The problem MindMate solves

MindMate is a platform where individuals facing mental health challenges can connect with empathetic and supportive peer allies who are trained to provide understanding, encouragement, and guidance. This platform aims to offer a combination of anonymous peer support matching and a structured mental health ally program.

Challenges we ran into

We ran into various challenges. We had minimal knowledge of backend development and our AI/ML team member was not able to join the team due to which one of us had to take that part and start learning from scratch. To overcome this we surfed the internet, read various documents and had to go through various datasets before sticking to one. Learning python and then implementing openCV in such time bound situations was challenging but not panicking was the key which helped us. Learning new technologies was fun at the same time but we also had to be aware of many components which were not easy to understand. The implementation of chat box using socket required us to learn it and apply it correctly. We read documentations and implemented it successfully.