StreeVendors
A platform connecting women-owned local stores with shoppers looking to support small businesses in their community.
Created on 8th January 2023
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StreeVendors
A platform connecting women-owned local stores with shoppers looking to support small businesses in their community.
The problem StreeVendors solves
Here are some problems in existing system:
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Since the lockdown, nearly 40% of street vendors are women and 30% are sole-earning members of their families.
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Many are putting up their street food stalls, tea stalls, etc. But what keeps them below the limelight?
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Many of these women workers are doing these activities primarily, because of their situation to earn money and growth of their economic status.
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Women hold up half the sky. They can do anything to set up their worth in front of society. We need to empower them.
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Moreover, This informal sector is under the table due to the norms of formal economic sectors like enterprises.
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This woman works in every weather condition but does not get enough support from commoners like us. They have their own stories.
Challenges we ran into
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During the development of the website, we encountered a number of challenges such as creating a user-friendly UI/UX, integrating JS, React, and the Appwrite API, and implementing voice recognition features using Alan AI.
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In order to promote local stores, we had to devise a system for listing stores, and creating a signup and login page using the database.
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This required us to ensure compatibility with all major browsers and devices, integrate the Appwrite API into our application, design an easy-to-use user interface, find a reliable voice recognition service provider and integrate their API, and thoroughly test the application. Despite these challenges, the project is now running smoothly.