Web 2.0 website for Calamity / Disaster in the Philippines

in Entrepreneurship Website Ideas by Francis Simisim — September 30, 2009 at 12:00 PM | 0 comments

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Typhoon Ondoy / Undoy has caused the Philippines countless lives and destruction of properties. Lots of houses were flooded at least 1 floor high and some didn’t just lose their house but also a family member. What we need is a web 2.0 project that can help the Philippines during times of disaster which could be used to help our fellow Filipinos in this calamity / disaster and to others in the future.

… So as Filipino web developers, what can we do to help is by developing a web 2.0 project which can help our OFWs and relatives abroad to air out names of relatives that they haven’t heard from or missing and post it on the website so people can help in the search or alert authorities for this disaster and others to come in the future. What I found that was a bit frustrating during typhoon Ondoy the help was too slow, not that its the government’s fault (dangerous currents, limited budget or whatever it could be…), but it’s that people were suffering and there’s not much we can do about it straight away. Looking at what could be done, we as Filipino citizens in the private sector can help in our own special ways and here’s when the idea came about.

Website

• Message board / Support Group
• Missing people pictures, details, contact number
• Tribute to lives lost
• List Phone Numbers of Barangays, Help Line, Charities (for donation)

Users

• Can discuss where help is needed in message boards
• Talk to others for moral support through the support groups
• Post pictures of friends / relatives that are missing (so others could help in the search)
• Tribute website for the Lives that were lost

Interface

• Clean and minimalist, avoid too much designs and get the basic website up and running.
• Focus on usability that anything else, expect basic users.

Unfortunately my staff won’t be able to develop as they’re stranded themselves. If any web developer is doing this website please let me know and I’ll shoulder the domain name, web hosting and help spread the word.

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