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Open Food Facts is a collaborative and citizen project. There are different ways to contribute.

Open Food Facts is a collaborative, citizen-led project. Are you a student needing some practical volunteering experience? A retired professional looking for a project to keep those neurons firing? Diversifying your skillset? There are lots of different ways to contribute!

== 1. Improving the database ==

== Improving the Database ==

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The database is the core of the project. It's easy and very quick to help.

The database is at the core of the project, and it's so easy to help. You could start by downloading the mobile app on your phone and add or improve products. The Open Food Facts website also has many opportunities to contribute. You could check out [https://world.openfoodfacts.org/state/to-be-completed our list of products to be completed] and start making improvements. Or try accepting one of our [[Contribution missions|contribution missions.]] How about improving the overall [[quality]] of the data?

 

You can '''download the mobile app''' for your phone, and '''start adding or improving products'''.

 

On the other hand, Open Food Facts website offers many ways to contribute:

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== 2. Software development ==

== Software Development ==

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'''The major part of Open Food Facts tools and softwares are made by volunteers'''. Software development includes Open Food Facts backend (Perl and MongoDB); API (JSON); website (HTML5, JS, Foundation); iOS native (Swift); Android native (Java); AI (python, R); translations; etc.

Most of the development work required to create and maintain Open Food Facts software and tools is done by volunteers. We welcome expertise in the Open Food Facts back end (Perl and MongoDB); the API (JSON); our website (HTML5, JS, Foundation); iOS native (Swift); Android native (Java); AI (python, R); and translations. For more information, see our [[Software Development]] page.

 

For more information, see [[Software Development]].

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== 3. Documentation & knowledge ==

== Knowledge and Documentation ==

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This wiki is the central place for documentation and knowledge.

This wiki is our central hub for knowledge and docs relating to the project. Help us to [[Wiki gardening|maintain and enrich the wiki]]. This is a great opportunity for professional writers such as tech writers and content developers to diversify their skillset.

 

> You can help [[Wiki gardening|maintain and enrich this wiki]] (to be completed).

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== 4. Translations ==

== Translations ==

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Open Food Facts is a global project, containing products for more than 160 countries. Open Food Facts is translated in dozens of languages, with constantly evolving contents. Translations is one of the key tasks of the project. > [[Translations]].

Open Food Facts is a global project that involves products from over 160 countries. We translate rapidly evolving content into dozens of languages. [[Translations]] are key to the project's success. Translators, please make yourself known to us - we love you!

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== 5. Community helping & management ==

== Community ==

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Open Food Facts is a global effort due to thousands of people. We try to maintain a vibrant and growing community, thanks to our social spaces: Facebook, Slack, Twitter... In particular, we need to welcome new contributors, [[Answering questions|answer questions]], help people to find things, ... If you like interacting with people, we need your help!

We want to grow and nurture our community of contributors. You can find us in just about every corner of social media: Facebook, Slack, Twitter... We especially need people who can welcome new contributors, show them how we do things, and [[Answering questions|answer questions]]. If you love people and want to help them succeed, this is your space!

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== 6. Communication ==

== Communications ==

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Open Food Facts has to widely share its activities. We need to clearly explain our goals, our tools, our services, the way we conduct the whole project, and so on. We need to inform about our progresses, news, successes. You can help us to build a clear and efficient communication to share Open Food Facts project.

We need to clearly explain our goals, our tools and our services. We need to reach a broad audience and ensure people understand how we conduct the project. We also need to provide updates about progress, news and successes. If you live and breathe communications, we want to hear from you. Check out our [[Communication|communication]] page and get started.

 

> We welcome contributions which can help project communication, see [[Communication|communication]] page.

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== 7. Project's life ==

== Project Management and Administration ==

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Open Food Facts also needs contributions the global project's life: project management, quality control, fundraising, etc. '''We also need help there!'''

Open Food Facts also needs help with fundraising, project management and quality control.