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Naybor SOS™

For Everyone: Your Neighbors Are Your Fastest Lifeline

When seconds count, your neighbors can arrive as first responders in 1-3 minutes while ambulances, police, and fire take 6-15 minutes to arrive.

The Problem: Help Arrives Too Late

Every year, thousands die waiting for ambulances that arrive in 8-15 minutes. Cardiac arrest victims lose 10% survival chance every minute without CPR. Overdose victims need naloxone within minutes. Mental health crises escalate without human presence. Bedroom consent conflicts spiral into confusion and harm without active bystanders performing wellness checks. The help people need is often already nearby—we just need to connect them.

The Solution: Naybor SOS

Naybor SOS is a community emergency response network that alerts nearby neighbors who can arrive in 1-3 minutes with CPR, AEDs, naloxone, or simply caring presence—while professional responders are on the way.

Why This Works

Your neighbors are already there. They can:

  • Start CPR immediately, not in 10 minutes
  • Administer naloxone before brain damage occurs
  • Provide calming presence during mental health crises
  • Perform wellness check door knocks during consent conflicts
  • Guide professional responders to exact locations
  • Save lives in the critical minutes before ambulances arrive

🚨 Join the Calmunity NOW

Action bias saves lives. Join our community spaces to coordinate, share ideas, and help build this lifesaving network:

Everyone needs to be in both. Discord for fast coordination and voice, Reddit for organized discussions and resource discovery. Strong calmunity = strong response capability.

You Don't Need to Be a Hero to Save a Life

Everyone can help. You don't need special training or equipment. Sometimes the most powerful intervention is simply:

  • Knocking on a door to check if someone is okay
  • Being present as a witness to de-escalate a situation
  • Staying with someone experiencing a mental health crisis
  • Walking with a neighbor fighting addiction cravings
  • Calling 911 and guiding responders to the exact location

How It Works

  1. Neighbors Sign Up - Choose what types of help you're comfortable providing (from basic presence to CPR/AED response)
  2. Someone Needs Help - When an emergency occurs, the app alerts only nearby neighbors who can assist
  3. Rapid Response - Neighbors arrive in minutes with turn-by-turn navigation, while professional help is on the way
  4. Lives Are Saved - Whether through CPR, naloxone, or simply human presence, neighbors make the critical difference

Emergency Response Resources & Calmunity Partners

Naybor SOS is part of a larger emergency response "calmunity." We believe in promoting existing solutions, training organizations, apps, and community groups that are already saving lives.

We maintain country-specific resource guides covering:

  • Emergency response apps (like PulsePoint™ in the US)
  • CPR, AED, and first aid training organizations
  • Community emergency response programs (like CERT)
  • Naloxone access and overdose response training
  • Mental health first aid resources
  • Local emergency preparedness initiatives

📍 Browse Resources by Country:

✍️ Help Us Build Global Coverage:

We need YOUR help! No one knows emergency response resources better than locals who live there and speak the language. We're seeking volunteers to:

  • Write resource guides for your country - Share the apps, training providers, and community programs you know and trust
  • Translate existing guides - Make emergency preparedness accessible in your native language
  • Keep guides updated - Help verify and maintain accurate contact information and program details
  • Add local context - Include cultural considerations and region-specific emergency response practices

Why contribute? Emergency preparedness saves lives. By documenting resources in your country, you help thousands of people discover training, apps, and community programs they never knew existed.

See our contribution guide or contact team@lifesaverlabs.org to start a new country guide.

🏘️ Start Building Your Emergency Network Today

Don't wait for the app—start building your hyperlocal emergency response network right now.

📖 Know Thy Neighbor Guide - Learn how to create a "micro-calmunity" (μcalmunity) in your building or neighborhood using simple tools like WhatsApp and cookies.

What you'll learn:

  • Form a hyperlocal emergency response group (5-10 neighbors within 90 seconds)
  • Run "Heartbeat Drills" - fun practice emergencies with cookie rewards
  • Build trust before crises happen
  • Distribute CPR face shields to your neighbors
  • Create muscle memory for real emergencies

The best time to meet your neighbors is before an emergency. This guide shows you how to save lives starting today, even before Naybor SOS launches.

Credit: The Heartbeat Drill concept comes from Shai G. (Focusmate) and Sam Pevzner, MD, PhD.

Join the Movement

We're building a world where no one has to face an emergency alone. Where communities look out for each other. Where technology amplifies our natural instinct to help our neighbors.

This is about more than an app—it's about strengthening the fabric of our communities and remembering that we are all connected.

For Contributors: Help Build Life-Saving Technology

Naybor SOS is an open-source project by Lifesaver Labs Public Benefit Corporation. We're seeking volunteers across all disciplines to help build technology that saves lives.

We Need Your Help

Engineers & Developers

  • Flutter/Dart mobile development
  • Firebase backend infrastructure
  • Real-time geolocation and routing
  • Voice AI and natural language processing

Healthcare & Safety Professionals

  • Emergency medicine practitioners
  • Mental health counselors
  • Security and de-escalation experts
  • CPR/First Aid instructors

Community Builders

  • Grant writers and fundraisers
  • Community organizers
  • Legal and policy advisors
  • Translators (10+ languages needed)

Everyone Else

  • User experience designers
  • Technical writers
  • Quality assurance testers
  • Project managers
  • Marketing and outreach
  • Volunteer responders

Current Status

⚠️ EARLY DEVELOPMENT - SEEKING CONTRIBUTORS

Current State: This repository contains extensive planning documentation, technical architecture, and requirements—but the application code is in early development. We have a compelling vision and thorough design, and now we need passionate contributors to help build it.

