GLARE

Inspiration

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, An estimated 1.3 billion tonnes of food is wasted globally each year, one-third of all food produced for human consumption. Due to pandemic conservation of basic resources like food has become mantatory, rather than throwing away food how can it be utilized? According to the latest estimates, 9.2 percent of the world population (or slightly more than 700 million people) were exposed to severe levels of food insecurity in 2018, implying reductions in the quantity of food consumed to the extent that they have possibly experienced hunger. So much food is wasted in events like marriages and parties which are thrown, hence wasted. What can be done to reduce this? Due to food wastage---

Environmental Issue
Morally Unacceptable – Fighting Hunger
Waste of Labour, Time, and Natural Resources

What it does

GLARE is an Android/IOS application that helps people locate all the nearest NGOs and other social service organizations which actively collect food, to feed the people in need. Integrated with Google Maps, then the person can send in a food pick-up request, and the food can be collected by the people from the organization rather than throwing away additional food, it can hence be used to feed the needy.

How I built it

It is integrated with Google maps which help find all the organizations in the locality and Firebase system manages the authentication, storage of the information so that people can register using email-id and other details

Challenges I ran into

Integrating Maps with the app, real-time two-end response system. As I had to run the app on the phone to record the video is a bit blurry.

Accomplishments that I'm proud of

Looking at what is happening in the world today, I realized that sustainability is one of the most important things. Hence I am proud of building something that helps the society and also in many ways helps in healing the planet.

What I learned

Technically, cloud-based application building. Most importantly I learned about what the outside world today is, realized the importance of apps like GLARE as they help save the planet and more importantly lay the path for humanity to stand strong.

What's next for GLARE

In-order to be of use, apps like GLARE, awareness among individuals play a huge role. Hence the first step would be making a few changes in the app, publish it, make a web version as well. Then start creating awareness among people about the pros of It, as due to the current Pandemic, with thousands out there without proper food, Glare could make a difference.