Ideaz

1. Problem Statement

Hunger and food waste are two of the world's biggest problems. Large quantities of edible food are thrown away daily by homes, canteens, hostels, weddings, and restaurants. At the same time, millions of people struggle to find even one healthy meal a day, particularly those who are homeless, poor children in orphanages, and residents of low-income neighbourhoods.
According to UN estimates, over 800 million people go hungry and one-third of the food produced worldwide is wasted. This similarity between excess food and food insecurity emphasizes how urgently a clever, long-term solution is needed.

2. The Gap in Solutions Right

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  Not knowing: A lot of people don't know how or where to give away extra food.
  • Poor coordination: Nonprofits have trouble getting things to the right places on time and picking them up.
  • Concerns about food safety: If the right inspections aren't done, food that has been given away could go bad before it gets to the people who need it.
  • No central system: The current solutions are scattered and lack a single, easy-to-use platform that would allow NGOs and donors to talk to each other in real time.

3. Solution: Food Connect

Food Connect is a mobile + web platform that acts as a bridge between food donors and NGOs/orphanages.

Key Features:

• Donor Portal – Restaurants, caterers, hostels, and households can register and list surplus food instantly.
• Real-Time Notifications – NGOs and volunteers get instant alerts about nearby donations.
• Location Tracking – GPS-based matching ensures food reaches the closest NGO quickly.
• Food Safety Guidelines – Donors are guided on packaging and time-sensitive pickup windows.
• Volunteer Network – Students and community volunteers help transport food when NGOs cannot.

4. Who Benefits

• Homeless people & orphanages: receive free, nutritious meals.
• Donors (restaurants, households, event managers): reduce waste, disposal costs, and boost social goodwill.
• NGOs: save resources and distribute food more efficiently.

5. Why this problem matters to me

I see a lot restaurants  face with lot of leftover food at their restaurants  so we can connect through them with food connect and then can get the food to the needy and also whenever there is a party in our community or in my relatives house I see a lot of food being leftover and untouched, usually people throw it and waste that food which triggers my anger so from one party I said to my dad to donate the food to the homeless people or orphanages and that gave me an idea to create an app which connects NGOs, Orphanage and the homeless people to feed them.