Safety and rights literacy for women

Know your rights
before you need them.

The Unmuted is a bilingual safety and rights literacy platform for women. Through Safety, Practice, Record, and Support, we turn legal knowledge and safety resources into practical action before, during, and after harm.

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Make the truth harder to erase, and asking for help easier to begin.

THE UNMUTEDSAFETY · PRACTICE · RECORD · SUPPORT
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PRACTICE · KNOW YOUR RIGHTS

Explore a difficult situation before it becomes real.

Choose a scenarioPrivate

See your options, understand the consequences, and learn which rights apply.

Domestic violence Workplace sexual harassment Sexual assault
SAFETY
Prepare trusted contacts and emergency steps
PRACTICE
Rehearse difficult choices before a crisis
RECORD
Document what happened with private tools
SUPPORT
Find trusted psychological and legal resources
The information gap

A crisis is the hardest time to learn your rights.

Most people only learn how to respond when they urgently need to. The Unmuted helps women prepare earlier—before fear, pressure, or uncertainty makes every choice harder.

Before harm
Recognize warning signs, understand consent and boundaries, and learn which rights or protections may apply.
During harm
Understand your choices, contact trusted people, communicate with institutions or authorities, and act according to your situation.
After harm
Document what happened, preserve relevant information, and find psychological, legal, or community support.
The platform

Turn knowledge into action.

Learn through realistic situations, then use safety, documentation, and support tools when you need them.

Rights Practice Simulator
Practice difficult choices through scenarios based on real Chinese court judgments. Explore domestic violence, workplace sexual harassment, and sexual assault; understand what each option changes and why it matters. Practice choices are not saved. Beta content is educational and awaiting final legal review.
Quick Exit
Leave any screen in one tap and replace it with a neutral search page—an extra privacy safeguard when using a shared or monitored device.
Emergency SOS
Prepare trusted contacts and a help message before an emergency. When needed, hold for two seconds to add your GPS coordinates and open the message on your phone.
Encrypted Evidence Vault
Capture or import photos, video, audio, and files. Each item is encrypted on your device with AES-256-GCM, labeled as live capture or later import, and fingerprinted with SHA-256.
Guided Incident Notes
Situation-specific prompts help you record only what you know. Safety and evidence-preservation guidance appears before the encrypted local note.
Verified Support Directory
Find mental-health hotlines, rights services, legal-aid centers, and specialist NGOs by city, with service hours and verification dates.
Early community

Built with feedback, not assumptions.

We are testing the beta with our community and improving the platform through user feedback. We are also building connections with social workers, public-interest lawyers, and women’s mutual-aid and self-defense communities.

Selected program

Tencent × BottleDream AI & Society Creative Camp

20,000+ social media views
3,500+ likes and saves
650+ official account followers
150+ people in the beta group
Our journey

Learning in public. Building with others.

Since the first prototype in May 2026, The Unmuted has developed through hackathons, social-impact programs, international challenges, and public conversations.

WinnerMay 2026

Dev3Pack Global Hackathon

Built the first working version in 24 hours and placed first in the China region.

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SelectedJuly 2026

Tencent × BottleDream AI & Society Creative Camp

Selected as one of 40 projects in the action cohort exploring how AI can serve public value.

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PitchedAugust 2026

UNESCO

Repositioned The Unmuted's core framework from an "evidence-collection tool" to "evidence literacy" — helping women understand what counts as valid evidence, how to preserve it, and how to use it through legal channels.

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ChallengeSeptember 2026

Social Shifters Global Innovation Challenge

Defined The Unmuted's positioning as a women's safety and rights literacy platform — expanding the entry point from crisis response to proactive rights education, and the audience from potential victims to all women.

Before · During · After

Know what to do at every stage.

Learn and rehearse early, respond more clearly in the moment, and find documentation and support tools afterward.

1
Prepare before
Recognize harassment, understand consent and boundaries, learn which protections may apply, and prepare trusted contacts.
2
Respond during
Use what you practiced to understand your options, contact trusted people, and communicate with institutions or authorities.
3
Record and seek support after
Use encrypted documentation, guided notes, and verified psychological or legal resources according to what you need.
Our team

A small team with clear ownership.

Five team members share ownership across product, content, design, communications, testing, and community operations.

