🍽️ Surve: Bridging Surplus Food and Communities in Need

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Purpose

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Surve is designed to connect surplus food providers with NGOs and institutions who can distribute the excess food to those in need. Our platform aims to tackle two critical issues: reducing food waste and supporting underserved communities. By helping organizations streamline food distribution, Surve empowers charities and institutions to make a greater impact on society.

Target Audience

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Our platform is crafted with Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), charity institutions, and food distribution networks in mind. These groups often face challenges in sourcing and managing food donations. Surve simplifies this by directly connecting surplus food providers to the institutions that can efficiently distribute it to the needy.

Key Functionality

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Surve provides an easy-to-use platform with the following features:

• Connect surplus food providers with NGOs and charity institutions.
• Help reduce food waste by ensuring that edible surplus food reaches those in need.
• Support communities by enabling quicker, more efficient distribution of resources.

Hackathon Highlights

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Surve was created during the HackToFuture Hackathon in a 24-hour coding marathon. Together with my talented teammates—Vighnesh Nilajakar, Shreaysh Kulkarni, Vinayak Kolavankar, and Bhavani Kulkarni—we developed a web-based platform that’s both impactful and easy to use.

You can also checkout our Blog about the Hackathon below 😉👇

🌟 Project Overview

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The concept behind Surve was to bridge the gap between surplus food providers and organizations capable of distributing it. With the ongoing issues of food waste and hunger, we saw an opportunity to create something meaningful that could scale and make a real difference.

Check out the GitHub Repo here 👇

Check out our live project: Surve

💡 Key Features

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1. Simple Interface: Allows organizations to post available food quickly and efficiently.
2. Quick Connections: Connects food providers with NGOs and institutions in need.
3. Real-time Updates: Keeps both sides informed with real-time status and availability of food.
4. Community Impact: Helps charities expand their reach and help more people.

Learnings & Takeaways

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The hackathon not only allowed us to build Surve, but it also pushed us to improve our technical skills, teamwork, and problem-solving abilities. Some key takeaways include:

• Collaborative coding taught us how to balance each other’s strengths and tackle challenges efficiently.
• Networking with mentors provided insights into scalability and real-world applications.
• We gained a deeper understanding of how technology can contribute to social impact and sustainability.

Conclusion

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The HackToFuture Hackathon was an exhilarating experience that pushed us to build something impactful in just 24 hours. We are proud of Surve, a project that helps reduce food waste while supporting communities in need. We look forward to enhancing and scaling this platform in the future.