Why not just use Google Person Finder?
The Google Person Finder is an excellent online tool for keeping track of tracing requests and sharing information about individuals in times of crisis. We support their efforts, and we’re amazed by the progress they’ve made. If you’re interested in collaborate projects of this nature, you should definitely check them out. At heart, though, theirs is a different project. RapidFTR is specifically designed to help NGOs in their efforts at family tracing and reunification. Because data security is of utmost importance when children are at risk, it’s imperative to keep strict limits on who can access our database. One of the great strengths of Google Person Finder is that the data is available to the public, both for input and retrieval of information. But because child data is so sensitive, we can’t use their database to store information collected by FTR workers in the field. That being said, we’re keeping our eyes on their work, checking out the schema they’ve designed, and looking for
