Author: Mark Prutsalis
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Sahana Vesuvius moves to Github
The Sahana Vesuvius project has moved its repository from Launchpad to Github. This decision was universally supported by the Vesuvius community. See this blog post for more information about the migration process. More information about instructions for developers to migrate to Git are available on the GitHub Wiki page.
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Sahana News January 2014
Happy New Year! It was a busy month of December (and beginning of January) with the ongoing response to Super Typhoon Yolanda in the Philippines, the Google Code-In, a SahanaCamp in Thailand, and hopefully, everyone had some time off with family and friends to celebrate whatever one celebrates at the end of the year. I…
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Sahana News (Belatedly for) November 2013
A belated November issue of Sahana News. It was an incredibly eventful month, and the events in the Philippine especially consumed every spare moment. Here’s the next installment of Sahana News for November 2013. Recent News and Announcements Welcome New Directors: The Sahana Software Foundation Directors has invited three new directors to join the Board.…
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Sahana Eden based RGIMS aids Philippine Government response to Typhoon Haiyan
The Sahana Eden based Relief Goods Inventory and Monitoring System (RGIMS) is currently being used by the Philippine Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for managing the delivery of humanitarian aid across the country. RGIMS is a web based application that monitors the progress of relief goods in warehouses throughout the country from the…
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Virtual Sahana Eden Training for New Developers Saturday November 23 @ 1700 UTC
Our next Virtual Sahana Eden Training for New Developers will be Saturday, November 23 at 1700 UTC. This program was designed for software developers who want to learn how to begin contributing code to Sahana Eden based solutions that support disaster management, emergency management and other humanitarian organizations. The training program will provide an orientation…
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Response to Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda
The Sahana Software Foundation is currently working with our long-term partners in the Philippines – the Department of Social Welfare and Development, which has implemented a Sahana Eden based solution for logistics management of humanitarian supplies, and the Philippines Red Cross, a user of the Sahana Eden based IFRC Resource Management System for volunteer management…
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Sahana Trains 8 Communities in Resilience Mapping Tool
The Sahana Software Foundation trained eight Los Angeles County communities last month in the use of its Community Resilience Mapping Tool. This project is part of a broader initiative on the part of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health to build community resilience for disaster and pandemic preparedness. You can read more about…
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SAHANA a mentoring organization for the 2013 Google Code-In
Google’s Open Source Programs Office announced today that the Sahana Software Foundation has been named one of 10 mentoring organizations for the 2013 Google Code-In. The Google Code-In is a contest that provides pre-university students with the opportunity to contribute to open source projects in five areas: code, documentation/training, outreach/research, quality assurance, and user interface.…
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Sahana News October 2013
Here’s the next installment of the month Sahana News for October 2013. News and Announcements First Virtual Eden Training Held. The first virtual Sahana Eden training for new developers was held on September 30th. We had over 20 persons in attendance and we’ve received great feedback and evaluations. All training materials – including a recording…
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Virtual Sahana Eden Training for New Developers September 30th
Join the Sahana Software Foundation online for our first Virtual Sahana Eden Training for New Developers on September 30th at 7:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time (23:30 UTC). This program was designed for software developers who want to learn how to begin contributing code to Sahana Eden based solutions that support disaster management, emergency management and other…