Community & Learning Platform

01 — The Challenge
Fewus Menfesawi needed a platform serving both local Ethiopian learners and the global diaspora for religious education and community content. The core challenge was building a unified experience across different payment systems — Stripe for international users and local Ethiopian gateways for domestic — without fragmenting the user experience.
02 — The Solution
Delivered a full Laravel-powered platform featuring course management with video lessons, a community Q&A system, sermon and article publishing, user account management, and a payment system that elegantly routes users to the appropriate gateway based on their location. The platform handles the entire learning and community lifecycle in one place.
03 — Tech Stack
Results
Unified platform serving local and diaspora learners from a single codebase
Payment gateway routing eliminates friction for both domestic and international users
Community Q&A deepens learner engagement beyond passive video consumption
Sermon and article publishing expands content offering beyond structured courses
Key Features
Automatic gateway selection based on user location — Stripe or local gateway seamlessly.
Structured learning with lesson progress, completion tracking, and certificates.
Per-course discussion boards keeping learners connected between lessons.
Sermon audio and article management for the broader community audience.
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