Our solution

The solution

Rome wasn't built in a single day.

We can't solve everything in a snap of finger (even though we badly wish!), but, taking one step at a time in creating a balance in the opportunities provided to everyone, is the right way to tackle this problem. Some of us are "lucky" (read - privileged) to have enough to lead a comfortable life, and then some.

What if we could restore the balance by giving a surplus of the resource we have to someone who is in dire need of it? Driven with this altruistic thought, we decided to build a platform that can get people to request and give. People can request for resources which can range from tangible assets like food, groceries, clothes to intangible skill-based assistance which involve the time and energy of the helper.

At this point, you must be thinking, is this scalable? Will anyone also offer help or only keep requesting it? Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time and always start with the person nearest you. Although our model is built on the pillars of compassion and altruism, we have taken steps to incentivise the people into helping others; just like in real life, by earning "Good karma".

Our Model

1. When users come to sign up the platform, they are asked for things they can help with, which can either be

   • Any resources that they have a surplus of, and can afford to share some.

   • Skills that they are good at, and can help by spending their time and energy in the form of pro-bono services.

2. Once the users join the platform, they can perform two primary actions:

   • Request - Assuming they have a need, they can request for help of the other users. All they have to do is describe their need using the user-friendly digital technology like pictures, videos and guided description auto-builder.

   • Give - Users can check for the current unmet requests and can help them if they can.

3. We have a network of crowd-sourced angels, and part-time volunteers, good samaritans who can make necessary arrangements to the full circle from matching the helper-seeker pair to seeing that the activity is completed without hiccups.

4. To keep the model scalable, sustainable and incentivize people, we take measures such as:

   • Awarding good-karma for helping people which can be used for claiming lifestyle benefits. After all this is, Swarg. 😉

   • Measuring and Maintaining a ratio of seeker to helper activities to maintain balance.

   • Inculcate the values of sharing, empathy through community building events.