EduCare - An Educational Resource Based Contribution Platform

Submission for IBM Hack 2021

Overview

The current shift of digitizing education has become very challenging for students who can not afford the requirements necessary for its implementation. From costly resources such as laptops and other gadgets to basic necessities such as a stable internet connection, there is a growing need for a reliable platform to ensure equal access to education in an increasingly digital world. The solution for this problem statement is to implement a resource based contributing platform that can utilized by the required parties to obtain financial support and acquire resources like laptops and other gadgets for students who can’t afford it.

Setup

1. Clone the repostiory
2. Install dependencies

npm install

3. Set variables for the keys\connections used in the .env file

SERVER="
LANGUAGE_TRANSLATOR_VERSION=""
LANGUAGE_TRANSLATOR_APIKEY=""
LANGUAGE_TRANSLATOR_SERVICE_URL=""
WATSON_VERSION=""
WATSON_APIKEY=""
WATSON_URL=""
WATSON_ID=""
MONGODB_CLUSTER_URI=""

4. Start the application

node run start

Roles and Functionalities

Admin

• Validate Organizations
  Responsible for approving/rejecting the validity of an organization based on the verification application submitted after its registration on the portal. Only approved organizations are visible to a user.

Organization

• Organization Dashboard
  Displays the existing requests created by the organization.

• Create Financial Request
  Enables the organization to create a financial funding request.

• Create Resource Request
  Used to create a resource request with specifications based on the type, models and quantity required.

• Verification Application
  Sumbits an application consisting of the organization representative and contact details for approval by the administrator.

• View Applications
  Displays all the current resource contribution applications from the users.

User

• User Dashboard
  Displays all the financial and resource requests from approved organizations. A user can view all the details about the resource including the progress of the donation drive. A feature to translate the content is also available.

• Contribute Funds
  Used to extend financial help for a cause.
  

• Contribute Resources
  Enables the user to provide information about a resource they can donate based on an organization's requirments. Information such as model, brand and product images can be submitted to be reviewed by the organization.

• View Application Status
  Displays the application status for resources that can be contributed by the user.