software

Wepo4U

First website project — a NoSQL/Firebase-backed site built during COVID-19 to connect elderly residents needing help with local volunteers and small businesses.

Role

Developer — team school project (4 software engineering students, SCE)

Problem

Connects vulnerable residents who needed help during COVID-19 lockdowns with nearby volunteers and small businesses offering support.

Tech Stack

Firebase Realtime DatabaseFirebase AuthFirebase StorageHTMLJavaScript

How It Works

01A Firebase Realtime Database stores requests for help alongside volunteer and small-business listings, with Firebase Auth for accounts.
02Visitors post a need or an offer to help, and the site matches volunteers to requests by region, time slot and type of help.

GitHub

What I Learned

–My first deployed website — learned the basics of a NoSQL data model (Firebase) instead of the relational databases taught in school.
–Building something with real urgency (COVID-19 lockdowns), instead of a toy assignment, made the scope and deadline pressure feel completely different.