A Global Footprint, Built Together
Over the past 25 years, Community Systems Foundation has worked alongside governments, UN partners, and communities to turn data into action — strengthening data systems, improving planning and monitoring and advancing sustainable development worldwide.
Today, we’re proud to share an interactive view of that journey. Over 1200 projects in 25 years. On average, 50 projects a…
As we close out 2025, CSF has recommitted to transparency as the foundation of the organization. Through Candid.Org, we recently received our Gold Seal of Transparency. The Gold Seal demonstrates a commitment to transparency by sharing detailed information about the organization's operations, goals, strategies, and achievements.
Keep up with our work in the community using the link below: …
DATA FOR ALL COUNTRY HIGHLIGHTS 2025
In 2025, CSF worked closely with partners to deliver real, data-driven national impact:
Sierra Leone — Launched a National Development Tracker supporting MTNDP monitoring, results-based management, and SDG alignment through a government-owned public platform
Tunisia — Developed a Decision Support System to strengthen UNDP programme planning and implementation
Jamaica — Implemented…
Wrapping up our final country mission of the year!
This week, Abdelrahim Mehyar, CSF Technical Advisor for the OpenEMIS Initiative is completing a training in Seychelles, marking our last official country visit of 2025.
Throughout the year, our team has provided on-the-ground support to partners in Namibia, Jordan, Mali, Sierra Leone, Scotland, Guyana, Tunisia, Jamaica, and Belize—strengthening national systems and building lasting capacity…
Data for People, Progress, and Possibility
As the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals draw closer, Community Systems Foundation (CSF) continues to show how data can drive real impact.
The 2024 CSF Annual Report outlines just that.
In 2024, we delivered 56 projects across 29 countries, channeling nearly $3 million directly into communities. From strengthening…
A Deeper Insight into the Development Sector Through Community Systems Foundation
After finishing my first year of college, still trying to figure out my passion, I received a Posey Global Leadership Fellowship to volunteer at a hospital in Makeni, Sierra Leone. Even though my work revolved around supporting the administration to better fund their projects, living a life inspired by a desire to learn more by pushing myself to do things outside of my comfort zone, I opted to shadow an…
We were in Trinidad and Tobago in January assisting the Central Statistics Office with the launch of the latest MICS 6 Report.
With…
We’ve never had more data. The development sector is producing it. Surveys are everywhere.
Dashboards are getting glossier by the day.
And yet — when it comes to tracking national plans or SDG progress, the development sector is still flying blind.
After 16 years in tech for development and hundreds of conversations with governments across Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean, I’ve realized something: the line between a data portal and a decision support system is razor-thin,…
2023 marks the 60th anniversary on Community Systems Foundation.
Founded in 1963, we have been working relentlessly with communities to strengthen data systems and help empower…
Kris Sydney Oswalt June 19th, 1957 - July 4th, 2025
It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of Kris Oswalt, President of Community Systems Foundation.
Kris was an unassuming yet tireless leader, who championed a vision for a better world, informed by better data. His legacy lives on in his works and, through it, the lives he touched.
We invite friends and colleagues to share memories and tributes on his remembrance page:https://www.mykeeper.com/KrisOswalt