diff --git a/backend/internal/database/db.go b/backend/internal/database/db.go
index f05530a..e7f9251 100644
--- a/backend/internal/database/db.go
+++ b/backend/internal/database/db.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
+	"ttime/internal/types"
 
 	"github.com/jmoiron/sqlx"
 	_ "github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3"
@@ -25,6 +26,9 @@ type Database interface {
 	ChangeUserRole(username string, projectname string, role string) error
 	GetAllUsersProject(projectname string) ([]UserProjectMember, error)
 	GetAllUsersApplication() ([]string, error)
+	GetProjectsForUser(username string) ([]types.Project, error)
+	GetAllProjects() ([]types.Project, error)
+	GetUserRole(username string, projectname string) (string, error)
 }
 
 // This struct is a wrapper type that holds the database connection
@@ -52,6 +56,21 @@ const addTimeReport = `WITH UserLookup AS (SELECT id FROM users WHERE username =
 const addUserToProject = "INSERT INTO user_roles (user_id, project_id, p_role) VALUES (?, ?, ?)" // WIP
 const changeUserRole = "UPDATE user_roles SET p_role = ? WHERE user_id = ? AND project_id = ?"
 
+const getProjectsForUser = `
+SELECT 
+    projects.id,
+    projects.name,
+    projects.description,
+    projects.owner_user_id 
+FROM 
+    projects
+JOIN 
+    user_roles ON projects.id = user_roles.project_id
+JOIN 
+    users ON user_roles.user_id = users.id
+WHERE 
+    users.username = ?;`
+
 // DbConnect connects to the database
 func DbConnect(dbpath string) Database {
 	// Open the database
@@ -69,6 +88,18 @@ func DbConnect(dbpath string) Database {
 	return &Db{db}
 }
 
+func (d *Db) GetProjectsForUser(username string) ([]types.Project, error) {
+	var projects []types.Project
+	err := d.Select(&projects, getProjectsForUser, username)
+	return projects, err
+}
+
+func (d *Db) GetAllProjects() ([]types.Project, error) {
+	var projects []types.Project
+	err := d.Select(&projects, "SELECT * FROM projects")
+	return projects, err
+}
+
 func (d *Db) AddTimeReport(projectName string, userName string, start time.Time, end time.Time) error { // WIP
 	_, err := d.Exec(addTimeReport, userName, projectName, start, end)
 	return err
@@ -108,6 +139,12 @@ func (d *Db) ChangeUserRole(username string, projectname string, role string) er
 	return err3
 }
 
+func (d *Db) GetUserRole(username string, projectname string) (string, error) {
+	var role string
+	err := d.Get(&role, "SELECT p_role FROM user_roles WHERE user_id = (SELECT id FROM users WHERE username = ?) AND project_id = (SELECT id FROM projects WHERE name = ?)", username, projectname)
+	return role, err
+}
+
 // AddUser adds a user to the database
 func (d *Db) AddUser(username string, password string) error {
 	_, err := d.Exec(userInsert, username, password)
diff --git a/backend/internal/database/db_test.go b/backend/internal/database/db_test.go
index e5aceb2..7650739 100644
--- a/backend/internal/database/db_test.go
+++ b/backend/internal/database/db_test.go
@@ -169,10 +169,27 @@ func TestChangeUserRole(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("AddUserToProject failed:", err)
 	}
 
+	role, err := db.GetUserRole("testuser", "testproject")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error("GetUserRole failed:", err)
+	}
+	if role != "user" {
+		t.Error("GetUserRole failed: expected user, got", role)
+	}
+
 	err = db.ChangeUserRole("testuser", "testproject", "admin")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error("ChangeUserRole failed:", err)
 	}
+
+	role, err = db.GetUserRole("testuser", "testproject")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error("GetUserRole failed:", err)
+	}
+	if role != "admin" {
+		t.Error("GetUserRole failed: expected admin, got", role)
+	}
+
 }
 
 func TestGetAllUsersProject(t *testing.T) {
@@ -286,3 +303,43 @@ func TestGetAllUsersApplication(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("testuser2 not found")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestGetProjectsForUser(t *testing.T) {
+	db, err := setupState()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error("setupState failed:", err)
+	}
+
+	err = db.AddUser("testuser", "password")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error("AddUser failed:", err)
+	}
+
+	err = db.AddProject("testproject", "description", "testuser")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error("AddProject failed:", err)
+	}
+
+	err = db.AddUserToProject("testuser", "testproject", "user")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error("AddUserToProject failed:", err)
+	}
+
+	projects1, err := db.GetAllProjects()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error("GetAllProjects failed:", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(projects1) != 1 {
+		t.Error("GetAllProjects failed: expected 1, got", len(projects1))
+	}
+
+	projects, err := db.GetProjectsForUser("testuser")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error("GetProjectsForUser failed:", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(projects) != 1 {
+		t.Error("GetProjectsForUser failed: expected 1, got", len(projects))
+	}
+}
diff --git a/backend/internal/types/project.go b/backend/internal/types/project.go
index cabf6c6..8fcfaf5 100644
--- a/backend/internal/types/project.go
+++ b/backend/internal/types/project.go
@@ -1,16 +1,11 @@
 package types
 
-import (
-	"time"
-)
-
 // Project is a struct that holds the information about a project
 type Project struct {
-	ID          int       `json:"id" db:"id"`
-	Name        string    `json:"name" db:"name"`
-	Description string    `json:"description" db:"description"`
-	Owner       string    `json:"owner" db:"owner"`
-	Created     time.Time `json:"created" db:"created"`
+	ID          int    `json:"id" db:"id"`
+	Name        string `json:"name" db:"name"`
+	Description string `json:"description" db:"description"`
+	Owner       string `json:"owner" db:"owner_user_id"`
 }
 
 // As it arrives from the client