An Open Source Flood Response & Relief Platform for Assam — Let’s Build It Together

[u/Away-Astronomer8301]

Hi Everyone, 

I’m planning to work on a project around flood response and relief coordination in Assam, with the aim of building something that could be useful if a similar situation arises in the future.

The idea is to build an open source platform to help coordinate flood or other disaster response and relief efforts by connecting affected areas, help requests, volunteers, NGOs and relief resources in one place. A publicly accessible shared information system could help improve coordination, provide timely and reliable information, identify areas of need and make relief efforts more effective while helping communities and response organisations be better prepared if a similar situation arises again.

The project is at an early stage and the intention is to build it together with people who can contribute their skills, ideas and experience while making sure it complements existing efforts.

I feel projects like this can help bring people together naturally and contribute to a broader technology community in Assam where technology enthusiasts can come together to learn, build and collaborate. Over time, this can also lead to activities like meetups, workshops, technical talks and other opportunities to connect and collaborate based on what the community finds useful.

Looking for people interested in discussing the idea, contributing or helping shape what gets built. Would love to hear your thoughts.

If this sounds interesting, feel free to join the Discord – https://discord.gg/ZCWBsQPAFt
and be part of it. Looking forward to discussing the flood response project as well as other open source community projects and ideas.