NOBO JIBON
A Title II Food Security Program in Bangladesh
(June 2010-May 2015)
NOBO JIBON
A Title II Food Security Program in Bangladesh
(June 2010-May 2015)
Information Management System
NOBO JIBON
Information Management System
McAID
Mother & Child Aid System
McAID is an internet-based
software database system
designed to gather & manage
operational program data from
remote locations through
GSM/CDMA-supported mobile
handsets
modems.
Mother
& or
Child
Aid System
McAID
McAID was first developed between
2005 and 2010 during the Jibon-OJibika program, funded by USAID.
It was a PDA-based system, used to
gather primary data in an offline
format.
PDA
Original functionalities were
reviewed to make the new McAID
more adaptable for data
management requirements and to
make use of GSM mobile services
for more efficient data collection.
SmartPhone
The new generation McAID is an
online centralized data
management system that has
replaced PDAs with internetenabled smartphones for primary
data collection.
- Efficiently access beneficiary-level data.
- Reduce paper-based manual compilation.
- Cost effective data management.
- Accurate and consistent information flow
for commodity management.
Web browser enabled any
device can access McAID
through the URL –
http://119.148.6.44
Primary data inputs are made by
frontline staff through handheld
internet-enabled SmartPhones.
440 SmartPhones are distributed to
frontline staff in 4 partner NGOs.
Necessary trainings are provided on
how to operate for data gathering.
Remote locations are
connected via data
connectivity services
provided by GSM mobile
service operators.
Village
Data Center
McAID is a centralized
database management system;
secured with firewall and
antivirus, and an independent
power source to keep it live
and operational for 24 hours
in the event of power outage.
Registration records of
over 300,000 beneficiaries
tracked under different
program components.
Over 100,000 service and
food recipient records
tracked.
Food distribution planning and
record keeping for over 800
metric tons dispatched for
different program components.
Commodity transactions and
inventory tracked between
warehouses; including BLspecific stock positions, loss
reporting, etc.
Large number of users and beneficiaries served each
month.
700 Users (SC
and 4 partner
NGOs)
Over 300,000
beneficiaries
registered
800 NMT Food
distributed per
month
Over 100,000
beneficiaries
tracked per
month
Data center
performs 24
hours/day
McAID features dynamic
options that allow system
administrators to modify rules
and parameters, making the
system fast and adaptable.
User permission level
allows user to access data
within the place of posting
by using minimum
resources of the system.
Digital signature feature has
reduced staff movement
and total time required for
publication and distribution
of crucial reports.
Tracking feature gives
the opportunity to
getting information to
the user staying in a
point instead of moving
from one to another.
Fully scheduled Backup
process runs for backing
up whole system to
reduce complexity,
administrative efforts &
Recovery of Backup
data within a very short
time by implementing #
1 solution.
- Faster aggregation of raw data.
- Increased data accuracy.
- Increased accountability.
- Reduced paper trailed documentation.
- Minimum staff-time for reporting.
- Quick implementation of the system.
Challenges
Recommendation
Broken network connectivity
within 3% of the working area.
Communication with service
provider seeking improved
performance.
High price of preferred device
opposed to lower
performance of the lowerpriced option.
Ongoing search for better
devices at a low price in local
market; price negotiation with
suppliers.
Agency
Program
Nobo Jibon
PROSHAR
Agriculture &
Nutrition Extension
Project (ANEP)
Feed the Future
The dynamic structure of
McAID demonstrated
proven capacities to
facilitate efficient
information management
support across SC for
different programs besides
Title II.
A formal MoU is offered to
the interested
program/agencies for cost
sharing to cover essential
costs related to recurrent
bandwidth along with
server maintenance and
associated staff time in
order to provide necessary
training and system
integration efforts from
Nobo Jibon MIS unit.
Agency
Program
Nobo Jibon
PROSHAR
Agriculture &
Nutrition Extension
Project (ANEP)
Feed the Future
Program
Component
MIS
Requirements
Manager
Communicate,
Analyze, Design,
Prioritize
Dy Manager, Sr.
Officer-Dev
Coding, Customize,
Debug, Monitoring,
Scripting
Sr. OfficerImplementation
Testing, Training,
Facilitation, Data
validation
Program
Operation
For more information please contact –
Nazmul Kalam
Manager Commodity & MIS, Nobo Jibon
nazmul.kalam@savethechildren.org
This entire system development was
made possible by the generous support of
the American people through the United
States Agency for International
Development (USAID).
This entire system development was
made possible by the generous support of
the American people through the United
States Agency for International
Development (USAID).