Katie
Katie
Product Lead, Competition Coordinator & Workflow Coordinator
Core responsibilities
  • Lead product feature planning, prioritization, and version iterations
  • Coordinate competition applications, materials, timelines, and progress tracking
  • Develop and maintain core shared documents for team collaboration and feedback
⌥ GitHub
Wendy
Wendy
Visual Designer & Social Issue Researcher
Core responsibilities
  • Lead product UI/UX design, the website’s visual system, and overall visual consistency
  • Create English demo videos for international competitions
  • Lead research related to user scenarios, supporting product scenarios, educational content, and the team’s understanding of users
⌥ GitHub
Liz
Liz
Brand Communications, QA Testing
Core responsibilities
  • Represent the team at talks and roadshows, communicate externally, and connect with potential partners
  • Support social-media replies and user communication, collect feedback, and share it with the team
  • Lead product testing and improve collaborative development practices, including handoff workflows, bug tracking, and fixes
⌥ GitHub
Gushi
Gushi
Content & Public-domain Growth
Core responsibilities
  • Lead topic planning, editing, and publishing for podcasts and the WeChat Official Account
  • Lead Xiaohongshu operations and audience growth, including public content publishing and audience outreach
  • Assess potential partners and organize public information to support decisions about fit and credibility
⌥ GitHub
香菜
香菜
WeChat Community Operator & Private-domain Content Support
Core responsibilities
  • Lead daily WeChat community operations and member care, including community interaction and user-feedback collection
  • Bring lived-experience perspective to help the team understand user circumstances and needs, informing product iteration and content
  • Support WeChat Official Account content planning, private-domain content co-creation, and future merchandise planning
Work with us

Make rights literacy more practical with us.

We welcome careful, mission-aligned collaboration that strengthens the accuracy, usefulness, and reach of The Unmuted.

Legal & policy review

Help review simulator scenarios and public-facing rights guidance before wider release.

Frontline knowledge

Share practical insight that can improve support pathways, documentation prompts, and resource verification.

Community & media

Collaborate on responsible rights education, public conversations, events, and community feedback.

Get in touch

Start a conversation with the team.

For partnerships, research, legal review, media, or community collaboration, tell us what you are working on and where our work may connect.

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Support resources

From practice to real-world support.

Learning helps you prepare. If you or someone you know needs support now, these mainland China resources offer a practical next step.

🇨🇳 Mainland China resources
Hotline
National Women’s Rights Protection Hotline
The All-China Women’s Federation hotline for reporting domestic violence and seeking support.
📞 12338
Emergency
Police emergency line
Call 110 during domestic violence or another immediate emergency.
📞 110
Legal aid
Beijing Yuanzhong Family and Community Development Service Center
Provides nationwide legal aid, psychological support, and case accompaniment for people affected by gender-based violence.
📞 177-0124-2202
Mental health
National Mental Health Hotline
National Health Commission unified hotline for mental health consultation, support, and crisis intervention. Available nationwide, 24/7.
📞 12356
Legal aid
National Legal Aid Hotline
Ministry of Justice public legal-service hotline for legal consultation and information about legal aid. Available nationwide, 24/7.
📞 12348
Law
Anti-Domestic Violence Law of the People’s Republic of China
In force since 2016, covering personal safety protection orders, mandatory reporting, and police responsibilities.
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Special thanks

The first version was shaped by many generous hands.

We are grateful to the people who challenged our thinking, opened doors, and helped the project take form.

Bala & Herstory

Bala offered many constructive suggestions for The Unmuted's early concept, and the Herstory community gave The Unmuted room to grow.

鱼仔 & 酥饼

Contributed the post-incident recording idea and raised identity-misuse risks.

阿菜 & 短短

Connected us with BottleDream, supported the search for engineering help, and helped with the recorded conversation.

Harold

Helped clarify the logic and framework of the earliest version.

Syris & Jason

Shared advice on public-sector collaboration and long-term sustainability.

Sunbella & 凤凤

Helped connect the team with frontline volunteers in Shenzhen.

Know your rights
before you need them.

Practice difficult situations, understand your choices, and prepare for what to do before, during, and after harm.

Start practicing
The Unmuted. Safety. Practice. Record. Support.