blingyplus/before-you-go

Avoid wasted trips to public offices in Ghana # Before You Go > **Help people make smarter decisions before leaving home** — especially when time, money, and access to public services matter. ## Overview **Before You Go** is an open-source decision-support platform that helps people determine whether it is a good time to visit a public service office. Instead of promising real-time accuracy, the system provides **probability-based guidance**: - Is the office likely open today? - How risky is a visit right now? - When is the best time window to go? - What have recent visitors experienced? The goal is simple: **reduce wasted trips, time, and money**. ## Core Principles 1. **Probability, Not Promises** Outputs are confidence-based, not guarantees. 2. **Low Friction** No login required to browse. Contributions are optional and anonymous. 3. **Signal Over Noise** Structured inputs are preferred over free-form comments. 4. **Country-Agnostic by Design** Regions, districts, services, and rules are configurable per country. 5. **Open & Transparent** Logic, assumptions, and heuristics are documented and inspectable. ## What It Does For each public service office, the platform displays: - **Availability Status**: Likely Open / Uncertain / Likely Closed - **Peak Risk Index**: Low / Medium / High - **Recommended Time Window**: Based on historical and contextual signals - **Contextual Warnings**: Public holidays, declared closures, weather impact, end-of-month congestion - **Recent Experience Summary**: Aggregated anonymous outcomes and common issue tags ## What It Doesn't Do - ❌ Not an official government platform - ❌ Not a real-time monitoring system - ❌ Not a complaint or whistleblowing channel - ❌ Not a guarantee of service availability This distinction is intentional and central to the project's sustainability. ## Technology Stack - **Framework**: Next.js 14+ (App Router) - **Language**: TypeScript - **Database**: Supabase (PostgreSQL) - **Styling**: Tailwind CSS - **Maps**: Leaflet or Google Ma …