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Riders wanted to explore ways to ease their couriers’ burdens while speeding up the process of digitizing the data from handwritten forms – ideally in near-real-time! To address this challenge, DataKindⓇ developed “ROCR”: a prototype optical character recognition assisted form-capture tool that extracts and predicts key handwritten fields in the standard sample-transport forms used by Riders’ operations in Nigeria – and records them in a digital logbook.

Housing insecurity is a looming crisis in the United States: nearly 5 million Americans lose their homes through eviction and foreclosure.  The onslaught of COVID-19 and subsequent economic depression is leaving many without a sustainable plan to cover rent or mortgages. Though its ultimate impact will take years to clearly understand, we know that the loss of property and forced displacements are intensely traumatic financially, physically, and emotionally.

WeRobotics is a nonprofit organization dedicated to scaling and accelerating the positive impact of humanitarian, environmental, and public health projects by localizing appropriate robotics solutions such as drones.

Without trust in community-collected health data, how can leaders confidently invest in frontline health systems, make informed decisions about public health policy, and grasp opportunities to optimize health service delivery and patient outcomes?

DataKind is conducting a global survey to better understand the Data for Good (D4G) Community.

As part of expanding our work into the next chapter , DataKind is thrilled to announce the launch of our new Center of Excellence: A cross-discipline team of experts committed to creating an ecosystem of excellence across DataKind’s global programs.

DataKind’s data scientist volunteers are the engine of what we do, applying their expertise to assist high-impact, mission-driven organizations tackle the world’s biggest challenges.