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[Alvaro Cobo <coboalvaro@xxxxxxxxx>]

Many thanks Jason!.

it helps me to take the decision to invest some time in experimenting 
with the system. I will be glad to share my experiences in the future.

Kindly,

Alvaro

On 11/12/2013 12:13 PM, Jason Pickering wrote:
> Hi Alvaro,
> I have been involved in two projects (maybe three ) where DHIS2 was 
> used outside of the typical health arena. One you mention, namely food 
> security. There were some challenges here due to the use of a lot of 
> financial data, which did not always fit very well with the 
> dimensional model of DHIS2. It can work, but was not always an easy 
> fit. We have also used DHIS2 for water and sanitation, and owing to 
> the somewhat similar domain as health, was a much easier fit.
>
> The third (perhaps rather extreme) use of DHIS2 which I know if 
> personally, is for recording of golf  scores and subsequent 
> calculation of handicaps. Again, not an easy fit, but it can work. 
> Just to demonstrate the flexibility of the platform, when applied with 
> enough gusto.
>
> Regards,
> Jason
>
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 4:59 AM, Alvaro Cobo <coboalvaro@xxxxxxxxx 
> <mailto:coboalvaro@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>
>     Dear all:
>
>     I think this question has been asked before but I cannot find it.
>     I apologize in advance if it has happened. I would like to know if
>     somebody have used DHIS2 in development projects (agricultural,
>     emergency assistance, food security, etc.). If yes, could you be
>     so kind to share how your experience have been in this regard, how
>     well does your projects fits into this system, what challenges
>     have you faced, and main advantages that you found.
>
>     I am about to test this software, and I will be glad to share my
>     experience as well, but I guess it will take me some weeks to
>     document my experience. But meanwhile it would be great to have at
>     least some quick information from your experience.
>
>     Thanks a lot!
>
>     Alvaro
>
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