Inspiration
We thought about what Software solution there could be to make a meaningful impact for sustainability. The basic idea we came up with was to inspire others through a website to make an effort for sustainability by being rewarded for being sustainable and inspired by the effort of others.
What it does
What we came up with to do this, is to allow people to submit their actions for sustainability to earn points. These are then sent for approval to moderators who, if they approve them, can rank how much points they are worth. The idea is that these points motivate the user to keep being sustainable and environmentally friendly and to keep trying to earn points. The main page will also show the accepted environmental contributions of others to inspire all users.
How we built it
We used a react frontend and nodejs backend and while initially trying to use zero auth for login we ended up writing our own simple email login.
Challenges we ran into
Using zero auth as well as trying to allow donations through capital one's API which we also failed at due to the randomisation in that API.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We are proud of the idea we came up with and that despite trying and failing at essential parts of the website we still managed to come up with an alternative and good website.
What we learned
That, while zero auth is a good API, way more than 24 hours are needed to implement it well. We also had some communication problems initially about the exact implementation of the website which taught us to make sure to communicate better next time.
What's next for EcoHero
White our website isn't the prettiest yet, the functionality is built and the concept solid. We are confident that if we were to continue the project we would end up with an impactful website which would be able to inspire a more sustainable lifestyle for many.
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