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The Sahana (Free, Open Source) Disaster Management Project
Sahana is an integrated set of pluggable, web-based , disaster management applications that provide solutions to large-scale humanitarian problems in the aftermath of a disaster.
● Help find missing people quickly in the chaos
● Ensure every single person is being accounted for and tracked
● Help prioritize relief response to the critically affected
Sahana helps manage the scale of the disaster
● Connect donors, volunteers, NGOs, gov orgs to enable them to operate as one
● Help balance the distribution of aid and supplies
● Transparency of relief effort
The Web applications include:
● People Registry
● Organization Registry
● Request / Assistance Management System
● Camp registry
● Reports and Statistics
The People Registry helps track and find missing, deceased, injured and displaced people and families.
The Organization Registry helps maintain data (contact, services, region, etc) of authorized donor and coordinating organizations in the disaster.
The Request Management System tracks all requests and helps match pledges for support, aid and supplies to fullfilment.
The Camp Registry helps track data on all temporary shelters setup following the Disaster.
Other Sahana Modules in development:
Volunteer coordination, Alerts (CAPS/SMS), Camp Management, Child Protection System, Logistics / Supply Chain, Data import, Mobile/PDA, Damage
Sahana In Action
• Tsunami, Sri Lanka 2004: Officially deployed
• Asian Quake, Pakistan 2005: Officially deployed
• Mudslide, Philippines 2005: Officially deployed
• Saravodaya, Sri Lanka 2005: Being deployed for the disaster unit of the largest local NGO
• A global, virtual development community of 70+ members on Humanitarian-ICT (from Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, UK, US etc.), comprising humanitarian consultants, emergency and disaster management experts and software developers.
• Supported by the IBM Crisis Response Team
• Redhat Award and ICTA Award, Sri Lanka
• A Free Software Foundation (FSF) Award on Social Benefit inspired by Sahana
Demo at http://www.sahana.lk/sahana2
What is most needed in the case of any disaster, whether it be an earthquake or a pandemic, is Communication. Sahana is free, open source, downloadable to address exactly that issue. And, Sahana will be used if a bird flu pandemic strikes. Check it out. Download the brochure [pdf] here … >>
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Will this be used if a Pandemic breaks out?