Cloud transformation of global religious organisations

A prestigious group of international religious organization, with a rich history dating back to the early 1800s, approached us to address critical challenges stemming from their outdated database system. The organisation, with a significant global presence across multiple countries, is actively engaged in diverse activities ranging from education to healthcare and community service. Central to their ethos is the empowerment of women and girls, reflecting God's love and mercy.

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• The existing database, built on obsolete technologies, was plagued with data replication issues and lacked essential search functionality.
• A centralized, single-source structure made updates cumbersome and posed risks to data integrity.
• Inflexibility in adapting to modern standards resulted in missing media, outdated information, and a compromised user experience.
• Manual procedures relied heavily on individual capacities and knowledge, leading to inefficiencies.
• The current system, based on Microsoft Access, lacked a relational data structure, leading to redundant data and complicating statistical operations.

We addressed the challenges by implementing a modern, cloud-based system Sister Records. This solution ensures live data updates, standardized information, and a crowd-sourced approach for diverse input. The system features an intuitive dashboard, providing a comprehensive overview and dynamic visual statistics. Users can effortlessly extract complex reports using live data, and the system offers powerful search and filtering capabilities. With a user-friendly interface, the system is accessible globally, allowing users to interact with it from anywhere. It includes detailed information about organization members, communities, and provinces, supports file uploads, and facilitates the generation of a printable index book for a complete organizational overview. This streamlined solution significantly improves data management and adaptability for the organization's evolving needs.

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• Implemented 'Sister Records', a cloud-based, modern database solution.
• Live data updates and standardized information enhance real-time accuracy.
• A crowd-sourced approach ensures diverse and comprehensive data input.
• An intuitive dashboard provides dynamic visual statistics and overview.
• Powerful search and filtering capabilities enable efficient data retrieval.
• The user-friendly interface allows global accessibility.
• Consolidation of detailed information about members, communities, and provinces.
• The system supports file uploads and generates a printable index book.

• Full serverless, Google Firebase Powered
• The system ensures reliable and continuous access, with a 99.9% uptime guarantee.
• Global accessibility to real-time updates
• 50% reduction in report generation time
• 30% incread in search efficiency
• Reduced data redundancy
• Automated generation of a Print-ready Index book, saving users 80% of the time previously spent on manual extraction, updating, and formatting tasks

In tackling the unique challenge of archiving historical data dating back to the 1800s, it was imperative to establish a database structure capable of supporting and preserving these invaluable records. The implementation of 'Sister Records' not only modernised the data handling processes but also paid homage to the rich historical legacy of the organisations.

By integrating advanced data management technologies, we have successfully created a repository that accommodates and safeguards centuries of historical records. This includes documents, photographs, and various other forms of media, which are now digitised and systematically organised for easy retrieval and analysis. The system's robust architecture ensures that these historical treasures are not only stored securely but are also accessible to authorised personnel for research, educational purposes, and to maintain the continuity of the organisation's heritage.