RapidSMS is a free and open source software created by UNICEF that allows organizations to use basic mobile phones for data collection and bulk SMS messaging. It aims to improve access to information, reduce costs, and provide tools to a global audience. The website features documentation, tutorials, case studies of implementations, and access to the source code to allow customization. It is designed for use by governments, organizations, and development practitioners.

1. Rapid SMShttp://www.rapidsms.org/1

2. Outline What is www.rapidsms.org?Who made the website?Objectives Features Relevance 2

3. What is www.rapidsms.org?3

4. www.rapidsms.orgis a website designed to meet the specialized needs and constraints of governments, organizations (multilateral, international- and non-government )and development practitioners.The website features the Rapid SMS which is a free and open source software that uses basic mobile phones for data collection and bulk SMS messaging. 4

5. Who made the website?It was created by the Innovation Team at UNICEF, and is under development by the RapidSMS Team.5

6. Objectives This aims to: improve access to accurate and timely information reduce costsdeliver the tools to a global audience6

7. Features of the Website7

8. Homepage8IN THIS PAGE, IF YOU WANT TO SEARCH A PARTICULAR TOPIC EASILY JUST CLICK THE SUBMIT BUTTONALSO, YOU CAN FIND A DOWNLOAD BUTTON FOR DIRECT DOWNLOAD OF THE RAPIDSMS SOFTWARE

9. Blog Page9IF YOU WANT TO VIEW THE RECENT AND ARCHIVE ENTRIES OF COMMENTARY OR NEWS, DESCRIPTION OF EVENTS AND PRESS RELEASES, YOU CAN GO TO THIS BLOG PAGE. ALSO, THIS PAGE WILL ALLOW YOU TO LEAVE SOME COMMENTS ON A PARTICULAR TOPIC

10. Overview Page 10DESCRIBES WHAT RAPIDSMS WILL LOOK LIKE IF YOU WILL USE ITCHILD COUNT AND RAPID ANDROID ARE TWO PLATFORMS OF RAPIDSMS THAT ARE ALREADY DEPLOYED TO SOME COUNTRIES

11. Getting Started Page11Contains information whether rapidsms will suit your needs or not.In this page, you will learn what you need to set up rapidsms and how to customize it.You can also check out the How To RapidSMS Guide, Documentation Site and RapidSMSDevelopers Guide for more information and detail.

12. Case Studies Page12By visiting this page, you can see how rapid sms was currently deployed to malawi, ethiopia, nigeria and senegal.Also, this will help you decide if rapid sms is really a right tool for you

13. Code Page13Documentation, guides or tutorials are also provided in this page.Being an open source software, the source code of rapid sms can be accessed in this page. This will allow you to build your own tools and design customized solutionsYou can also download the software through this page.

14. Community Page14In this page, you can see the people behind rapid sms.implementers are the individuals or organizations who utilize a customization of rapidsms in one of their field projectsYou can also see information about rapidsms frequently asked questions, technical support, glossary of terms for easy understanding, and the list of implementers.

15. Relevance Healthcare providers, usually community health care workers can facilitate and coordinate the activities in the field using simple text messages. CHWs are able to register patients and send in health reports to a central web dashboard that allows a health team to closely monitor the health of their community. Powerful messaging features help facilitate communication between the members of the health system and an automated alert system helps reduce gaps in treatment.15