This website was developed as part of the NASA SpaceApp Challenge to address real-world problems with a focus on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Our project, Janavi, is named with deep meaning—"As precious as your life"—because we believe education holds that same value. The core of our project is a gamified educational platform designed specifically for high school students, focused on teaching the principles of sustainable development (aligned with the United Nations' SDGs). We built this platform to address several pressing issues in education, such as outdated teaching methods, lack of interactive resources, and accessibility challenges, especially in under-resourced areas.
The platform delivers interactive lessons that cover essential topics like energy conservation, waste management, and clean water solutions. Each lesson is presented in a gamified format, where students can engage with quizzes, tasks, and challenges that make learning fun, competitive, and rewarding. The idea is to encourage active participation, foster critical thinking, and improve retention of key concepts.
Through this approach, we aim to bridge the gap in education quality by offering free, accessible content that caters to different learning styles and helps students connect with the real-world impact of sustainability. The platform is built with a mobile-responsive design, ensuring that students with varying levels of access to technology can benefit from it.
We used HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to create a responsive and engaging interface. We also leveraged Bootstrap for faster development and to ensure the design is mobile-friendly.
React.js was chosen for its component-based structure, which allowed us to build a user-friendly and scalable interface. React's flexibility helped us ensure a smooth user experience.
The content was curated from trusted sources, including NASA’s SDG data resources and the UN’s official SDG website. This ensures students receive accurate, up-to-date information related to sustainability.
Students are more engaged due to the gamified learning model, which promotes active participation. Accessibility: The platform makes high-quality educational resources available to all students, regardless of their school's budget or technological limitations. Scalability: It can easily be scaled to cover additional subjects and be adapted by schools worldwide, making it a flexible solution for a variety of educational systems. Lifelong Learning: The project encourages students to take control of their own learning journey, fostering a culture of lifelong education.
Through Janavi, we aspire to make quality education on sustainability available to every student, regardless of where they live or study. We hope to inspire students to become informed global citizens who are not only aware of sustainable practices but also motivated to contribute to a sustainable future. We believe that by making education interactive, fun, and accessible, we can unlock the potential of every student to make a positive impact on the world.
This project has been a collaborative effort by our team, Galactic Impact, and we see it as just the beginning. Our future goals include expanding the subject coverage, integrating AI for personalized learning, and partnering with more schools and institutions to reach an even broader audience.