HAC Global Support Cost System

Abstract

The project streamlines the Humanitarian Action for Children (HAC) global support cost process using an information system. The information system includes features for collecting data, managing permissions, computing and reporting the global support cost, and user guides. It also uses predictive analysis to estimate the future cost.

The system was developed for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), a non-profit organization that works in over 190 countries and territories in the areas of child protection, education, health, nutrition, and other programmes for children. The HAC appeal is an annual campaign for fundraising to support UNICEF’s work, including global support.

The project also demonstrates the value proposition of a low-code solution approach. Microsoft SharePoint and Power Platform (i.e., Power Apps, Power BI and Power Automate) were used to develop the information system.