# Need data collection help for COVID-19 response? **URL:** \ **Category:** Community\ **Tags:** covid-19\ **Created:** [March 11, 2020, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/need-data-collection-help-for-covid-19-response/25442 "2020-03-11T20:56:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![yanokwa](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/yanokwa/32/1695_2.png) [@yanokwa](https://forum.getodk.org/u/yanokwa)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2020, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/need-data-collection-help-for-covid-19-response/25442/1 "2020-03-11T20:56:10Z")
If you, or someone you know, needs data collection help with the COVID-19 response, Nafundi, ODK's lead developer, is offering free and ongoing help for any organization working on COVID-19. We can help you use ODK for contact tracing, decision support, community education, strategic mapping, and case management. Fill out this [request for data collection help with COVID-19 response](https://forms.gle/xMJZPAzKQwgeMzE17) form to get started. ---
**Author:** ![iamnarendrasingh](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/iamnarendrasingh/32/2593_2.png) [@iamnarendrasingh](https://forum.getodk.org/u/iamnarendrasingh)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 10:45am UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/need-data-collection-help-for-covid-19-response/25442/2 "2020-03-12T10:45:07Z")
Hey @yanokwa , I am also with this global work. If you have any thing where I can help than I am happy to help you. Best, @iamnarendrasingh ---
**Author:** ![paul\_macharia](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/paul_macharia/32/8094_2.png) [@paul\_macharia](https://forum.getodk.org/u/paul_macharia)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 2:29pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/need-data-collection-help-for-covid-19-response/25442/3 "2020-03-12T14:29:08Z")
Hey, Would love to help too. Feel free to send along work. Will help in tool programming, work flow design and SoPs for electronic data collection using ODK. Paul Macharia ---
**Author:** ![A.N.M\_AL-IMRAN](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/a.n.m_al-imran/32/1610_2.png) [@A.N.M\_AL-IMRAN](https://forum.getodk.org/u/A.N.M_AL-IMRAN)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/need-data-collection-help-for-covid-19-response/25442/4 "2020-03-12T17:39:14Z")
Dear Yaw, I would love to help with this work. Please let me know if anything comes up, that I can help with. Thank you, Imran ---
**Author:** ![Leangelindiku17](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/leangelindiku17/32/3566_2.png) [@Leangelindiku17](https://forum.getodk.org/u/Leangelindiku17)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2020, 8:26am UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/need-data-collection-help-for-covid-19-response/25442/5 "2020-03-13T08:26:03Z")
Hi Yaw Also available to help! Great initiative. ---
**Author:** ![anon78138006](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/e47774/32.png) [@anon78138006](https://forum.getodk.org/u/anon78138006)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2020, 12:45pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/need-data-collection-help-for-covid-19-response/25442/6 "2020-03-22T12:45:59Z")
Available to help in tool programming Kindly get me involved if something comes up ---
**Author:** ![ARIF\_AZAD\_KHAN](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/arif_azad_khan/32/2921_2.png) [@ARIF\_AZAD\_KHAN](https://forum.getodk.org/u/ARIF_AZAD_KHAN)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2020, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/need-data-collection-help-for-covid-19-response/25442/7 "2020-03-22T14:50:38Z")
I am also available to help. ---
**Author:** ![yanokwa](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/yanokwa/32/1695_2.png) [@yanokwa](https://forum.getodk.org/u/yanokwa)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2020, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/need-data-collection-help-for-covid-19-response/25442/8 "2020-04-03T15:29:30Z")
A post was split to a new topic: [Can't download form from Central](https://forum.getodk.org/t/cant-download-form-from-central/25857) ---
**Author:** ![LN](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/ln/32/1605_2.png) [@LN](https://forum.getodk.org/u/LN)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/need-data-collection-help-for-covid-19-response/25442/9 "2020-04-15T20:51:31Z")
I hope you and yours are all doing well. Thanks for all the willingness to get involved. @yanokwa and I have been helping on a handful of projects that got in touch directly and we are now having a hard time keeping up. Would any of you be interested in starting form design for forms B1 and B2 of [the WHO first few cases protocol](https://www.who.int/publications-detail/the-first-few-x-(ffx)-cases-and-contact-investigation-protocol-for-2019-novel-coronavirus-(2019-ncov)-infection) as requested by @dmoran in [Contact tracing for COVID-19](https://forum.getodk.org/t/contact-tracing-for-covid-19/26048)? I've asked some questions there about process because there might be an opportunity to pre-fill some data. I think getting started on the questions would be helpful, though. I would recommend that someone start a Google Sheet form and invite others to join and help. I should have time to join in on my day Friday so please give [ln@nafundi.com](mailto:ln@nafundi.com) edit permissions. The two COVID-19 forms we have already shared should be good examples and in fact you'll find a number of questions in common. Copying those in would be a great starting point! ---
**Author:** ![ARIF\_AZAD\_KHAN](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/arif_azad_khan/32/2921_2.png) [@ARIF\_AZAD\_KHAN](https://forum.getodk.org/u/ARIF_AZAD_KHAN)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2020, 5:06am UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/need-data-collection-help-for-covid-19-response/25442/10 "2020-04-16T05:06:43Z")
Anyone started working on it? Today i am busy but i could work on it Friday and Saturday. It would be great to work. ---
