The Humanitarian FOSS Project

GNOME Accessibility Project helps disabled users use a keyboard and mouse and helps deaf users perceive audio events.

• MouseTrap- library to make GNOME applications more accessible to deaf users
• VizAudio - application that controls mouse movements with a webcam and head tracking

InSTEDD Evolve uses machine learning to sift through news articles from around the world and identify disease outbreaks as they happen.

• ALPACA:Light Parsing And Classifying Application

OpenMRS is an open source medical records system deployed in several developing countries. HFOSS contributions include a notes system and touchscreen keyboard support.

• Touchscreen Toolkit API
• Image Import Functionality
• Structure Numeric Support
• Uganda deployment customized module

Sahana helps governments and non-governmental agencies coordinate relief work in a disaster situation. HFOSS contributions include a volunteer tracking system and a credential tracking system.

• Volunteer Management Module
  
• Volunteer Credentialing Module

Portable Open Search and Identification Tool helps rescue workers coordinate and keep track of finds such as victims or dangerous areas in a disaster situation.

Collabbit helps relief agencies coordinate their efforts during a disaster situation.

RMH Homebase helps the Ronald McDonald House in Portland, Maine schedule volunteers. Developed by the Bowdoin College HFOSS chapter.

AppTrac helps manage the adult literacy labs at the Hartford Public Library.

VMOSS (Volunteer Management Open Source Software): is a standalone volunteer management system, providing volunteer and project registration, monitoring, and reporting functionality. It was originally developed as part of the Sahana (LAMP) System.

Autotouch (Touchscreen Toolkit): is an API that will convert web-based applications to function on a touchscreen.

HLearn Screening & Placement Tool, for the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving’s Adult Literacy Project, helps instructors place students in adult literacy classes.

Interactive Scheduling Calendar for Darien EMS helps EMS volunteers in Darien, CT schedule shifts, replacing a paper process.