CARE Project - Cyprus Animals Rescue Effort

A 100% volunteer-run dog rescue platform helping stray and shelter-bound dogs across Cyprus find loving homes.

careproject.cy | UANA Foundation

About

CARE Project is the adoption platform for UANA Foundation, a registered nonprofit in Cyprus. We rescue stray dogs, cover their veterinary care, rehabilitate and socialize them, and coordinate adoptions locally and internationally to the UK, Germany, and the Netherlands.

100% volunteer. No paid staff. Every euro goes to the animals.

Why Open Source

Every rescue organization deserves a modern adoption platform. Most operate through social media DMs and spreadsheets. We built this site for CARE Project and are open-sourcing it so any animal rescue can fork it, add their animals, and deploy for free.

Tech Stack

• Next.js 16 (App Router, Turbopack)
• VaneUI (React component library)
• Markdoc (blog and pages)
• Tailwind CSS v4
• Vercel

Features

• Dog profile pages with photos, breed, age, and adoption status
• Adoption listings filtered by availability
• Success stories gallery
• Markdown-powered blog with Cyprus-specific pet care content
• Static pages (About, Adopt, Foster, Donate, Get Involved)
• SEO-optimized with sitemap generation
• Social sharing (Open Graph, Twitter cards)
• Responsive design
• Ahrefs analytics integration

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• npm

Installation

git clone https://github.com/careproject-cy/platform.git
cd platform
npm install

Development

npm run dev

Open http://localhost:3000 in your browser.

Content Generation

Dog profiles and blog posts are stored as Markdown files in the data/ directory. After adding or editing content, regenerate the JSON data files:

npm run generate-dogs
npm run generate-blogposts

Build

npm run build

Project Structure

careproject/
  app/
    components/       # React components (header, footer, dog cards, etc.)
    data/             # Constants and data fetching utilities
    blog/             # Blog pages
    dogs/             # Dog profile pages
    more/             # Static pages (adopt, foster, donate, etc.)
  data/
    dogs/             # Dog profiles as Markdown files
      adopted/        # Successfully adopted dogs
      germasogeia/    # Dogs from Germasogeia shelter
      mesageitonia/   # Dogs from Mesageitonia shelter
      other/          # Dogs from other locations
    blog/             # Blog posts as Markdown files
    pages/            # Static page content as Markdown
  public/             # Static assets (logos, images)
  lib/                # Data generation scripts

UANA Foundation

CARE Project operates under UANA Foundation, a registered Cyprus nonprofit (HE 442538) that supports animal rescuers across the island. UANA also runs:

• Shelter Support: Financial aid to municipal pounds and private rescue centers
• Emergency Foster Program: Temporary pet care for owners facing illness, unemployment, or domestic violence
• Volunteer Coordination: Organizing shelter visits, dog walks, and care activities

Contact: [email protected]

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Whether you're a developer, designer, or animal welfare advocate:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/your-feature)
3. Make your changes
4. Run linting and type checks (npm run lint && npm run typecheck)
5. Commit your changes
6. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/your-feature)
7. Open a Pull Request

Social

• Instagram: @uana.cy / @dog_adoption_cyprus
• Facebook: careproject.cy
• LinkedIn: UANA Foundation
• Telegram: care_project

License

MIT