🌍 Poverty Hub

Poverty Hub is a web-based platform built with Flask (Python) to support SDG 1: No Poverty.
It provides tools for financial literacy, crowdfunding, and microloan support for low-income families and small businesses.

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🚀 Features

• 📊 Financial Literacy Module – Learn how to budget and save.
• 🤖 AI-Powered Budgeting Suggestions – Personalized tips for households.
• 💰 Crowdfunding Platform – Communities can directly support individuals in need.
• 🏦 Microloan System – Simple loan requests and repayments.
• 🗺 Geospatial Analysis – Map poverty-stricken areas and guide interventions.

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🛠 Tech Stack

• Backend: Flask (Python)
• Frontend: HTML, CSS, Bootstrap
• Database: SQLite (default), easily upgradable to PostgreSQL/MySQL
• Templating: Jinja2
• Version Control: Git & GitHub

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⚙️ Installation & Setup

1️⃣ Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/danielkthuo/pythonfinalproject.git cd pythonfinalproject

2️⃣ Create a virtual environment

python -m venv venv

On Windows

venv\Scripts\activate

On macOS/Linux

source venv/bin/activate

3️⃣ Install dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

4️⃣ Run the application

flask run

Then open your browser at: http://127.0.0.1:5000