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Web Programmer

For this position there are actually a couple of projects that need to happen.

  • The First Main Project is the FGM Database.

  • The FGM Asylum Database will be perhaps one of the most important aspects of the site.

    Here's how I am envisioning it, and there's a lot of room for discussion.

    Throughout the US and internationally there are many women who have undergone some form or another of FGM. Some of them have immigrated to the US and are seeking asylum. These are aided by attorneys who sometimes will ask for expert witnesses to testify in court, etc.

    What I would like have is some sort of form/DB that will keep track of people who register on it. In other words, people will come in and register at the site according to what services they need or can provide. And depending on which one they choose, then they will be directed to another page. So a woman who is seeking medical assistance for example can 1) register as needing help and 2) do a search for doctors around her area who are experienced with these issues. The same will go for an attorney looking for expert witnesses or someone who can provide them with the information they are looking for. People who register with the site can choose to have their information public or private. Private means that I (or someone else from the Project) will have to approve.

    We may need two seperate Databases. One for providers, and one for victims (though I don't like that word).

    The fields needed will be something like:

    First Name: (text field=30 characters)
    Last Name:(text field=30 characters)
    Organization Name:(text field=50 characters)
    Organization Type:(text field=30 characters)
    Title:(text field=20 characters)
    Address:(text field=30 characters)
    City:(text field=20 characters)
    Zip:(Text field=5 characters)
    Phone:(text field=20 characters)
    Email:(text field=20 characters)
    Web Page URL:(text field=20 characters)
    Services I/we can offer:(text field with drop down menu with the 
    following options: Counseling,Referrals,Asylum advocacy,Advocate,Expert 
    Witness,Medical Assistance,Education---Should be able to select m ore 
    than one option by using Ctrl-selecting).
    
    Fee:(text field=20 characters)
    Previous work in this area:(text field=about six lines)
    Notes about the organization:(text field about seven lines)
    Notes and Comments:(text field about seven lines)
    
    this Database should be searchable and publically displayed in a report format. We'll need to work out the details. Maybe we can have a field that specifies which fields the person would like displayed publically.

  • The next DB will be for patients and asylum seekers:
    First Name:
    Last Name:
    Phone Number:
    Email address:
    I need help in:
    Comments/Notes:
    
    All the previous fields are text based, and should be about 30 characters long, except for the Comments/Notes and the "I need help in" which should be a few lines each.

    I think that should do it. Please click on the Database you are interested in.

  • Provider Database
  • Patients Database
  • Both Databases