Refugee Pal is a comprehensive mobile application designed to provide aid and assistance to refugees residing in Canada. The application is compatible with various operating systems, including iOS, Android and web, as well as diverse screen sizes, offering users a seamless experience regardless of their device of choice.
The app is developed using the Dart programming language and the Flutter framework, a dynamic and powerful combination that enables us to create a smooth and efficient user interface. To accelerate the development process, we leveraged the benefits of FlutterFlow, a no-code builder that helped us streamline our workflow and expedite the app's delivery.
Furthermore, Refugee Pal's backend infrastructure is built on Firebase, a secure and reliable cloud-based platform that allows us to manage and store data with ease. With its cutting-edge technology and robust features, Firebase ensures that the app functions smoothly and efficiently, providing a seamless experience for our users.
Refugee Pal received awards at the Canada-Wide Science Fair 2023 and has qualified for the Youth Innovation Showcase Finals
The digital resource hub is designed to provide refugees in Canada with easy-to-understand and categorized information. It includes a comprehensive library of information with various categories such as employment, learning English, housing, culture and community, settlement, financial, healthcare, legal services, and mental health. Each category has subcategories and detailed topics with links and redirects to relevant and reliable sources. The platform aims to solve multiple problems faced by refugees by providing them with valuable information that can help them with challenges related to employment, mental health, a sense of belonging, and more.
The Newcomer’s Map provides over 50 useful locations sorted into categories such as food banks, places of worship, libraries, and refugee support organizations. This feature helps refugees better understand their surroundings and find places that provide services and programs to help them with integration and resettlement.
The Q&A feature that allows refugees to post questions within different chats separated in the same categories as the digital resource hub and map feature. Settlement workers or other qualified professionals can reply to their questions, providing refugees with answers to their questions.