Overview

An open source approach to creating opportunites (gigs, jobs and internships) and driving the gig-based economy and it's ecosystem in Kenya.

But why?

The project idea came from this community on WhatsApp.

The problem(s)

The main blockers noted during the inception and growth of the Community were:

1. A number of software developers who joined the WhatsApp community were either in campus, fresh graduates, or looking for a gig/job/internship.
2. The skill-level of the techies in the community would not be considered "job-ready".
3. More and more professions joined the community, creating a need for new, more focused, WhatsApp groups e.g. a group focused on AI opportunities.
4. Managing the content in the community became another hustler on it's own.

The (proposed) solution

Well, the experience gained in running the community plus how rapid it was expanding brought about an opportunity:

1. For the developers, they can gain valuable experience by contributing to open source projects (like this one), making them "job-ready".
2. For the general community, a central, customized, experience, would open up a world of opportunities, not limited to what they are currently engaged in.

The MVP (Minimum Viable Product)

1. Authentication - users can create accounts and login
2. Profile - users can customize their profile e.g. add interests, experience etc.
3. Posting opportunities - registered users can post their opportunites (gigs, jobs and internships + any relevant information related to the core purpose)
4. Notifications - users can receive notifications regarding available opportunites e.g. via email/SMS

Let's get technical

Check out a few guides on how to contribute to open source (like this project):

1. Free Code Camp's Guide

Technology Stack (Proposed)

Frontend

1. Bootstrap (preffered) vs Tailwind
2. VueJS (preffered) vs React

Backend

1. Laravel (preffered)

Database

1. MySQL (preffered) vs Oracle
2. NoSQL