ConnectHer

Inspiration

Women often face barriers in networking, mentorship, and career growth due to limited access to supportive communities. We created ConnectHer to foster meaningful connections, mentorship, and skill-building, empowering women at every stage of their journey.

What it does

ConnectHer helps women find mentors, connect with peers, join communities, and access valuable resources for personal and professional growth. Users can match with mentors, discover like-minded peers, share experiences, and build lasting support networks.

How we built it

We developed ConnectHer using React for the front end to ensure a seamless and interactive user experience. The backend is powered by MongoDB, Node.js, Express, Zoom API, and JavaScript. As well as an attempt at Redis database.

Challenges we ran into

We faced challenges with database complexity, integrating the Zoom API (but we got it working—yay!), and using AI for web scraping.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We’re proud of how much we learned, especially as a team new to full-stack development. We successfully tackled key technical challenges and got most of our features working!

What we learned

We gained experience with databases, storage, and full-stack development. While most of our prior experience was in frontend/UI, this project helped us expand our technical skills.

What's next for ConnectHer

Integrate Backend with Frontend: Test the API endpoints for user interactions. User Profiles & Data Storage: How will users input preferences and see recommendations? Testing & Feedback: Once the matching system is live, test it with real users.