RapidSMS
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Developer(s)UNICEF, ThoughtWorks, Dimagi, Millennium Villages Project, Caktus Consulting Group, Timba Objects
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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]
- Columbia University and UNICEF won the 2008 USAID Development 2.0 Challenge for their work with RapidSMS in Malawi.[9][10][11][12]
- In 2009, UNICEF won the Gov2.0 Summit Award in the 'Government as a Provider' category for their work with RapidSMS in Malawi.[13][14]
- Frog Design won two IDSA IDEA Awards (Gold in the Social Impact Design category and Silver in the Design Strategy category) at the 2012 International Design Excellence Awards for their work with UNICEF on Project Mwana.[15]
- In 2010, Matt Berg was chosen by Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people of the year for his work with RapidSMS and ChildCount.[16]
- In 2013, Christopher Fabian and Erica Kochi were selected by Time Magazine to be on the Time 100 list of the 100 most influential people in the world for their work with RapidSMS at UNICEF.[17][18]
