United Nations using Drupal
The United Nations is using Drupal for their End Poverty Campaign. The site is part of a network of Drupal sites that stand up against poverty. This network of sites is part of the historic promise 189 world leaders made at the United Nations Millennium Summit in 2000 when they agreed to meet the Millennium Development Goals.
The End Poverty site was built by Development Seed. They told me that the United Nations has been pushing the envelope by funding the work on some forthcoming internationalization features that will be used to replicate some of their sites in multiple languages.
Glad to see that the United Nations are good (Drupal) community players. ;)
It is great to help make a product that many people like, but it is even better when that product helps improve the world a little bit!
I love to see technology used for a great cause!
October 10, 2007 - 19:48My signature coming true: Drupal development: making the world better, one patch at a time.
October 10, 2007 - 20:20How would've have thought that one day technology could help end poverty? What goes around comes around :)
October 10, 2007 - 21:13I thought Drupal was just for poorly made political sites. I stand corrected.
October 10, 2007 - 21:23Everyone should read this book:
http://www.amazon.com/End-Poverty-Economic-Possibilities-Time/dp/1594200459
Extreme poverty (the 1 billion people making less than $1 per day) can really be ended if all nations did the .7% of GNP in aid that they have promised, instead of the .2% they are doing. The US, where I live, is the most pitiful at .014% ($15 billion). It's sad.
October 11, 2007 - 00:33Maybe a t-shirt is on its way:
October 11, 2007 - 10:51drupal$ patch world < one/small_step.patchThat would make a great t-shirt! :)
October 11, 2007 - 16:49Nice! hopefully this one won't be defaced like their main web site had. :D
October 12, 2007 - 15:28We are in the process to move our site to Drupal as well. There simply is no better suited system for a site. I just need to find replacement in Drupal for the petition script we are running, and we are good to go.
October 31, 2007 - 03:35This is one of the best designed Drupal sites around! Well done Development Seed.
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