What's Ready:

What We're Building:

  • 🔨 Flutter mobile application (iOS/Android)
  • 🔨 Firebase backend integration
  • 🔨 Real-time emergency alert system
  • 🔨 Geolocation and routing features

What We Need:

  • Contributors - Mobile developers, backend engineers, designers, healthcare professionals (see Volunteer Jobs.md)
  • Funding - Grants, donations, and seed investment to eventually compensate core contributors
  • Partnerships - PSAPs (911 centers), municipalities, healthcare organizations

Technology Stack

  • Mobile: Flutter 3.19+ (iOS/Android)
  • Backend: Firebase (Auth, Firestore, Cloud Functions)
  • Maps: Google Maps / OpenStreetMap
  • Languages: Supporting 10+ languages at launch
  • License: MIT (open source)

Getting Started

1. Read the Docs

2. Set Up Development Environment

Prerequisites:

⚠️ IMPORTANT: mise installs the Flutter SDK, but you still need platform-specific tools!

  • mise - Version manager (installs Flutter SDK only)
  • Git
  • A code editor (VS Code recommended)
  • Platform tools - See Flutter's official setup guide for:
    • Android: Android Studio + SDK + emulator setup
    • iOS: Xcode + CocoaPods (macOS only)
    • Web: Chrome (easiest - no extra setup!)

🌟 Quick Start Tip: Use web platform (flutter run -d chrome) to avoid Android/iOS setup initially!

📚 New to Flutter? You don't need to be a Flutter expert to contribute! With Flutter foundations plus AI coding assistants (like Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or Cursor), you can be productive quickly. Check out these free learning resources:

💡 Pro Tip: Learn Flutter basics, then use AI coding assistants to accelerate development. You'll learn faster by building real features with AI guidance than studying alone!

Step-by-Step Setup:

# 1. Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/LifesaverLabs/NayborSOS.git
cd NayborSOS/flutter_crossplatform_mobile_app

# 2. Install mise if you haven't already
# macOS:
brew install mise

# Linux:
curl https://mise.run | sh

# 3. Trust the mise configuration
mise trust

# 4. Install Flutter SDK (downloads ~1GB, takes 5-15 min)
mise install
# ⏰ This installs Flutter itself, but NOT Android Studio, Xcode, etc.
# For platform-specific setup, see: https://docs.flutter.dev/get-started/install

# 5. OPTIONAL: Choose ONE setup method to avoid typing "mise exec" constantly:

🌟 RECOMMENDED: mise activate (Makes commands easier)

⚠️ Note: mise activate does NOT install Flutter - it just makes mise-managed tools easier to use!

Add to your shell config (~/.zshrc for zsh or ~/.bashrc for bash):

# Add this line:
eval "$(mise activate zsh)"  # or bash, fish, etc.

# Then reload:
source ~/.zshrc

Now flutter commands work automatically in mise-managed projects (no mise exec -- prefix needed)!

Alternative: Project-specific aliases

If you prefer project-specific setup, add to your ~/.zshrc:

# Naybor SOS Flutter shortcuts
alias flutter='mise exec -- flutter'
alias fl='mise exec -- flutter'
alias frun='mise exec -- flutter run'
alias fget='mise exec -- flutter pub get'

Then reload: source ~/.zshrc

After Setup:

# Get dependencies
flutter pub get

# Generate localization files (for i18n)
flutter gen-l10n

# Run the app
flutter run

# Or run on specific device
flutter run -d chrome  # Web browser (easiest - no extra setup!)
flutter run -d ios     # iOS simulator (requires Xcode - macOS only)
flutter run -d android # Android emulator (requires Android Studio setup)

📖 More Resources:

  1. Join the Calmunity⁴⁵

Core Principles

  • Lives Saved > Features - Every decision prioritizes saving lives
  • Privacy First - Minimal data collection, no long-term location storage
  • Supplement, Not Replace - We enhance 911, never replace it
  • Community-Driven - Built by volunteers, for communities
  • Inclusive by Design - Ages 13-100+, all languages, all abilities

Safety & Legal

This project involves life-and-death situations. We take safety extremely seriously:

  • Good Samaritan Protections - Operating within legal protections for emergency aid
  • PSAP Coordination - Working toward official 911 integration
  • Staged Rollout - Starting with non-critical features, expanding carefully
  • Liability Management - Clear terms of service and appropriate insurance

License & Intellectual Property

  • Code: MIT License (fully open source)
  • Trademark: Naybor SOS™ is a trademark of Lifesaver Labs PBC
  • Philosophy: Open code, protected brand for community coherence

Contact

Together, We Can Save Lives

Whether you're a neighbor ready to help others, or a contributor ready to build life-saving technology, we need you. Every person who joins this movement brings us closer to a world where help is always just seconds away.

Join us. Because when neighbors help neighbors, everyone goes home.

Naybor SOS™ and Neighbor 911™ is a project of Lifesaver Labs Coalition and Lifesaver Labs Public Benefit Corporation, organized to create technology that saves lives while serving the public good.

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. - Margaret Mead

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Naybor (Neighbor/Neighbour) 112/911/119/etc. mobile application – pull your naybors into emergency response, wherever you are. We're trying with best effort to save all our relatives' lives.

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