<s>
RapidSMS	B-Language
is	O
a	O
web	O
framework	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Django	B-Language
web	I-Language
framework	I-Language
which	O
extends	O
the	O
logic	O
and	O
capabilities	O
of	O
Django	B-Language
to	O
communicate	O
with	O
SMS	B-Device
messages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
side	O
effect	O
of	O
the	O
work	O
was	O
pygsm	O
,	O
a	O
Python	B-Language
library	O
for	O
interacting	O
with	O
GSM	O
modems	O
,	O
including	O
cell	O
phones	O
which	O
handle	O
the	O
Hayes	B-Device
command	I-Device
set	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Columbia	O
University	O
and	O
UNICEF	O
won	O
the	O
2008	O
USAID	O
Development	O
2.0	O
Challenge	O
for	O
their	O
work	O
with	O
RapidSMS	B-Language
in	O
Malawi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
UNICEF	O
won	O
the	O
Gov2.0	O
Summit	O
Award	O
in	O
the	O
'	O
Government	O
as	O
a	O
provider	O
 '	O
category	O
for	O
their	O
work	O
with	O
RapidSMS	B-Language
in	O
Malawi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
Matt	O
Berg	O
was	O
chosen	O
by	O
Time	O
Magazine	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
100	O
most	O
influential	O
people	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
for	O
his	O
work	O
with	O
RapidSMS	B-Language
and	O
ChildCount	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Christopher	O
Fabian	O
and	O
Erica	O
Kochi	O
were	O
selected	O
by	O
Time	O
Magazine	O
to	O
be	O
on	O
the	O
Time	O
100	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
100	O
most	O
influential	O
people	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
for	O
their	O
work	O
with	O
RapidSMS	B-Language
at	O
UNICEF	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RapidSMS	B-Language
is	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
a	O
few	O
notable	O
projects	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
U-Report	B-Protocol
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
largest	O
SMS	B-Device
social	O
networks	O
of	O
community	O
crowd	O
sourced	O
volunteer	O
reporters	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
with	O
approximately	O
200,000	O
registered	O
users	O
in	O
Uganda	O
as	O
of	O
April	O
2013	O
,	O
reporting	O
on	O
development	O
issues	O
and	O
engaging	O
directly	O
with	O
national	O
and	O
local	O
government	O
through	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Birth	O
Registration	O
,	O
UNICEF	O
and	O
Timba	O
Objects	O
developed	O
a	O
system	O
with	O
RapidSMS	B-Language
that	O
is	O
used	O
for	O
birth	O
registration	O
nationwide	O
in	O
Nigeria	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	O
Mwana	O
uses	O
RapidSMS	B-Language
to	O
improve	O
early	O
infant	O
diagnosis	O
of	O
HIV	O
and	O
post-natal	O
follow-up	O
and	O
care	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RapidSMS	B-Language
MCH	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
system	O
for	O
monitoring	O
pregnancy	O
and	O
reducing	O
bottlenecks	O
in	O
communication	O
associated	O
with	O
maternal	O
and	O
newborn	O
deaths	O
in	O
Rwanda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Berg	O
has	O
been	O
chosen	O
by	O
Time	O
Magazine	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
100	O
most	O
influential	O
people	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
for	O
his	O
work	O
with	O
RapidSMS	B-Language
and	O
ChildCount	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Textonic	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
students	O
in	O
Clay	O
Shirky	O
's	O
2009	O
Design	O
For	O
UNICEF	O
course	O
at	O
New	O
York	O
University	O
's	O
Interactive	O
Telecommunications	O
Program	O
to	O
extend	O
RapidSMS	B-Language
to	O
use	O
com	O
's	O
Amazon	B-Application
Mechanical	O
Turk	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
