Furahaprogramer/gip-rwanda-translator1

# 🇷🇼 GIP Rwanda Translator **Kinyarwanda ↔ English translation app** built for the GIP Rwanda Community — students and remote teams working across language barriers. --- ## Features - **Kinyarwanda → English** and **English → Kinyarwanda** translation - **Auto-translate** as you type (debounced) - **Quick Phrases** tab with 25+ common greetings and work expressions - **Translation History** — last 30 translations saved in the browser - **Copy** button to paste directly into WhatsApp, Slack, email, etc. - **Text-to-Speech** for both input and output - **Tips** tab with usage guidance - Mobile-friendly responsive layout - API key stays server-side (never exposed to users) --- ## Project Structure ``` gip-rwanda-translator/ ├── api/ │ └── translate.js ← Serverless API route (keeps API key secret) ├── public/ │ └── index.html ← Full frontend app ├── vercel.json ← Vercel routing config ├── package.json ├── .gitignore └── README.md ``` --- ## Deployment to Vercel ### Step 1 — Get an Anthropic API Key 1. Go to console.anthropic.com 2. Create an account or log in 3. Go to **API Keys** → click **Create Key** 4. Copy the key (starts with `sk-ant-...`) --- ### Step 2 — Upload to GitHub 1. Create a new repository on github.com 2. Upload all these project files into the repo - You can drag & drop in the GitHub web UI, or use Git: ```bash git init git add . git commit -m "Initial commit" git remote add origin github.com git push -u origin main ``` --- ### Step 3 — Deploy on Vercel 1. Go to vercel.com and sign in (free account) 2. Click **Add New → Project** 3. Import your GitHub repository 4. Leave all build settings as default 5. **Before deploying**, add the environment variable: - Click **Environment Variables** - Name: `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` - Value: `sk-ant-...` (your key from Step 1) 6. Click **Deploy** Vercel will give you a live URL like `gip-rwanda-tra …