Better data, bigger impact
Better data, bigger impact
Better data, bigger impact
Better data, bigger impact
Better data, bigger impact
Boosting the impact of development programmes
Data and technology have the potential to transform development: more empowered people, better policy and programme decisions, and more effective service delivery.
With our data services and tech solutions, we help organisations, NGOs and governments become data driven so they can reach their goals and contribute to a better world.
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Some of our latest work
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Through the FSM Immunisation Programme, the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) Government is targeting 70% of the population to be vaccinated in order to boost public health and open up borders. One of the target groups for vaccination is adolescents in schools. The FSM is one of the first countries in the world to receive […]
Fast tracking Covid-19 vaccinations for adolescents in Micronesia -
Fairtrade International is a global organisation working towards fairer trade for farmers and workers in developing countries. Partnering with more than 1.8 million farmers globally, the Fairtrade strategy and monitoring system needs to be plausible, relevant, and co-owned by working groups and producer networks. Akvo supported Fairtrade with the review and development of the organisational […]
Impact strategy facilitation with Fairtrade International -
The government of Kenya needs a way to effectively monitor sanitation and hygiene facilities nationwide. Akvo is developing an integrated Real Time Management Information System (RTMIS) to collect, analyse and visualise all sanitation and hygiene data in both rural and urban Kenya, allowing the Ministry of Health to improve sanitation and hygiene for citizens nationwide. […]
Building a real-time monitoring platform for sanitation and hygiene across Kenya
We make development clear and strategic
Our partners face a number of key challenges - from messy data to unclear insights. These challenges can lead to ineffective development and wasted resources.
Our proven approach to data-driven development will ensure that you start your programme strategically, capture reliable data, create compelling visualisations, make decisions with confidence, and contribute to impact.
What is your key challenge?
Speak to our team to find out how Akvo can help you with your data and technology needs.
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Collecting and processing development data takes skill and time. Akvo’s software and services make dealing with data less complicated and help you get better results.
Data informed decision making is about more than just having a data collection tool; it’s about transforming the way you work with data, from designing your programme to generating results. We build on the tools and skills you might already have in place so that the data solution you have is perfect for you.
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Our data and development experts provide you with services to build your team’s data skills at every stage of the data journey: programme design, PMEL, data collection, analysis, visualisation, open data sharing and reporting.
Our data platform streamlines your data processes, allows your teams to collaborate, and brings your data journey to life. The platform is aimed at the WASH and agriculture sectors and can be tailored to organisational requirements.
We believe in open data, open content and open software at Akvo. All our software is free and open source. You can run and customise it yourself using the code from GitHub. But we know how hard this is. To make your life easier and cheaper, we can host and run the platform for you and scale it according to your needs. This means that for a fee, you can benefit from continuous improvement, added functionalities and a support team. What's more, our business model ensures that we're financially sustainable and that our tools will be around in the future.
We take data handling very seriously. When you choose to share any data or information with us or use our products, we commit to treating it with respect. We comply with the European General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and have strong data security and privacy protection policies, frameworks, and procedures in place. We always store data securely, ensure that data is safely encrypted, and don’t share your data with any third parties. Your imported data is owned by you.
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