Inspiration
Every day in Saudi Arabia, good food from restaurants, bakeries, events, and homes gets thrown away, while other people need meals. The problem isn't a lack of food. It's that there's no fast way to connect the two.
What it does
Baraka Share is a free English and Arabic website. Restaurants and families post their extra food in under a minute, and charities or neighbours claim it before it expires. A live counter shows how many meals have been saved.
How we built it
I built it as a single web page with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. It has a built-in translation system with right-to-left support for Arabic, countdown timers for expiring food, city filters, and browser storage to save listings. I used AI assistance (Claude) to help write the code, and hosted it for free on GitHub Pages.
Challenges we ran into
I had never coded before, so I had to learn how websites, GitHub, and hosting work from scratch. Making the Arabic version feel natural meant flipping the whole layout, and my first launch showed a blank page until I fixed the file name and hosting settings.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
I went from no coding experience to a working, live website that solves a real problem. It's bilingual, works on phones, and is designed to be simple enough for anyone to use.
What we learned
I learned the basics of web development, how to design for accessibility and two languages, and how to take an idea from a community problem to a working demo.
What's next for Baraka Share
A shared database so everyone sees the same listings, verified charity accounts, a map view, WhatsApp pickup alerts, and partnerships with restaurants and food-rescue organisations.
Built With
- claude
- css
- github
- html
- javascript
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