ConnectHer

By Aayah Osman, Jasmine Ma, Vicheda Narith, Zhamilya Shakirova

Empowering Women Through Learning & Mentorship

ConnectHer is a web application designed to connect women with mentors, mentees, and study partners through a smart matching system. It supports all subjects and experience levels, fostering a space for learning, collaboration, and empowerment.

🔍 Matches are based on:
✅ Interests
✅ Availability
✅ Learning & career goals

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🌍 Our Inspiration

Women make up more than two-thirds of the world's 796 million illiterate people. Many lack resources and access to mentors—especially those from third-world countries and underrepresented backgrounds.

🚀 With ConnectHer, women can:

• Find mentors & friends with shared experiences
• Learn through communication & resource-sharing
• Build a supportive global community

We aim to improve the learning experience for women worldwide, fostering education, mentorship, and connections that can change lives.

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🛠️ Tools & Prizes

🤖 Google Gemini AI

✅ We leveraged Google Gemini AI to enhance various aspects of our application:

• Frontend Development: Used Gemini AI to generate UI components and improve design consistency.
• Smart Matching Algorithm: Implemented AI-powered swiping logic to intelligently pair users based on interests, goals, and availability.
• Content Assistance: Used Gemini AI to generate educational resources and conversational AI assistance for mentorship guidance.

🎥 Zoom - Best Use of Zoom APIs

We integrated Zoom’s API to facilitate real-time mentorship sessions, group discussions, and networking events.
✅ Users can schedule and join one-on-one or group mentorship calls without leaving the platform.
✅ Zoom’s features help create an engaging, seamless communication experience for mentors and mentees.

🔍 Perplexity AI

✅ Perplexity AI played a key role in our development process, assisting with:

• Code Generation & Debugging: Provided optimized solutions for frontend and backend challenges.
• Idea Brainstorming: Helped us refine our user experience (UX) and feature design.
• Help with swiping and matching profiles

🛠️ Codegen

🏆 Using developer tools & AI for:

• Improved code efficiency
• Advanced static analysis & UI enhancements

🎨 LumaLabs - Reimagining Visual Creation with AI 🏆 Exploring generative AI for:

• Visual storytelling & interactive experiences
• Transforming text, images, and video for learning & mentorship