Donation Tracking: Users can track the status of every listing from initial availability through to safe delivery or expiration.
Donor Workspace: A clean dashboard providing donors with a high-level overview of their impact, active listings, and total servings rescued.
ResQFood Landing Page: The welcoming entry point that connects food donors with NGOs and volunteers to reduce community waste.
Food Discovery Portal: NGOs can easily filter and locate urgent, time-sensitive food donations in their area before they expire.
Real-Time Alerts: Automated notifications keep all users updated on critical moments, like when a donation is nearing its expiration time.
Real-Time Alerts: Automated notifications keep all users updated on critical moments, like when a donation is nearing its expiration time.
ResQFood Landing Page: The welcoming entry point that connects food donors with NGOs and volunteers to reduce community waste.

Inspiration

Every day, perfectly edible food from restaurants, hostels, weddings, and homes is wasted while thousands of people still go hungry. We wanted to create a simple platform that makes donating surplus food as easy as ordering it.

What it does

ResQFood connects food donors with NGOs and volunteers. Donors can post surplus food, NGOs can claim available donations, and volunteers coordinate pickup and delivery, ensuring food reaches people before it expires.

How we built it

We built the frontend using React, TypeScript, Vite, and Tailwind CSS, while the backend is powered by Spring Boot with REST APIs. Data is managed using PostgreSQL and Drizzle ORM, with separate dashboards for donors, NGOs, and volunteers.

Challenges we ran into

The biggest challenge was creating a smooth workflow between three different user roles while keeping the application responsive and intuitive within a short hackathon timeline.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

->Role-based dashboards ->End-to-end donation workflow ->Donation tracking with status updates ->Modern responsive UI

What we learned

Building ResQFood taught us much more than creating a web application. We learned how to design a real-world solution, develop a role-based system for donors, NGOs, and volunteers, build REST APIs, manage databases, and create a responsive user interface. Most importantly, we learned the value of teamwork, rapid problem-solving, and turning a social issue into a practical technology solution.

What's next for RESQFOOD

We're planning to add AI-based donation matching, real-time notifications, live map tracking, and analytics to help reduce food waste on a larger scale.