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+from flask_sqlalchemy import SQLAlchemy
+from flask_mail import Mail
+
+db = SQLAlchemy()
+mail = Mail()
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diff --git a/server/notifications/app.py b/server/notifications/app.py
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+++ b/server/notifications/app.py
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+from flask import Flask
+from . import db, mail
+from .models import User, Notification, Post, Cohort
+from .routes import init_app
+
+def create_app():
+    app = Flask(__name__)
+    app.config['SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI'] = 'postgresql://username:password@localhost/moringa_alumni'
+    app.config['SQLALCHEMY_TRACK_MODIFICATIONS'] = False
+    app.config['MAIL_SERVER'] = 'smtp.example.com'
+    app.config['MAIL_PORT'] = 587
+    app.config['MAIL_USE_TLS'] = True
+    app.config['MAIL_USERNAME'] = 'your-email@example.com'
+    app.config['MAIL_PASSWORD'] = 'your-email-password'
+    app.config['MAIL_DEFAULT_SENDER'] = 'your-email@example.com'
+
+    db.init_app(app)
+    mail.init_app(app)
+    init_app(app)  
+    return app
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    app = create_app()
+    app.run(debug=True)
diff --git a/server/notifications/models.py b/server/notifications/models.py
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+from . import db
+from datetime import datetime
+
+class User(db.Model):
+    id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
+    email = db.Column(db.String(120), unique=True, nullable=False)
+    notifications = db.relationship('Notification', backref='user', lazy=True)
+
+class Notification(db.Model):
+    id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
+    user_id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('user.id'), nullable=False)
+    message = db.Column(db.String(250), nullable=False)
+    timestamp = db.Column(db.DateTime, default=datetime.utcnow, nullable=False)
+    is_read = db.Column(db.Boolean, default=False, nullable=False)
+
+class Post(db.Model):
+    id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
+    user_id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('user.id'), nullable=False)
+    content = db.Column(db.String(500), nullable=False)
+    timestamp = db.Column(db.DateTime, default=datetime.utcnow, nullable=False)
+
+class Cohort(db.Model):
+    id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
+    name = db.Column(db.String(100), nullable=False)
+    user_id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('user.id'), nullable=False)
+    timestamp = db.Column(db.DateTime, default=datetime.utcnow, nullable=False)
diff --git a/server/notifications/routes.py b/server/notifications/routes.py
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+from flask import Blueprint, request, jsonify
+from .models import db, Notification, Cohort, Post, User
+
+notifications_bp = Blueprint('notifications', __name__, url_prefix='/notifications')
+
+@notifications_bp.route('/send', methods=['POST'])
+def send_notification_route():
+    try:
+        data = request.get_json()
+        user_id = data.get('user_id')
+        message = data.get('message')
+        if not user_id or not message:
+            return jsonify({'error': 'Invalid input data'}), 400
+        notification = Notification(user_id=user_id, message=message)
+        db.session.add(notification)
+        db.session.commit()
+        return jsonify({'message': 'Notification sent successfully'}), 200
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"An error occurred: {e}")
+        return jsonify({'error': 'An error occurred while sending notification'}), 500
+
+@notifications_bp.route('/<int:user_id>', methods=['GET'])
+def get_notifications(user_id):
+    try:
+        notifications = Notification.query.filter_by(user_id=user_id).all()
+        return jsonify([{
+            'id': n.id,
+            'message': n.message,
+            'timestamp': n.timestamp.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"),
+            'is_read': n.is_read
+        } for n in notifications]), 200
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"An error occurred: {e}")
+        return jsonify({'error': 'An error occurred while retrieving notifications'}), 500
+
+@notifications_bp.route('/read/<int:notification_id>', methods=['PATCH'])
+def read_notification(notification_id):
+    try:
+        notification = Notification.query.get(notification_id)
+        if not notification:
+            return jsonify({'error': 'Notification not found'}), 404
+        notification.is_read = True
+        db.session.commit()
+        return jsonify({'message': 'Notification marked as read'}), 200
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"An error occurred: {e}")
+        return jsonify({'error': 'An error occurred while marking notification as read'}), 500
+
+@notifications_bp.route('/cohorts/join', methods=['POST'])
+def join_cohort():
+    try:
+        data = request.get_json()
+        user_id = data.get('user_id')
+        name = data.get('name')
+        if not user_id or not name:
+            return jsonify({'error': 'Invalid input data'}), 400
+        new_cohort = Cohort(name=name, user_id=user_id)
+        db.session.add(new_cohort)
+        db.session.commit()
+        message = "You have joined a new cohort"
+        notification = Notification(user_id=user_id, message=message)
+        db.session.add(notification)
+        db.session.commit()
+        return jsonify({'message': 'Joined cohort successfully'}), 200
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"An error occurred: {e}")
+        return jsonify({'error': 'An error occurred while joining cohort'}), 500
+
+@notifications_bp.route('/posts', methods=['POST'])
+def create_post():
+    try:
+        data = request.get_json()
+        user_id = data.get('user_id')
+        content = data.get('content')
+        if not user_id or not content:
+            return jsonify({'error': 'Invalid input data'}), 400
+        new_post = Post(user_id=user_id, content=content)
+        db.session.add(new_post)
+        db.session.commit()
+        return jsonify({'message': 'Post created successfully'}), 201
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"An error occurred: {e}")
+        return jsonify({'error': 'An error occurred while creating post'}), 500
+
+def init_app(app):
+    app.register_blueprint(notifications_bp)