
Anonymous!
At no stage does any computer or human retain private/identity data
AI analyses input
Provides immediate answers
From database/datastores if possible
If AI is not able to answer,
Question is anonymously forwarded
To community leaders

15. How?