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RC2 RELIEF TOOL

OVERVIEW PRESENTATION

OVERVIEW

The RC2 Relief Tool is a customized application built on the ODK-X Tool

• Suite. It facilitates the collection,

storage, analysis, and visualization

• f data more quickly and efficiently.

This increases the effectiveness of field workers and thus, improves humanitarian interventions.

OVERVIEW

RC2 Relief improves relief cycle processes from emergency assessment through to distribution, reporting, and monitoring. Adaptable for a variety of humanitarian contexts including cash transfer programming and the distribution of relief items.

OVERVIEW

RC2 Relief Tool is applicable to many scenarios:

• Basic delivery using a re-usable barcode

(e.g., serving a meal)

• Registration of “Beneficiary Entities”

with criteria based on delivery of relief items.

• Multiple individuals can be grouped in

“Beneficiary Entities” (e.g., households)

• Beneficiary follow-up for long-term

rebuilding programs

HOW DOES RC2 RELIEF WORK?

DOWNLOAD

The volunteer downloads the application

• nto their smartphone.

DATA COLLECTION

Field workers collect, update, or verify information from people who may receive assistance, all without the need for an internet connection.

DATA ANALYSIS

“Relief Officer” uses RC2 Relief modules to facilitate the management and analysis of the collected information.

DECISION MAKING

The analysis supports data-driven decision making for the planning and distribution of humanitarian aid.

THE ADVANTAGES

Streamlines the collection and use

• f information

though bidirectional synchronization

• f data.

User profiles aligned with the structure of the

• rganization

control access to increase data security and privacy for the assisted people. The mobile application can store data on past assistance, without the need for an Internet connection. The ability to custom workflows based

• n field

conditions reduces errors and data duplication.

THE ADVANTAGES

Improves efficiency of field workers, allowing more people to be reached in situations with limited resources. Facilitates accountability through improved record-keeping. Adaptable for a variety of humanitarian contexts including cash transfer programming and the distribution of relief items.

ODK-X TOOL SUITE

It is an open-source suite of tools that helps organizations create, administer, and manage mobile data collection solutions. ODK-X had an iterative requirements gathering process:

• Surveys
• Pilot deployments in 18+ countries

by a variety of organizations,

• The ODK-X tool suite went through a

significant redesign from the original ODK-X vision

ODK-X TOOL SUITE

To validate the derived requirements, ODK-X has been tested in 6 case studies.

Childhood Pneumonia Chimpanzee Behavior Tracking HIV Clinical Trial Disaster Response / RC2 Relief Mosquito Infection Tracking Tuberculosis Patient Records Complex/Non-Linear Workflows X X X X X Link Longitudinal Data to Collected Data X X X X X Data Security and Use Permissions X X X X X Reuse of Data Fields Across Forms X X Bidirectional Synchronization X X X X X Customizable Form Presentation X X X Custom JavaScript Apps X X X X X Sensor Integration X Paper Digitization X Custom Data Type Update Multiple Fields in a Single User Action X X X X

CASE STUDY ODK-X FEATURE REQUIREMENT SUMMARY

THE TOOL

SETUP MODULE DOWNLOAD MODULE

DISTRIBUTION

PLANNING ANDROID APP

MOBILE PC

Setup – Select the Relief Tool “Mode” and specify data to be collected for Registration. Download – Downloads data from

• server. Performs secondary validation

looking for data integrity issues. It generates CSVs to be used by modules. Distribution Planning – Used by “Relief Officer/Coordinator” to plan Distributions and Visit Programs. It also provides basic reporting functionality. Mobile App – Used by field workers to

register, visit, and deliver supplies to beneficiaries

MOBILE VERSUS PC

Desktop Mobile External process

USERS PROFILE

IM OFFICER RELIEF OFFICER FIELD

SUPERVISOR

FIELD WORKER

RELIEF OFFICER

• “Relief Officer” uses desktop

modules to configure RC2 Relief Tool.

• Automatically generates the

“business” logic for the ODK-X Tool Suite

• Modules are designed to be a

pipeline of smaller processing steps to enable National Organizations to customize their business logic.

FIELD WORKER

• Disconnected/Offline is standard
• perating mode
• Synchronize data when

connectivity is available

• Can limit worker’s view of data

based on permissions

• “User” & “Group” permission

model

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FIELD SUPERVISOR

To support flexibility during deployments, where rule enforcement may need to be “overridden” Example Abilities:

• View all data (can avoid permission

filters)

• Authorize a distribution without

connectivity

• Give multiple distributions

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DESIGNED FOR FLEXIBILITY

A design priority was making the RC2 Relief tool flexible so National Societies could customize RC2 Relief based on their available resources Modular design for changes to “disaster distribution pipelines.”

• Enables each National Society to

customize or share their forms and templates

• Multiple output stages as simple CSVs for

human customization in the field

• Enables innovation as small changes to

based on the needs of the disaster response or other field conditions can easily introduced

• Future modules can incorporate varying

business logic while still remaining compatible with the rest of the application

DATA PROTECTION AND SECURITY

• Use Spring Security to connect to

standard user/groups providers. Examples are LDAP, ActiveX, etc.

• Use secure HTTPS which requires
• btaining certificates for servers
• Use Docker so the ports available are

limited with private networks created isolating the database from the public Internet.

RC2 RELIEF TOOL

TYPE OF WORKFLOW

RC2 RELIEF OVERALL FLOWCHART

REGISTRATION ONLY

DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT REGISTRATION

DISTRIBUTION WITH OPTIONAL REGISTRATION

DISTRIBUTION WITH REQUIRED REGISTRATION

DISTRIBUTION WITH ID ONLY

DISTRIBUTION WITH EXTRA FIELD ENTITLEMENTS

RUNNING A VISIT

DISTRIBUTION WITH DATA CAPTURED THROUGH A VISIT

NEXT STEPS

• Release RC2 Relief Version 1.0

https://media.ifrc.org/ifrc/rc2-relief-tool/

• Develop full training package
• Assess further integration with cash

payment systems

• Add additional reporting features
• Verify GDRP requirements and make

improvements to meet standards

• Improve synchronization protocol to

improve performance in challenged network environments

• Coordinate Pentaho dashboard creation
• Complete work on RC2 Health Tool by

March 2020

CONTACT INFORMATION

Innovation Team Policy, Strategy and Knowledge Department International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Americas Regional office E-mail: innovation.americas@ifrc.org