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Using Barcodes for EFFICIENT Beneficiary and Vendor IDENTIFICATION:. Central African Republic Case Study. Sandra Basgall Monitoring & Evaluation Regional Technical Advisor CARO. OR Dashevsky Solution Architect GKIM. Give hope to a world of need. www.crs.org. Problem.
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Using Barcodes for EFFICIENT Beneficiary and Vendor IDENTIFICATION: Central African Republic Case Study Sandra Basgall Monitoring & Evaluation Regional Technical Advisor CARO OR Dashevsky Solution Architect GKIM Give hope to a world of need www.crs.org
Problem • Beneficiary Registration • Beneficiary Tracking • Lack of accurate, timely data How do we solve these problems? Give hope to a world of need www.crs.org
Solution • Barcoded Cards • iFormBuilder • iPods • Barcode Reader Give hope to a world of need www.crs.org
Architecture Overview Give hope to a world of need www.crs.org
Methodology Give hope to a world of need www.crs.org
Barcoding a Beneficiary Family Give hope to a world of need www.crs.org
Barcode Identification Give hope to a world of need www.crs.org
Process Overview Give hope to a world of need www.crs.org
Process • Register Beneficiaries Give hope to a world of need www.crs.org
Beneficiary Report Give hope to a world of need www.crs.org
Seed Fair Give hope to a world of need www.crs.org
Process continues Check-in Beneficiaries Give hope to a world of need www.crs.org
Process continues Voucher Distribution Give hope to a world of need www.crs.org
Process continues Register Vendors Give hope to a world of need www.crs.org
Process continues Check-out Vendors Pay Vendors Give hope to a world of need www.crs.org
Reporting Give hope to a world of need www.crs.org
Outcomes Give hope to a world of need www.crs.org
Outcomes Continued Give hope to a world of need www.crs.org
Hypothesis Results • Barcodes saved time in registering beneficiaries, • Barcodes save time in validating beneficiaries • Barcodes reduce time needed in paying venders Give hope to a world of need www.crs.org
Assumption Results • Voucher more accurately and efficiently calculated • Barcode and scanner system can be easily used and accepted • Equipment was robust enough to continue to work effectively with limited maintenance Give hope to a world of need www.crs.org
What to improve • Be able to check data daily to correct for errors. • Picture when scanned for identification. • Develop upload/download mechanism such as a hot spot so iPods can be synced immediately. • Either find a fix for the iPods when scanning vouchers or purchase a couple of hand-held, wireless scanners from which the information then could be entered in the iPod. Give hope to a world of need www.crs.org
How we addressing this issues • DREAM Mini Server • Synchronize data between devices with out internet connection • Access Reports with out need for internet connection • Modify Forms offline Give hope to a world of need www.crs.org
Next Steps • Pilot a more complex project. • Include task as well as beneficiary. Give hope to a world of need www.crs.org
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