India Trip Report – Aug 2019 – Week 2
This is part 2 of the Trip to India Report. You can read Part 1 here The second week was focused primarily on meeting philanthropists and people who have had a fair bit of experience and expertise in the sector. I attended the meetings with a combination of Arjav and Rahul from Lumen and Kurund from Web Access. In addition to our info deck, we also went … [Read More...] about India Trip Report – Aug 2019 – Week 2
Tech4Dev NGO Feedback
Lobo and I met three of the 2018 Tech4Dev grantees last week (the week of June 2nd ). The meetings were for getting feedback on their experience within the Tech4Dev collaborative, in general, as well as on their experience with their respective software partners. All three meetings were kept to around thirty minutes and were kept informal and conversational. … [Read More...] about Tech4Dev NGO Feedback
Toybank Project Update
As mentioned in the previous blog post we have been evaluating https://www.odoo.com and here are some of the findings and challenges with the same. Overview Odoo is an all-in-one business software including CRM, website/e-commerce, billing, accounting, manufacturing, warehouse - and project management, and inventory. The Community version is the … [Read More...] about Toybank Project Update
Our stay and learnings at Samanvay
OpenCHS is an open source and a comprehensive field worker system with built-in case management. It has a rule designer which gives configurable forms, decision support systems and visit-scheduling facility. It is a very powerful tool that can be used across domains. We got associated with it through a conference organized by Tech4Dev. To take … [Read More...] about Our stay and learnings at Samanvay
India Visit – July/Aug 2019 – Week 1
We typically volunteer and learn more about a couple of NGOs in the summer by volunteering with the family. This is typically the best part of the year for me. Unfortunately, the kids are growing up and have their own agenda which gave Mari and me time to visit a few NGOs and then time for me to spend doing Project Tech4Dev related work. The first week … [Read More...] about India Visit – July/Aug 2019 – Week 1
India Visit – Summer 2019
For the first time in a few years, we were not volunteering at an Indian NGO with our kids and friends in the summer. You can read some of our past summer essays here (2018) and here (2017). The kids decided to do their own stuff, with Maya attending a summer program in California and PJ coming to India with Indiaspora. You can read some of her thoughts on … [Read More...] about India Visit – Summer 2019
OpenCHS UI Designer – Project kickstarted
Quick summary Last week Samanvay and Soft Corner together kickstarted the work on OpenCHS UI designer. Together the teams plan to finish the work in next couple of months. About OpenCHS OpenCHS is an open-source platform that supports field workers, when they provide services to their clients in a field or when they do data collection. OpenCHS … [Read More...] about OpenCHS UI Designer – Project kickstarted
A New Solution for the Bay Area’s Continuum of Care
By Jessica Hubley, CEO @AnnieCannons In every AnnieCannons class, we brainstorm problems that led to the exploitation of the human trafficking survivors in our classroom. Since our very first class, one problem has come up again and again: The continuum of care - or the series of services and interventions necessary to see a survivor permanently leave … [Read More...] about A New Solution for the Bay Area’s Continuum of Care
Roadmap for co-creating the Fiscal Data Explorer
The Tech4Dev collaboration between CivicDataLab and Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability aims at developing a comprehensive dashboard called the Fiscal Data Explorer with Himachal Pradesh(HP) as the focus state. This dashboard will be a unique addition to the already existing data platform, Open Budgets India(OBI), in bringing together data on … [Read More...] about Roadmap for co-creating the Fiscal Data Explorer
Google – Tech4Good Summit 2019 – Aug 23 – Apply NOW!
We are excited to share that the applications for this year’s Google -Tech4Good Summit 2019 are now open! This Summit will bring together #Tech4Good’s not-for-profit partner organizations, who were trained on Google tools (like Open Data Kit, Google Ads, My Maps, Tour Builder and Earth Tools) over the last one year, to a one of a kind event, where different … [Read More...] about Google – Tech4Good Summit 2019 – Aug 23 – Apply NOW!
Tech4Dev Project Report #2 – July 2019
Summary Q2 2019 was focused on operations: Getting a few projects off the ground, Completing a couple of smaller projects and Making significant progress on the remainder. We tightened our operational processes of assigning evaluators to projects and doing a formal review of projects before design and implementation. We expanded our software partners … [Read More...] about Tech4Dev Project Report #2 – July 2019
Resource Centre for Interventions on Violence Against Women – TISS
About RCI-VAW The RCI-VAW(Resource Centre for Interventions on Violence against Women) was started in the year 2008 under the Centre for Equity for Women, Children and Families and School of Social Work. It engages in a consistent and sustainable manner with the issues of Violence against Women. The RCI-VAW nurtures effective interventions with … [Read More...] about Resource Centre for Interventions on Violence Against Women – TISS
Toybank: Development Through Play
As a part of the Tech4Dev initiative, we are working on a project for Toybank. Introduction Toybank, an initiative under The Opentree Foundation is an organization in India that promotes the Right to Play for all children. It provides a platform for all individuals of all ages to participate in this movement of propagating the Right to … [Read More...] about Toybank: Development Through Play
Lakeer Project Update – June 2019
The past three months have been immensely productive for us at Lakeer. Thanks to Soft Corner for developing with us our products, and to Tech4Dev for the immense support and frequent follow-ups. Here’s a quick update on what we have been up to: Product 1- QGIS plug-in for CitySight: Soft Corner has closely worked with us and … [Read More...] about Lakeer Project Update – June 2019
READ project update – June 2019
READ network has received the support for technological development through Project Tech4dev. Soft Corner the software solution provider has been working very closely with us since then. We appreciate all the efforts put in by the Soft Corner team along with Madhuri and Eshan to give us the best possible solution. They have really tried to understand the … [Read More...] about READ project update – June 2019