Food. Dignity. Zero Waste.
Takia is a community-led kitchen movement that fights food insecurity and food waste through coordination, care, and technology that respects people first.
We connect community kitchens, volunteers, donors, and restaurants to:
- 🌾 Rescue surplus food before it becomes waste
- 🥣 Feed people safely through dignified distribution
- 🌍 Preserve culture by respecting local food practices
- 🛡️ Work in crisis with offline-ready, resilient systems
Technology supports Takia, but people lead it.
People go hungry while good food is thrown away.
That contradiction is not inevitable. It's a systems failure.
Takia exists to fix it by building infrastructure for care that works even when everything else fails.
No shaming. No ranking. No exposure. Humans override all decisions.
Works offline. Graceful failures. Built for instability.
Locally run kitchens. Volunteers opt in. Donors support without control.
Surplus prioritized. Ingredients over cash. Distribution before expiry.
- 🏠 Kitchens post capacity and available supplies
- 🍞 Donors log surplus food with pickup windows
- 🤖 Chuma AI predicts shortages and suggests smart routing
- 🙋 Volunteers handle pickup and distribution
- 🎫 Recipients collect meals using tokens at safe pickup hubs
- 🚗 Delivery available for mobility, medical, or safety needs
Default: Safe pickup hubs with appointment windows
Exception: Dignity-based delivery when needed
Always: Privacy, respect, and human override
Chuma (Sudanese slang for "food") is the AI that supports Takia by:
- 📊 Predicting food shortages before they hit
- 🗺️ Routing donations to where they matter most
- 🥗 Suggesting nutritious meals using available ingredients
Chuma's rules:
- ✓ Always explain recommendations
- ✓ Always allow human override
- ✓ Never shame or rank people
- ✓ Speak calmly and clearly
If Chuma is unsure, it says so.
Frontend:
- Next.js with TypeScript
- shadcn/ui components
- Progressive Web App (offline support)
Backend:
- FastAPI (core + ML services)
- PostgreSQL
- Redis (future)
ML:
- PyTorch/TensorFlow for forecasting
- Pandas for data prep
- Scikit-Learn for routing
Philosophy: Code is secondary. Dignity is primary.
- 📜 Manifesto - Core beliefs and mission
- 🍲 Model - How Takia works operationally
- 🚀 Pilot Guide - Step-by-step pilot setup
- 🤖 Chuma - AI overview, visibility rules, language guidelines
- 🎨 Visual Identity - Colors, typography, tone
- 🗄️ Database - Schema and structure
- 📋 Requirements - Technical requirements
- 🏗️ Design - System architecture and design
- ✅ Tasks - Implementation roadmap
We measure what matters:
✅ Dignity - Recipients feel respected
✅ Reliability - Kitchens operate despite outages
✅ Nourishment - Fewer missed meal days
✅ Waste Reduction - Surplus rescued before expiry
✅ Community Strength - Volunteer retention, local leadership
We do NOT measure:
❌ User growth
❌ Engagement tricks
❌ Donor visibility
❌ Vanity dashboards
Restaurants, suppliers, and donors: redirect your surplus food to feed people.
Help with pickup, delivery, or kitchen operations. No special skills needed.
Developers, designers, and systems thinkers: help build crisis-ready tools.
Spread the word. Share the mission. Start a kitchen in your community.
Takia is not an app.
It is not a startup.
It is not a trend.
It is infrastructure for care.
If power goes out, Takia should still work.
If systems fail, people should still eat.
If the world breaks, community should remain.
One plate at a time, we build a world where care is normal. 🍽️💚