Flowminder Foundation
For General Operating Support
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Amount$1,000,000
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Program
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Date Awarded3/18/2023
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Term24 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Organization
Strategies
Overview
Flowminder Foundation’s mission is to enable decision makers to access the data they need to transform the lives of vulnerable people, at scale, using mobile operator, geospatial, and survey data in low- and middle-income countries, especially in Africa. It does this through information and capacity strengthening to governments, mobile network operators, national and international agencies, and researchers. In particular, Flowminder brings two critical things to the data revolution table: analytical technology, and deep skill in brokering key partnerships across the public and private sectors. Flowminder has a long history of leveraging call data records for statistical analysis and decision making, while partnering closely with governments and private sector actors. From Ghana to Malawi to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Flowminder has unlocked the potential of this unique data source to help policymakers answer important questions in everything from the health space to the disaster-preparedness space. This grant will provide Flowminder with general operating support and comes at a time as it develops and puts in place a new organizationwide strategy, while looking to the next phase of several key projects that Hewlett has supported in the past, including Data for Good in Ghana, and the Open Algorithms (OPAL) Project in Senegal and Haiti. This grant supports the Evidence-Informed Policymaking goal that governments use new and traditional forms of data to improve decision making, policies, and programs.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
web.flowminder.org
Grants to this Grantee
for general operating support
This grant renews support to Flowminder, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to enable decision makers to access the data they need to transform the lives of vulnerable people, using mobile network operator, geospatial, and survey data at scale. It provides information and capacity strengthening to governments, mobile network operators, national and international agencies, and researchers for both humanitarian and development purposes. Ultimately, Flowminder strives to create a world in which decisions that can improve the lives of vulnerable people are based on the most appropriate evidence — especially in Africa. (Strategy: Evidence-Informed Policymaking)
for general operating support
Flowminder Foundation’s mission is to enable decision makers to access the data they need to transform the lives of vulnerable people, at scale, using mobile operator, geospatial, and survey data in low- and middle-income countries, especially in Africa. It does this through information and capacity strengthening to governments, mobile network operators, national and international agencies, and researchers. In particular, Flowminder brings two critical things to the data revolution table: analytical technology, and deep skill in brokering key partnerships across the public and private sectors. Flowminder has a long history of leveraging call data records for statistical analysis and decision making, while partnering closely with governments and private sector actors. From Ghana to Malawi to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Flowminder has unlocked the potential of this unique data source to help policymakers answer important questions in everything from the health space to the disaster-preparedness space. This grant will provide Flowminder with general operating support and comes at a time as it develops and puts in place a new organizationwide strategy, while looking to the next phase of several key projects that Hewlett has supported in the past, including Data for Good in Ghana, and the Open Algorithms (OPAL) Project in Senegal and Haiti. This grant supports the Evidence-Informed Policymaking goal that governments use new and traditional forms of data to improve decision making, policies, and programs.
