KoboToolbox is an international nonprofit that provides open-source data collection and visualization software used by over 35,000 organizations across 220+ countries.
KoboToolbox is an international nonprofit that develops open-source software for data collection and visualization. Founded in 2005 by faculty at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the organisation employs a team that works remotely across the globe. Its work spans open-source software, humanitarian data systems, human rights technology and environmental data.
The organisation's flagship platform, also called KoboToolbox, is designed for gathering and managing data in challenging environments. It is the world's most widely-used tool for humanitarian data collection, processing more than 25 million surveys a month. Over 35,000 organisations use the platform across more than 220 countries and territories, in sectors including humanitarian action, development, environmental protection, peacebuilding and human rights.
KoboToolbox sustains itself through partnerships, service revenue, grants and donations. It works closely with UNHCR, UN OCHA, UNICEF, the International Rescue Committee and the World Food Programme, among other organisations. The technical work covers open-source software, data collection, data visualization and humanitarian data systems.
