The Third Pillar - Zakat

See smiley faces after helping someone :)
Add a pin to notify that someone needs help
Find someone to help
Request for help
Non location-based help requests
Calculate Zakat

TheThirdPillar

Inspiration

The world around us can be a sad and depressing place. However we are all willing to help another person out if we see or know about someone in distress or needing help. With technology we can make the helping nature of people come to life and spread smiles! TheThirdPillar helps Muslims earn rewards through giving more Sadaqah on a regular basis!

What it does

This is like a waze of helping people. When we see or notice someone is trouble or needing help (not a 911 emergency, we absolutely recommend calling the authorities for anything observed of a serious nature) a user can place a pin with an emoji on it using our app. The emoji can signify what the problem is, and can be accompanied by a small text description and/or an image.When someone uses the app to see this, they have the chance to help the situation and can then share that they have changed this by changing the emoji of the pin into a smile :) . For issues that are not location-based, we have a portal through which you can request for help. You can also calculate your Zakat using the app.

How we built it

Frontend was built with react native the maps were built using GCP google maps api the backend was built using GCP google serverless functions the database was hosted on mongodb atlas .

Zakat is calculated on held wealth that exceeds the Nisab threshold value at the Zakat percentage of 2.5%. Your wealth takes into consideration saved cash, personal gold and silver, personal investments including stocks and shares, loans and personal debts. Additional properties and vehicles should be included in your Zakat calculations.