[Rubyforchange-talk] Coding for change

[Helder Ribeiro]

2007/8/17, evan <evan at protest.net>:
> > As an example, I've heard about this big complex health management
> > software that is geared towards developing countries and is in active
> > use in Africa. That's the sort of thing I'd like to work on, or
> > something educational, etc., and something that is already in active
> > use if I can help it (it's less than ideal coming up with an idea and
> > maybe not having the means to actually get people to use it).
>
> I know of one project which is doing a rails app for use on touch
> screen computers in AIDS clinics in Africa. The project is lead from
> Malawi, but there are contributors from outside africa who contribute
> a lot.
>
> http://www.baobabhealth.org/

Wow, this sounds awesome! I took a quick look at their website and it
all seemed very interesting, but I could find no information
concerning the specifics of the software they make, the license they
use and their policy regarding outside contributors. Maybe I just
didn't look hard enough. Do you know anything about this? I've sent
them an email asking, anyway.

>
> They're great folks,
> rabble
>


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