**Author:** ![Xiphware](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/xiphware/32/2587_2.png) [@Xiphware](https://forum.getodk.org/u/Xiphware)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2020, 7:19am UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/need-data-collection-help-for-covid-19-response/25442/11 "2020-04-16T07:19:21Z")
FYI I’ve made a copy and started playing around, but I probably won’t get time to get serious about it till tomorrow night/following day. ---
**Author:** ![iamnarendrasingh](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/iamnarendrasingh/32/2593_2.png) [@iamnarendrasingh](https://forum.getodk.org/u/iamnarendrasingh)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2020, 9:10am UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/need-data-collection-help-for-covid-19-response/25442/12 "2020-04-16T09:10:17Z")
Hey @Xiphware, you can share link with me so I can give my time as well on form. I go through with Form B1. I can give my time on form B1 . Best, Narendra ---
**Author:** ![LN](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/ln/32/1605_2.png) [@LN](https://forum.getodk.org/u/LN)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2020, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/need-data-collection-help-for-covid-19-response/25442/13 "2020-04-16T18:49:33Z")
I have created two documents that anyone can edit: - [WHO COVID-19 Form B1: contact initial reporting form](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15nwcLlUZ2jV9sVOtWRAvKuK5RErG78pfMXwqQ155cK4/edit#gid=0) - [WHO COVID-19 Form B2: contact follow-up form](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fEAWqmMdSUngGZGNyU3okVKphD6ZLjkyn1_o4q6Mda8/edit#gid=938610939) I used the same headers as with the A0 form to help with copying and pasting. Consider using a thread in the [Slack #general channel](https://slack.opendatakit.org/) to do real-time coordination if multiple folks are available to iterate on it at the same time. ---
**Author:** ![ARIF\_AZAD\_KHAN](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/arif_azad_khan/32/2921_2.png) [@ARIF\_AZAD\_KHAN](https://forum.getodk.org/u/ARIF_AZAD_KHAN)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2020, 6:42pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/need-data-collection-help-for-covid-19-response/25442/14 "2020-04-17T18:42:18Z")
Check B1 and provide input specially variable naming. B2 is the shorter version of B1. So if any one want to start working on B2 just copy paste B1 and delete extra part. ---
**Author:** ![LN](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/ln/32/1605_2.png) [@LN](https://forum.getodk.org/u/LN)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 1:11am UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/need-data-collection-help-for-covid-19-response/25442/15 "2020-04-18T01:11:05Z")
This is fantastic, @ARIF_AZAD_KHAN! Will do a deeper review as soon as possible. ---
**Author:** ![Xiphware](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/xiphware/32/2587_2.png) [@Xiphware](https://forum.getodk.org/u/Xiphware)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 10:09am UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/need-data-collection-help-for-covid-19-response/25442/16 "2020-04-18T10:09:05Z")
> [@LN](#): > > ...Consider using a thread in the [Slack #general channel](https://slack.opendatakit.org/) Done. I'm putting my change comments here: [https://opendatakit.slack.com/archives/C35470318/p1587176126033700](https://opendatakit.slack.com/archives/C35470318/p1587176126033700) ---
**Author:** ![LN](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/ln/32/1605_2.png) [@LN](https://forum.getodk.org/u/LN)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 12:15am UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/need-data-collection-help-for-covid-19-response/25442/17 "2020-04-21T00:15:38Z")
It's been great collaborating with you on this, @ARIF_AZAD_KHAN and @Xiphware. Hopefully this will be another useful resource in the fight against this virus and for ODK usage in general. I went through and made some light edits for consistency with the paper form and the A0 ODK form. Looking more carefully at B2, I don't think it's worth designing separately. As @ARIF_AZAD_KHAN notes, it's a subset of B1. I think that whoever deploys this will need to consider carefully what their workflow is for contact re-visits and change the form design accordingly. I turned off public edit access and gave @Xiphware edit privileges. @ARIF_AZAD_KHAN, I'd like to give them to you as well but I don't have your email address. Please request access so I can grant it to you. I'll publish the form in a separate post so it's easy to find. ---
**Author:** ![Xiphware](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/xiphware/32/2587_2.png) [@Xiphware](https://forum.getodk.org/u/Xiphware)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 5:43am UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/need-data-collection-help-for-covid-19-response/25442/18 "2020-04-21T05:43:03Z")
Thanks. And yup, I'd still consider it in a bit of a draft state, at least compared to the [A0](https://forum.getodk.org/t/who-covid-19-confirmed-case-report-form/25782) form. I'm trying to find time to squeeze in more work on it... but any feedback, misstakes, etc please don't hesitate to post! ---
**Author:** ![A.N.M\_AL-IMRAN](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/a.n.m_al-imran/32/1610_2.png) [@A.N.M\_AL-IMRAN](https://forum.getodk.org/u/A.N.M_AL-IMRAN)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2020, 1:11am UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/need-data-collection-help-for-covid-19-response/25442/19 "2020-04-23T01:11:23Z")
> [@LN](#): > > WHO COVID-19 Form B2: contact follow-up form Dear @LN, Is anyone working on this form? If not I have some time this week and happy to work on the follow-up form. Please let me know if should work on this. Thank you, Imran ---
**Author:** ![topazann](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/topazann/32/7137_2.png) [@topazann](https://forum.getodk.org/u/topazann)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2020, 10:49am UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/need-data-collection-help-for-covid-19-response/25442/20 "2020-05-09T10:49:23Z")
Available to help in tool programming Kindly get me involved if something comes up