Webinar: From challenges to solutions with UNICEF Romania - a tech-based journey with and for people
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Multi-partner reporting coordination
Centralize information and coordinate partners' reporting in large multi-partner programmes in one or multiple countries using a unified, web-based MIS platform.
Information management for everyone
ActivityInfo evolves as your programmes evolve
Integrated data collection and analysis tools
- All tools for data collection and analysis under one roof.
- Collect and synthesize data at the country, regional or headquarters level.
- Add as many databases, forms and records as needed and connect to multiple systems for a complete picture of your progress.
- Invite as many partners and users as you need.
- Complete control over users actions and permissions.
Collect harmonized, quality data for any reporting frequency
- Harmonize names, locations and more with reference forms and a built-in geodatabase.
- Bulk import data from spreadsheets so that all data follows the same structure.
- Use subforms to monitor daily, monthly, or quarterly activities.
- Define rules for data validation.
- Collect data anywhere you are online or offline with mobile devices.
Combine and analyze data and take decisions on the go
- Import large quantities of data residing in spreadsheets to combine them with data in the system.
- Get insights to complex situations with powerful pivot tables, charts and maps.
- Create advanced information products in Power BI or Tableau with our RESTful API.
- Integrate with other software and plan ahead for your whole programme.
Data security
Collaborate on a secure online system
Cooperate securely with refined user permissions and audit logs
- Keep track of users' actions, records history and lock reporting.
- Map hierarchies with advanced user permissions and roles.
- Assign individual users to partner agencies and limit access further.
- Restore deleted records on your own.
Secured using world-class data centers
- Data is securely hosted in Google’s world-class secure data centers, located in Europe.
- Google’s Cloud Platform, where ActivityInfo is hosted, meets the ISO 27001:2005, a comprehensive international security certification which is verified by an external auditor and checked regularly thereafter.
Support
Work confidently with our expert team supporting you
We have a ten-year track record of providing ActivityInfo as a service to thousands of users in 50+ countries with 99.95% availability. We know your programme depends on its information system, and we're standing by to make sure it works for you.
You don't need a technical consultant to set up and configure the system. Sign up, log in and you are ready to go!
Save time and leave software development, security and updates to us. Get customer support from our expert team, request consulting services or work with ActivityInfo-certified independent consultants for more specialized solutions for your programmes.
Serving diverse reporting needs with a unified platform
- Organization
- UNHCR in East, Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes
- Using ActivityInfo
- 2018 — Today
- Reasons for choosing ActivityInfo
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- Flexibility
- Quick to deploy
- Easy to learn
- Advanced user permissions
- API for visualisations
- Quick training on reporting
“We just need very basic functionalities available in a very short period of time that are ready to use as soon as possible. So those key features are there in ActivityInfo. I can develop a database and then form an API connection to a Power BI dashboard within a day and on the second day I can train somebody I know.”
Vino Raj Ratnaraj, Information Management Officer, UNHCR Kenya Operation
A unified monitoring platform to save time and enhance data quality
- Organization
- UNICEF, Lebanon
- Using ActivityInfo
- 2014 — Today
- Reasons for choosing ActivityInfo
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- User-friendly platform
- Support from the team
- Advanced user permissions
- API for visualisations
- Overview as data comes in
“ActivityInfo changed the reporting mechanism at the beginning of the refugee crisis in the Middle East from aggregating reporting to a unique reporting system. From a month of inaccurate results to a couple of minutes of accurate results on one single dashboard.”
Rodolphe Ghossoub, UNICEF Lebanon
Multi-partner reporting
News & Stories
Webinar: ActivityInfo at UNICEF Syria - Bridging field-level and programme monitoring
Explore how other organizations design and implement surveys.
Ukraine refugee response monitoring in UNICEF Romania - meeting the challenges in information management
Explore the innovative ways in which UNICEF in Romania leveraged the ActivityInfo platform for the Ukraine refugee response monitoring.
Using R in the humanitarian sector: the Response monitoring use case
Explore the use of R and the ActivityInfo R package in response monitoring.
Supporting the Response in Ukraine and the region: ActivityInfo is now available in Slovak, Romanian, Ukrainian, Polish and Hungarian
In the Ukraine situation, ActivityInfo is supporting the IM needs of key UN and NGO actors both inside and outside the country, recently adding support for Ukrainian, Romanian, Hungarian, Polish and Slovak.
