Drupal Help Haiti: Day 2
So we've started the second day of this project. Our mission is starting to become clearer.
Yesterday, within 7 hours of the effort really getting under way, we had a server, a team, an installation of Development Seed's excellent Managing News, but no real clue about what might be useful. There was a lot of chat about mapping, but Robert pointed out the UN are already doing a stunning job of mapping the crisis and also need volunteers. So dividing the Drupal geo community amongst us would be damaging and stupid.
Then we found this:
http://epic.cs.colorado.edu/helping_haiti_tweak_the_twe.html
A plan began to emerge. If you can take specific feeds from Twitter search and link the items (tweets) to the Case Tracker module, you'll create a real time help ticketing system that anyone can jump in and start using. You don't even have to be in Haiti! You can watch the queues and try and make connections between what's going on. And tweet people back if you start to join dots (e.g. you see "#haiti #need h20 #loc 33 Some Street, PaP" and you see "#haiti #offer h20, beds #loc 28 Some Nearby Street, PaP" you can take the feed items, add them to your ticket and put the two people in contact.
So this is becoming our immediate focus, it seems.
After that we'd like to start PUSHING the data we're pulling from Twitter out again via SMS. Looking for a gateway now. If you can help with that, let us know!
Back to it...
Drupal and Haiti and where some help is needed
Guys, I just "completed" a drupal site for Haitian relief last night. The town of Jacmel in Haiti is not getting any relief at my last word from anywhere except G.O. Ministries - www.go-ministries.org. Now as of two or three days ago they were having to amputate limbs there without anesthesia. There is a desperate need for food and medical supplies. gohelphaiti.org is a site where all their tweets and blogs and other press release type info is place. If you would like to monitor this site for needs I know they would appreciate it and there is such a need. I have been to Haiti and it was hell on earth before the ground began to shake. I cannot imagine what it is like now. This ministry is based out of Louisville KY and Santiago Dominican Republic. They have worked in Haiti for a long time and every dollar given will turn into a positive result.
btw, if you have any ideas for the site let me know.
Thanks for this great site, what a super idea.
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