Akvo Foundation USA

WORKING IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH PARTNERS WHILE UTILIZING OUR OPEN SOURCE INTERNET AND MOBILE SOFTWARE, OUR MISSION IS TO ASSIST THEM TO BE MORE TRANSPARENT, ACCOUNTABLE, EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE TO HELP THEM ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS. OUR PARTNERS WORK PRIMARILY IN THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SECTOR AND THEY ALL HAVE A COMMON FACTOR: TO HELP PEOPLE LIFT THEMSELVES OUT OF POVERTY AND TO LEAD HEALTHY AND PRODUCTIVE LIVES, FOR EXAMPLE, BY PROVIDING SAFE SANITATION AND WATER TO THOSE LACKING THESE NECESSITIES. OUR PHILOSOPHY IS OPEN; OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE, OPEN CONTENT, OPEN DATA. GOING THE "OPEN" ROUTE PROVIDES SUBSTANTIAL BENEFITS FOR ORGANIZATIONS IN THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SECTOR AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, GIVES BENEFITS TO THOSE THAT NEED IT THE MOST.