Kenyan Universities Interaction Platform

🎯 Project Overview

Interactive platform for Kenyan university students featuring:

• News updates
• Discussion forums
• Event calendars
• Resource sharing
• Live messaging

👥 Team & Features

Live Communications

• Live Chats & Messaging
  • Frontend: Jean
  • Backend: Fidel

Content & Engagement

• Feeds & Trending

  • Frontend: Fabian
  • Backend: Fidel

• Polls

  • Frontend: Debby
  • Backend: Victor

• Event Calendar

  • Full Stack: Incognito

Community Features

• Forums & Communities

  • Frontend: Victor
  • Backend: Fidel

• News Updates

  • Full Stack: Mato

• Maps

  • Full Stack: Peter

• Resource Sharing

  • Full Stack: Samtech

• Marketplace

  • Full Stack: Victor

• Student Profiles

  • Full Stack: Fidel

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript (React/Vue/Angular)
• Backend: Django
• Database: SQLite
• APIs: REST

✅ TODO Progress Tracker

Use this list to track progress. Mark tasks as completed by adding a ✅ at the start.

Live Communications

• [✅] Live Chats & Messaging - Frontend (Jean)

• [✅] Live Chats & Messaging - Backend (Fidel)

Content & Engagement

• Feeds & Trending - Frontend (Fabian)

• [✅] Feeds & Trending - Backend (Fidel)

• Polls

• [✅] Polls Creation and Views - Frontend (Debby)

• [✅] Polls Creation and Views - Backend (Victor)

• Event Calendar - Frontend (Saints)

• Event Calendar - Backend (Incognito)

Community Features

• Forums & Communities - Frontend (Victor)

• Forums & Communities - Backend (Fidel)

• [❌] News Updates - Full Stack (Mato)

• Maps - Full Stack (Peter)

• [✅] Resource Sharing - Full Stack (Samtech)

• [✅] Marketplace - Full Stack (Victor)

• [✅] Student Profiles - Full Stack (Fidel)

🚀 Development Setup

1️⃣ Clone & Enter Project

git clone https://github.com/KenyanAudo03/Campus_Interaction.git
cd Campus_Interaction

2️⃣ Install Requirements

pip install -r requirements.txt

3️⃣ Initialize Database

python manage.py makemigrations
python manage.py makemigrations profiles
python manage.py migrate
mkdir static staticfiles media
mkdir media/profile_pics
cp static/images/default-avatar.png media/profile_pics/default.png

4️⃣ Start Server

python manage.py runserver

5️⃣ Create New App (if needed)

django-admin startapp your_app