Inspiration
When disasters hit, many experience a loss of shelter, transportation, food, water, energy, and much more. Often, those hit by a disaster cannot receive aid from the government or other large national organizations until long after they need it. Our inspiration came from hearing one of our members describe an instance where her family relied on her neighborhood for relief during Hurricane Harvey.
What it does
By mimicking communities in real life, we created an online community forum, where we aim to gather members of a community to volunteer to help others in need. In the future, the forum open to registered volunteers of certain organizations (school clubs, churches, etc) to further distribute and circulate volunteer opportunities. Centralizing volunteer opportunities, especially during disaster strikes, reduces confusion and increases incentive.
How I built it
Wix site, python to code global warming correlation
Challenges I ran into
Finding alternatives to certain features that weren't feasible (ex. sending automated emails to those who register for our site, automated user surveys)
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
The layout and aesthetic, the chart code, familiarizing ourselves with Node.js and Corvid by Wix in attempts to code within the Wix interface
What I learned
Teamwork is crucial in creating a solid foundation for our product. Sharing ideas and attempting to change teammates' mindsets is important in making sure we all have a component of the site we are interested in working on.
What's next for Communites4DisasterRelief
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