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PowerUp - Overview

PowerUp is a game targeted to adolescents to empower them to take charge of their reproductive health. The game involves various map sites like home, library etc. where the user is required to answer option based questions related to reproductive health. The app also includes mini games for which the user are awarded points if answered correctly. The goal of PowerUp is to create awareness about the changes during adolescence and the issues revolving around it.

Origin of PowerUp - Systers

PowerUp is an initiative by the Systers, a community under Anita B.org with the goal to “increase the number of women in computer science and make the environments in which women work more conducive to their continued participation in the field.” Systers provides a private, safe online forum for women involved in technical aspects of computing.Today, Systers is the world’s largest email community of women in technical computing roles having more than 7,500 members from more than 65 countries. In order to engage with the community, you can sign up on Systers Open Source Slack.

Description of PowerUp App

In order to accomplish the goal of drawing attention towards reproductive health, the app comprises of various map sites like library, hospital etc. On each of the map sites, several questions are asked in the form of conversations, which are termed as mini games. An example of a conversation is below -

Rosie BF: Lets party at your place tonight.
Rosie:
A) I am down B) I don't think so

Code of Conduct

A primary goal of Systers is to be inclusive to the largest number of contributors, with the most varied and diverse backgrounds possible. As such, we are committed to providing a friendly, safe, and welcoming environment for all, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, ability, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and religion (or lack thereof).

See the full Code of Conduct and the Reporting Guidelines.