PMG.org.za places within top 10 SA NGO websites

A client of mine in South Africa has informed me that their Drupal website, built by myself, has placed in the top 10 of an annual ranking of non-governmental organization websites in South Africa:

2008 SA NGO Web Awards winners

The Parliamentary Monitoring Group deserves the bulk of the credit for this: they have posted 3522 nodes (and 3047 static files) since I signed off on the site in March, and have had 2618 registered users log in during this time (13470 nodes total, 10648 registered users total).

Node totals per type:

I'll be the first to admit that the site itself isn't that sexy, bit it's a BIG site with LOTS of traffic, and I interpret the usage numbers as a good indication of the overall usefulness of the site, regardless of the design merits.

Project Info:

  • Client: Parliamentary Monitoring Group (Cape Town, South Africa)
  • URL: pmg.org.za
  • Project duration: 7 weeks
  • Framework: Drupal 5.10
  • Launch Date: February 11, 2008
  • Project description: Drupal design and build, import 10,000 pages of legacy content, 6700 user accounts and 600 organizational accounts, custom node access system