THE EGO INITIATIVE: ESSENTIALS ON THE GO

Empathy Drives Us Forward.

EGo is a project I first began in December 2020. As a UCLA student, I first came up with this idea while talking to some of my peers living in Westwood. It turns out that many residents have been particularly concerned with grocery stores being a potential hub to spread Covid-19, especially given that cases are only continuing to rise. Should schools re-transition from remote learning to in-person learning this fall, these concerns only bear even more weight. So, when I thought about potential ways to combat this, EGo was the result.

At the surface level, EGo is meant to be a peer-to-peer grocery delivery service specifically for university students. I'm hoping for it to function as a platform such that those who don't want to put themselves at risk can have an alternative which affords them both convenience and safety. On a higher level, its purpose is to reduce the spread of Covid-19, minimize risk to college communities, and maximize both convenience and user safety, while also serving as a way to connect.

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If you want to read more about EGo, please do so here. If you have any questions, feedback, or want to work with me on bringing EGo to life, please send me an e-mail at chescalegaspi@g.ucla.edu.

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Special thanks to Katherine Burog for helping me take my vision for EGo to the next level by designing the logo for this Initiative.