"Sahana is an integrated set of pluggable, web based disaster management applications that provide solutions to large-scale humanitarian problems in the aftermath of a disaster. Our aspirations are as follows: (1) Primary: Help alleviate human suffering and help save lives through the efficient use of IT during a disaster (2) Bring together a diverse set of actors from Government, Emergency Management, NGOs, INGOs, spontaneous volunteers and victims themselves in responding effectively to a disaster (3) Empower the victims, responders, volunteer to better enable them to help themselves and others (4) Protect victim data and reduce the opportunity for data abuse (5) Provide a Free and Open Source solution end-to-end available to everyone With the above aspirations, the main applications built into Sahana and problems they address so far are as follows: (1) Missing Person Registry - Helping to reduce trauma by effectively finding missing persons (2) Organization Registry - Coordinating and balancing the distribution of relief organizations in the affected areas and connecting relief groups allowing them to operate as one (3) Request Management System - Registering and Tracking all incoming requests for support and relief upto fulfillment and helping donors connect to relief requirements (4) Camp Registry - Tracking the location and numbers of victims in the various camps and temporary shelters setup all around the affected area (5) Volunteer Management - Coordinate the contact info, skills, assignments and availability of volunteers and responders (6) Inventory Management - Tracking the location, quantities, expiry of supplies stored for utilization in a disaster (7) Situation Awareness - Providing a GIS overview of the situation at hand for the benefit of the decision makers. (Sahana, Vision and Objectives, 2005)