A Privacy-First Non-Profit

Protection. Solidarity. Recovery.

The Medusa Shield Project is a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering survivors of sexual assault through trauma-informed advocacy, comprehensive support systems, and community education. We strive to provide a secure sanctuary for healing, protect survivor rights, and dismantle the systemic barriers to justice and recovery.

Get Safe Resources Our Core Pillars

💡 A Note on Your Safety & Privacy

If you are concerned that someone else has physical or remote access to your device, your browsing history or search activity could be monitored. For your safety, you can click the Quick Exit button or press the ESC key at any time to instantly redirect to Google. If needed, consider accessing this site from a secure, private device (such as a library computer or a trusted friend's phone).

How We Support

Advocacy & Support Pillars

Our core initiatives are structured to walk with survivors at every step of their journey.

Trauma-Informed Advocacy

Providing direct crisis support, navigation resources, and emotional accompaniment for survivors as they heal on their own terms and at their own pace.

Sanctuary & Community

Creating safe, unyielding spaces for survivors to connect, share their stories, and find solidarity without fear of judgment, minimization, or silence.

Rights & Justice Navigation

Offering clear, accessible toolkits to help survivors understand their choices, protect their privacy, and navigate medical, legal, and institutional systems.

Educational Outreach

Engaging local communities and institutions to change the narrative around trauma, support victim disclosures, and build proactive environments of prevention.

Safe Browsing Guidelines

1. Incognito Mode Warning

Incognito or private browsing prevents your device from saving history, but it does NOT block network-level routers, Wi-Fi hosts, or spyware from seeing your traffic.

2. Erasing Search History

If you cannot use a private tab, remember to manually delete your history for the specific hours you visited safety sites, rather than wiping all history (which looks suspicious).

3. Use Secure Browsers

When downloading apps, prefer Brave, Mullvad Browser, or Tor Browser. These browsers actively block canvas fingerprinting, scripts, and basic tracking vectors.

4. Control Push Notifications

Always disable notification permissions on sensitive web domains. Push alerts on your home screen can compromise your safety in a split second.