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NGO Toolkit
SXSW Eco NGO Toolkit
The SXSW Eco NGO Toolkit brings together a diverse working group of engineers, software programmers,
monitoring and evaluation specialists, donors and other stakeholders to design and build
useable tools for NGO field practitioners. All tools built as a part of the SXSW Eco NGO Toolkit will be
released for open source use to ensure universal access.
This year’s challenge: Build an open source Crisis Response App
When crisis strikes, emergency responders are deployed to the affected area. During this time, the most difficult obstacle is to
determine who is affected, and where they are. Without this information, the relief workers, donors, governments, etc. do not have
the capacity or the ability to fully understand what people need, or how to get it to them. This app will help us to understand how
and where to start when something terrible happens. The Crisis Response App will then remain useful after the emergency response
phase, and into the development phase.
Come see this unique working group in action!
Wednesday, October 3rd and Thursday, October 4th // Room 205
Project Moderator:
Ambassador
Lewis Lucke
The Project Moderator will be
Ambassador Lewis Lucke who
heads Lewis Lucke LLC, a consulting
business which brokers US
investment into international
communities needing aid in securing
necessities such as affordable housing, renewable energy
and power production. Former Ambassador to the Kingdom of
Swaziland under George W. Bush, Ambassador Lucke also served
for 27 years with the United States Agency for International
Development (USAID), during which time he was the first USAID
mission director for Iraq as well as “US Response Coordinator”
for the Haitian Earthquake, directing a relief fund of $1 billion for
recovery efforts.
Wednesday, October 3rd
10:00am–4:00pm
> General and group discussions to determine what is
accepted in the field as necessary information for successful
crisis response.
> Initial work with designers and programmers to discuss
what is desired vs. what is possible.
> Discuss hardware issues and external devices.
Thursday, October 4th
10:00am–5:45pm
> Technical developers take over to discuss user interface
and ask the hard questions.
> Obtain commitment from NGOs that developers know what
functionality the NGOs need.
> Prioritization process for app capabilities.
> Discuss legal, ethical and data ownership questions.
> Create a clear vision of how app capability will evolve.
> Discuss field deployment.
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