RapidSMS

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RapidSMS
Original author(s)UNICEF
Developer(s)UNICEF, ThoughtWorks, Dimagi, Millennium Villages Project, Caktus Consulting Group, Timba Objects
Stable release
2.1.0[1] Edit this on Wikidata / 11 September 2023; 6 months ago (11 September 2023)
Repository
Written inPython
Operating systemWindows, macOS, Linux
TypeSMS
LicenseBSD
Websiterapidsms.org Edit this on Wikidata

RapidSMS is a web framework based on the Django web framework which extends the logic and capabilities of Django to communicate with SMS messages. Initial development was done by UNICEF's Innovation Unit for use in mobile data collection and polls.[2][3] A side effect of the work was pygsm, a Python library for interacting with GSM modems, including cell phones which handle the Hayes command set.[4] The software has been deployed in numerous countries, including Senegal, Mauritania, Uganda, Somalia, Zambia, Kenya, Nigeria,[5] Malawi,[6] and Ethiopia.[7][8]

Awards

Projects

diagram illustrating use of RapidSMS for antenatal care reminders, birth registration, and emergency response
Bags full of paper forms replaced by a RapidSMS data collection system
Users with training materials learning how to enter data via SMS instead of paper form

RapidSMS is the basis for a few notable projects:

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References

  1. ^ "Release 2.1.0". 11 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ^ Kanani, Rahim. "An Interview with Erica Kochi on UNICEF's Tech Innovation". Forbes.
  3. ^ "UNICEF: 'TURN THE MOST INNOVATIVE IDEAS INTO REALITY'".
  4. ^ "pygsm".
  5. ^ "Text messages bolster world's largest distribution of mosquito nets".
  6. ^ "Malawi: SMS to Fight Malnutrition".
  7. ^ "RapidSMS Case Studies". Archived from the original on 2010-03-27.
  8. ^ "Preventing Famine with a Mobile".
  9. ^ "The USAID Development 2.0 Challenge". Archived from the original on 2010-04-17.
  10. ^ "UNICEF wins top US award for helping malnourished children". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 2009-01-10.
  11. ^ "Columbia University and UNICEF awarded top honour in USAID innovation competition".
  12. ^ "SMS Wins UNICEF An Award". Archived from the original on 2013-07-03.
  13. ^ "RapidSMS system for monitoring nutrition in Malawi gets top tech award". Archived from the original on 2009-10-04.
  14. ^ "Gov 2.0 Expo Showcase Winners Announced!".
  15. ^ a b "frog Earns Three IDSA IDEA Awards".
  16. ^ a b "Matt Berg - The 2010 TIME 100". Time. 2010-04-29. Archived from the original on May 2, 2010.
  17. ^ Time 100
  18. ^ "UNICEF Staffers Make TIME 100 List "World's Most Influential People"". The Wall Street Journal. 2013-04-18.
  19. ^ "Time Magazine: Tracking Disease One Text at a Time". 2012-08-15.
  20. ^ "Ureport: Citizen Feedback via SMS in Uganda". Archived from the original on 2012-09-18.
  21. ^ "UREPORT: COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT VIA RAPIDSMS - UGANDA". Archived from the original on 2013-09-07.
  22. ^ "NIGERIA – USING RAPIDSMS FOR BIRTH REGISTRATION".
  23. ^ "Project Mwana". Archived from the original on 2013-06-21.
  24. ^ "RapidSMS: Saving a life in 160 characters".
  25. ^ "UNICEF Project Mwana: Using Mobile Technologies to Improve the Lives of Underserved". Archived from the original on 2013-04-10.
  26. ^ "UNICEF PROFILES MWANA PARTNERSHIP".
  27. ^ Ngabo, F; Nguimfack, J; Nwaigwe, F; Mugeni, C; Muhoza, D; Wilson, DR; Kalach, J; Gakuba, R; Karema, C; Binagwaho, A. "Designing and Implementing an Innovative SMS-based alert system (RapidSMS-MCH) to monitor pregnancy and reduce maternal and child deaths in Rwanda". Pan Afr Med J. 13: 31. PMC 3542808. PMID 23330022.
  28. ^ "Cell phones save lives in Rwandan villages". CNN. 2010-07-28.
  29. ^ "Rapid SMS Saves a Life".
  30. ^ "ChildCount.org Every Child Counts".
  31. ^ "RapidAndroid".
  32. ^ "The Jokko Initiative: Mobile Technology Amplifying Social Change".
  33. ^ "Women & Mobile: A Global Opportunity" (PDF).
  34. ^ "COMMUNITY FORUM USING SMS - JOKKO INITIATIVE, SENEGAL". Archived from the original on 2013-05-10.
  35. ^ "Design for UNICEF – RapidSMS and Mechanical Turk".

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