KingTroy125/Hackathon-Samsung-UWC-Project

SafeBite ZA is an AI-powered platform that helps reduce foodborne illnesses in South Africa by detecting food contamination, enabling community reporting, and providing multilingual food safety education. It leverages computer vision, predictive analytics, and crowdsourced data to promote food hygiene and safer eating habits. # Hackathon-Samsung-UWC-Project # SafeBite ZA – Combatting Foodborne Illnesses in South Africa ## 🚀 Project Overview **SafeBite ZA** is a hyper-localized AI platform designed to reduce foodborne illnesses in South Africa, particularly in Cape Town's informal communities. By leveraging AI-powered food contamination detection, real-time community reporting, and multilingual food safety education, SafeBite ZA empowers individuals to make safer food choices. ## 📌 Problem Statement In South Africa, 1 in 4 people suffer from foodborne illnesses annually due to improper food handling, contaminated water, and lack of food safety education. Communities with limited resources and weak healthcare access are disproportionately affected, with vulnerable populations (e.g., HIV-positive individuals) being at higher risk. The 2017 *Listeria* outbreak, which claimed over 200 lives, underscores the urgent need for a solution. ## 🛠️ Solution ### 🔬 Real-Time Contamination Detection - Uses **smartphone cameras & low-cost IoT sensors** to scan food for contaminants like *Listeria* and *E. coli*. - AI image analysis detects spoilage in South African foods (e.g., **biltong, boerewors, amasi**). - Simulated odor detection helps assess food quality. ### 🏠 Community Reporting & Crowdsourcing - Users **report unsafe vendors** or contaminated food in local shops. - **Real-time heatmaps** alert authorities to high-risk areas (e.g., Khayelitsha, Mitchells Plain). ### 🌍 Multilingual Education - AI-generated **food safety tips** in isiXhosa, Afrikaans, and English. - **Gamified quizzes** teach proper food storage and hygiene practices. ## 🎨 UI/UX Design Designed for accessibility, our app features: - Intuitive scanning & reporting system - Easy-to-understand AI explanations - Gamified learning experience ## 🤖 Use of AI & Technologies - **Computer Vision**: Azure Custom Vision trained on 50,000+ South African food images for spoilage detection. - **Predictive Analytics**: Azure Machine L …