Project Overview
En Avant is a political movement in Haiti founded by Jerry Tardieu with the goal of bringing change through unity and a structured national project. The website serves as the central hub for the movement, providing information about its leaders, mission ("Nos Combats", French for "Our Fights"), and organizational structure. It also serves as a news portal and a platform for members to join or donate.
The Challenge
The movement needed a robust, scalable, and easy-to-manage platform to reach a wide audience, including the Haitian diaspora. Key challenges included:
- Dynamic Content: Needing frequent updates for news and press releases.
- Performance: Ensuring fast load times for users in Haiti and abroad.
- Content Management: Allowing non-technical staff to update content easily.
The Solution
We implemented a Headless CMS architecture to solve these challenges.
- Frontend: Built with Next.js to ensure high performance through server-side rendering (SSR) and static site generation (SSG).
- Backend: Leveraged WordPress as a headless CMS via its JSON API. This allows the content team to use the familiar WordPress dashboard for editing posts and pages without touching the code.
- UI/UX: Utilized React Bootstrap and Material UI to build a responsive, accessible interface in the movement's colors and style.