34 countries use ActivityInfo to simplify humanitarian coordination; best practices from the biggest deployments
Highlights from the work of information management teams from UNHCR, IOM and UNOCHA. Explore their work on monitoring the Humanitarian Response in Lebanon, Uganda, Libya and in 17 countries working on the Response for Venezuela and get some inspiration for your 2022 response monitoring planning.
A guide for large scale humanitarian coordination: lessons learnt from IM experts across 3 continents
Database structures, information products and lessons learnt from some of the largest deployments of ActivityInfo in humanitarian coordination.
ActivityInfo for Protection, Child Protection and GBV activities reporting monitoring
Learn how ActivityInfo can support the coordination and monitoring of activities related to the Protection, Child Protection and Gender-Based Violence sector/cluster.
ActivityInfo for Rapid Response Mechanisms and emergency response monitoring
Learn how ActivityInfo can support RRMPs and enhance emergency response data management.
Rapid Response Mechanism database template (English & French)
Manage data related to a Rapid Response. Collect alert reports, run and monitor interventions and conduct an evaluation and a post-intervention follow up.
ActivityInfo for WASH activities reporting and partners’ coordination
Since its first day, more than 11 years ago, organizations use ActivityInfo to monitor Partner’s presence and response activities, KPIs, 3Ws, 4Ws and 5Ws and many more. In this article, we have gathered resources and tips to help you understand how ActivityInfo supports reporting for the WASH Cluster.
IDP site assessment and response database template
Respond to an IDP crisis with site assessments, NFI distributions, and voucher faires.
Who's doing what where (3W) database template
Simple Who's Doing What Where (3W) template identify the actors that are responding to a humanitarian situation, the sectors they are working in, and where.
Multi-partner reporting database template
Collect periodic updates from multiple partners working together on a single programme
ActivityInfo for Shelter activities reporting and partners’ coordination
Since its first day, more than 11 years ago, ActivityInfo has been used to support the coordination and reporting activities of large multi-partnered programmes, information management working groups and cluster/sector activities. In this article, we have gathered resources and tips to help you understand how ActivityInfo supports reporting for the Shelter Cluster.
Eight reasons to switch from Excel to web-based partner reporting
Despite being a powerful tool when analyzing data, spreadsheets have not been built to hold large amounts of data. That is why a more robust system designed for this purpose can benefit an organization working on complex data requirements. With this article we take a look at how ActivityInfo can help you tackle information management challenges and spreadsheet nightmare scenarios in 2023.
Response monitoring and multi-partner reporting coordination with ActivityInfo
By gathering the data reported by multiple partner organizations in one place, information management officers can have access to centralized information and produce evidence-based, comprehensive reports and BI tools to support decision making and planning across all levels of the Response. With this article, we explore ways in which you can leverage ActivityInfo and its features and improve collaboration and coordination in various cases such as 4W activities, RRMPs and emergencies across multiple clusters or sectors.
Webinar: Best practices for working with 4W activities with ActivityInfo
Get started with ActivityInfo and 4W activities.
Multi-partner reporting with UNOCHA Iraq: from standardized forms to an innovative dynamic dashboard
Every year, UNOCHA in Iraq shares the Iraq Humanitarian Dashboard, a dynamic dashboard that presents an overview of the Humanitarian Response in the country. From year to year the Humanitarian Dashboard is evolving using innovative techniques, leveraging the possibilities of the ActivityInfo API. In this article, we take a look at the new developments in the 2020 Iraq Humanitarian Dashboard.
How to motivate partners to work together on a common information management system
Collaborating on a common information management system (MIS) such as ActivityInfo makes it easy to collect data from various different sources and maintain a single, centralized source of truth. This article presents some ideas on how to win the support of other partner organizations and stakeholders so as to start working on a common tool.
Database Audit Log: complete control over your data
In this blog post we are presenting the brand-new Database Audit Log, designed to give to Database owners even more control over the information managed in their Databases, enabling Record recovery and helping detect potential disruptive usage.
The use of ActivityInfo in the Response to the Syrian Crisis by UNHCR in Jordan
UNHCR in Jordan was the first UNHCR field office to adopt ActivityInfo as a monitoring tool for the progress of the activities of the partners. ActivityInfo is being used up until today to track the progress of the activities and the objectives of each sector and each partner.
The use of ActivityInfo for the Rapid Response Mechanism in CAR by the REACH Initiative
Employing the features of ActivityInfo and with a quick training of their users, REACH in CAR decreased the time needed for data entry significantly. The monthly process of data collection turned into a weekly process as its complexity was eliminated. This helped in the coordination of their activities and the launch of alerts on emerging conflicts.