Our organisations
Akvo operates on a not-for-profit, not-for-loss basis. It develops and operates its products under a unified service brand but comprises a number of distinct organisational entities. We have established legal entities in a number of countries in which we work. These are adapted to the local legal and regulatory frameworks in place and are appropriate to our values and mission.
Akvo is an international organisation with foundations registered in the Netherlands, Kenya and the United States (section 501(c)(3)) and representative offices in Singapore and Indonesia.
The Netherlands organisation is responsible for strategic direction, global partnerships and operating our online and mobile services. The United States, Kenya and Singapore organisations are responsible for the direction of regional strategies, business development, partnerships, operations and fundraising.
Foundations
The Akvo Foundation (or Stichting Akvo, in Dutch) is headquartered in Amsterdam. Here, we provide a strategic direction for the Akvo network, as well as managing our global partnerships. The intellectual property rights of our open source products are held with the Akvo Foundation and it also operates our online and mobile services.
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Rob de Vos
Chair of the board
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Ingrid Plag
Board member
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Jeroen van der Sommen
Director
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Paul Ciandrini
Board member
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Peter van der Linde
Co-founder and regional director
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Ethel Méndez Castillo
Manager, Akvo Foundation USA
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Kathelyne van den Berg
Chief financial officer
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Mark Nitzberg
Executive director
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Becky Straw
Board member
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Paul Ciandrini
Board member
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Dagmar Heemskerk-Verbeek
Manager, Akvo Limited Singapore
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Impact areas
We apply the principles of open source software, open content and open data to all of our work.
Find out why and how.