Design with, not for

Our Impact Practices deeply consider the ethical use of data and meet our highest standards of responsible and thoughtful design. We co-create projects with our local partners and in the service of underserved, marginalized, and vulnerable communities. Our projects accelerate missions and transform hundreds of thousands of lives through the organizations we serve.

Nurse Mentorship Program, Jacaranda Health. Kenya, 2020

Frontline
Health Systems

Over half the world's 7.3 billion people, including 1 billion in rural communities, still lack access to healthcare.

13 million children still go without a single dose of any vaccine.

Nearly 9 million newborns, children, and mothers still die each year from preventable or treatable conditions.

World Health Organization predicts a shortfall of 18 million healthcare workers by 2030.

Economic
Resilience

1.7 billion people worldwide are excluded from financial services. 5 million Americans are at risk of losing their homes each year.

Worldwide, 64 million youth are unemployed, and 145 million young workers are living in poverty.

14 million individuals call 211 hotline every year across the U.S.

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December 07, 2021
DataKind Launches New Cohort of Projects to Advance Economic Empowerment with $1.1M in Support from Google.org
We’re thrilled to announce that DataKind has yet again received support from Google.org to apply data science and AI for good! As a longtime supporter of DataKind, Google.org’s...
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September 10, 2021
Lessons from a year of discovery in the economic resilience and well-being of communities around the world
From facing an unexpected bill to losing your job, to being repeatedly refused loans to start your own business, economic shocks can come in...
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May 06, 2021
How Data Empowers Health Workers—and Powers Health Systems
A recent survey shows that a majority (56%) of a frontline healthcare worker's time is spent accessing and updating patient records instead of caring for patients.
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July 22, 2020
Strengthening Frontline Health Systems with Data Science & AI: Updates From Our First Cohort of Projects
Frontline health workers (FHWs), and a subset known as community health workers (CHWs), have made tremendous strides across the world to expand access to basic and life-saving...
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