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Sahana is an integrated set of pluggable, web based disaster management applications that provide solutions to large-scale humanitarian problems in the aftermath of a disaster. Our aspirations are as follows:

1. Primary: Help alleviate human suffering and help save lives through the efficient use of IT during a disaster
2. Bring together a diverse set of actors from Government, Emergency Management, NGOs, INGOs, spontaneous volunteers and victims themselves in responding effectively to a disaster
3. Empower the victims, responders, volunteer to better enable them to help themselves and others
4. Protect victim data and reduce the opportunity for data abuse
5. Provide a Free and Open Source solution end-to-end available to everyone

With the above aspirations, the main applications built into Sahana and problems they address so far are as follows:

1. Missing Person Registry – Helping to reduce trauma by effectively finding missing persons
2. Organization Registry – Coordinating and balancing the distribution of relief organizations in the affected areas and connecting relief groups allowing them to operate as one
3. Request Management System – Registering and Tracking all incoming requests for support and relief upto fulfillment and helping donors connect to relief requirements
4. Camp Registry – Tracking the location and numbers of victims in the various camps and temporary shelters setup all around the affected area
5. Volunteer Management – Coordinate the contact info, skills, assignments and availability of volunteers and responders
6. Inventory Management – Tracking the location, quantities, expiry of supplies stored for utilization in a disaster
7. Situation Awareness – Providing a GIS overview of the situation at hand for the benefit of the decision makers

—-> http://www.sahana.lk