TakwimuAfrica/Takwimu

Takwimu is a free and open development information service, transforming access to high quality analysis and data for African changemakers. Accessible at takwimu.africa # Takwimu The Takwimu web platform powering insight from human development data indicators. Helping to find the stories behind the data. Accessible at takwimu.africa ## Background People need accurate, objective information to make good decisions. However, uneven access to quality information weakens the impact of policy and programming in Africa as well as the ability of local development actors, particularly those with limited resources, to drive necessary change. Takwimu was launched in 2018 to empower African changemakers with the best data available and support their efforts to put this into effective use. We take a holistic view of what kinds of data are needed to drive change. Read more at takwimu.africa --- ## Platform Goals The web-based platform seeks to: 1. Provide an intuitive platform for our primary audiences to access insights from data 2. Make it easy for data curators and analysts to publish and manage content on Takwimu 3. Allow easy interaction and feedback between the two users above (publisher and audience) We don't: 1. Re-invent the wheel: a lot of smart people have already developed the packages needed, we re-use, re-purpose and attribute 2. Shred data: where we can, we deprecate data models and keep data created always available 3. Develop Content Management Systems (CMSs): there are a lot of content management systems available. We re-use for best fit focussed on what our primary audiences need --- # Development ## Setup There are a couple of ways one can setup their development environment and we currently support Docker. It allows us to move away from the "but it works on my machine" issue when making changes or deploying. You can download Docker Community Edition from here - docker.com With Docker Compose, development set up is relatively quick: ```shell git clone github.com cd TAKWIMU make build make web make loaddata ``` Optional …