When the Senga App initially launched in July last year, its main focus was to fill the void of local online dating application options in East Africa. It’s aim was to enables people to connect and learn sexual education with a goal to develop a personal, romantic, or sexual relationships.
With a slight change in strategy the Senga App– is now an app for anyone who wants accurate, complete, and unbiased information about sexual and reproductive health (SRH). You can download it in the Google Play store.
Senga a name that evokes boldness, a culture associated with learning and acquiring information from well-trained experts about you. It is the first app of its kind to offer comprehensive interactive SRH information and tools to help you track what’s going on with your body in one place AND on a totally private and secure platform.
The app is especially for people in East Africa, but much of the information is relevant to people all over Africa.
Senga app addresses the needs of anyone who has questions about sexual reproductive health, including young people, gender non-conforming people, people with multiple sex partners, people with irregular periods, and anyone who may have felt misunderstood or marginalized by the medical system.
Senga app also puts abortion back where it belongs – alongside comprehensive information about sexual health. The App has information on sexuality, abortion, miscarriage, contraception, and STIs from sources you can trust, like the World Health Organization, Scarleteen, and All-Options. Senga app can answer questions like:
- How do I self-manage an abortion?
- How do I support a friend through an abortion?
- What should I ask a clinic before my abortion?
- What are the different types of birth control?
Senga App has information about sex, consent, pregnancy options, and links to direct service and advocacy organizations, all within the app.
Senga app also has a customizable calendar that let’s you track everything from your bleeding (spotting, light, medium, and heavy) and period products to your emotions, body symptoms (achey, bloating, cramps…) and sexuality activity. You can customize the calendar to track only what’s useful for you, and plug in appointments and discrete reminders, too.
Privacy in the Senga App
Privacy is Senga app’s biggest priority. Unlike many other period tracking apps, Senga app does not store any user data in the cloud. Data is only stored on the app in your phone, and no one else has access to it. Not us, not Google, not anyone. There’s no backend to the app, so no one can access your information unless you hand them your phone. You can choose to protect Senga app with a password.
In the next few months, Senga app will be available Apple Store. In the meantime, download the app, leave us a review, and share Senga App with everyone you know!
