INFund

INFund is a crowdfunding solution that takes the ease and intuitiveness of raising funds to a whole new level.

We(the creators of INFund) are university students and we have seen firsthand how gruesome and tiring putting money together for various payments can be. The 'stress' associated with this process makes the higher institution experience one to be endured rather than enjoyed. INFund was created to facilitate funding and billing in higher institutions of learning and alleviate this 'stress'.

INFund allows students to set up campaigns for various educational purposes. Campaigns are used by students for fundraising. INFund also provides a way for lecturers to set up bills for students. Some examples of campaigns are fundraisers to purchase student handouts, textbooks, or even a much-needed utility like a projector or PA system. Bills could be fees set by the institution or by a lecturer for specific faculties, departments, colleges, or levels.

INFund provides a means for users to share their campaigns on various social media and messaging platforms to spread their awareness.

INFund also provides user and administrative dashboards for students and institution officials. User dashboards allow students to create, view, and donate to campaigns. The institution officials' dashboard allows lecturers and other administrative staff to put up new bills for students and vet any new campaigns.

The Payaza API was integrated into our solution to facilitate transfers for crowdfunding and billing. Our solution also makes use of powerful LLMs for campaign classification and general user-friendliness.

INFund comes with support for major institutions across the country and their various faculties, departments, or colleges. New institutions can easily join and add their faculties to the institution list.

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Getting Started

Setup Instructions

1. Clone the Repository:

   git clone https://github.com/baqx/infund  
   cd infund  

2. Database Configuration:

   • Import the infund.sql file located in the config/ directory into your database.
   • Edit config/config.php with your database connection details.

3. Secrets Configuration:

   • Create a new file named secrets.php in the config/ folder. The file should contain:

     <?php  
     //This PHP file contains app secrets  
     $PAYAZA_API_KEY = "";  
     $PAYAZA_API_KEY_ENCODED = "";  
     $APP_EMAIL = "";  
     $APP_EMAIL_PASSWORD = "";  
     ?>  

4. Dependencies:
   The project includes libraries like:

   • Payaza API for payment gateway.
   • PhpSpreadsheet for Excel processing.
   • FPDF for PDF generation.
   • PHPMailer for email notifications.
   • LLama for campaign spam detection

5. Assets Directory:

   • CSS files: assets/css/
   • JavaScript files: assets/js/
   • Images: assets/images/

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Contributors

• Kunle-Ajayi Oluwasetemi
• Adegbola Abdulbaqee

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