RecyclerView recyclerView;
ProjectAdapter adapter;
ArrayList<ProjectModel> project ;

String[] project_name = new String[3];
String[] project_desc = new String[3];

    @Nullable
    @Override
    public View onCreateView(final LayoutInflater inflater, @Nullable final ViewGroup container, @Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {

        View v = inflater.inflate(R.layout.project_layout, container, false);
        recyclerView = (RecyclerView) v.findViewById(R.id.rv_projects);
        project = new ArrayList<>();
        FirebaseDatabase database = FirebaseDatabase.getInstance();
        DatabaseReference ref = database.getReference("projects");

        ref.child("ongoing").addValueEventListener(new ValueEventListener() {
            @Override
            public void onDataChange(DataSnapshot dataSnapshot) {

                int i = 0;
                for(DataSnapshot dsp: dataSnapshot.getChildren()){
                    //System.out.println(dsp.child("name").getValue());
                    //System.out.println(dsp.child("description").getValue());
                    //ProjectModel p = new ProjectModel(dsp.child("name").getValue().toString(),dsp.child("description").getValue().toString());
                    //project.add(i,p);
                    project_name[i]= dsp.child("name").getValue().toString();
                    project_desc[i]= dsp.child("description").getValue().toString();
                    i++;
                }
                System.out.println(project_name);
                System.out.println(project_desc);

            }

            @Override
            public void onCancelled(DatabaseError databaseError) {

            }
        });

        adapter = new ProjectAdapter(project_name, project_desc,getActivity());
        recyclerView.setAdapter(adapter);
        LinearLayoutManager llm = new LinearLayoutManager(getActivity(),LinearLayoutManager.HORIZONTAL, false);
        recyclerView.setLayoutManager(llm);
        return v;

    }

import android.content.Context;
import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.TextView;

import com.adg.adgofficial.R;

public class ProjectAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<ProjectAdapter.ProjectViewHolder>{

    String[] project_name,project_desc;
    //ArrayList<ProjectModel> project;
    Context context;

    public ProjectAdapter( String[] project_name,String[] project_desc ,Context context) {

        this.project_name = project_name;
        this.project_desc = project_desc;
        this.context = context;
    }

    @Override
    public ProjectViewHolder onCreateViewHolder(ViewGroup parent, int viewType) {
        View view = LayoutInflater.from(context).inflate(R.layout.projects_element,parent,false);
        return new ProjectViewHolder(view);
    }

    @Override
    public void onBindViewHolder(ProjectViewHolder holder, int position) {
        holder.title.setText(project_name[position]);
        holder.desc.setText(project_desc[position]);
    }


    @Override
    public int getItemCount() {
        return 3;
    }

    public static class ProjectViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {

        TextView title, desc;

        public ProjectViewHolder(View itemView) {
            super(itemView);
            title = (TextView) itemView.findViewById(R.id.proj_element_title);
            desc = (TextView) itemView.findViewById(R.id.proj_element_desc);
        }
    }
}