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Sandra Basgall
Monitoring & Evaluation Regional Technical Advisor
CARO
Using Barcodes for EFFICIENT Beneficiary and Vendor
IDENTIFICATION:
Central African Republic Case Study
OR Dashevsky
Solution Architect
GKIM
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Problem
• Beneficiary Registration
• Beneficiary Tracking
• Lack of accurate, timely data
How do we solve these problems?
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Solution
• Barcoded Cards• iFormBuilder• iPods• Barcode Reader
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Architecture Overview
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Methodology
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Barcoding a Beneficiary Family
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Barcode Identification
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Process Overview
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Process
• Register Beneficiaries
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Beneficiary Report
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Seed Fair
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Process continues
Check-in Beneficiaries
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Process continues
Voucher Distribution
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Process continues
Register Vendors
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Process continues
Check-out Vendors
Pay Vendors
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Reporting
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Outcomes
Activity Traditional Fair ICT4D Fair
Initial Registration
Caritas animators spent up to two weeks registering beneficiaries in their respective zones, then lists were compiled and sent to CRS in Bangui
CRS and Caritas staff met directly with beneficiaries to register and give beneficiary cards
Personnel 20 5
Time 2 weeks 2-3 days
Total Beneficiaries Registered
7,919 6,000
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Outcomes Continued
Activity Traditional Fair ICT4D Fair
Personnel 6 3
Time (average) 6 hours 3.5 hours
Max beneficiaries/fair 400 400
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Hypothesis Results
• Barcodes saved time in registering beneficiaries,
• Barcodes save time in validating beneficiaries
• Barcodes reduce time needed in paying venders
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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
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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.
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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
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Next Steps
• Pilot a more complex project.• Include task as well as beneficiary.
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Thank you
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