Data-driven sustainable development |
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CSF is a nonprofit organization established in 1963 that engages with communities to build information technology solutions that lead to good development outcomes sustained by reliable development processes.
We increase people’s choices through innovations that harness the power of data to benefit communities economically, socially, and environmentally, in support of the 2030 Agenda. |
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Who we are
CSF is a non-profit organisation registered in the USA in 1963. We are governed by a Board of Trustees and managed by our President, Executive Director, Treasurer and Secretary. Meet our team.
We have a global network of over 120 senior advisors and technology partners supported by software labs in New York, New Delhi and Singapore. We have implemented more than 1650 projects in over 130 countries with funding from government, multilateral donors, and research institutes. |
What we do
Our vision is to increase opportunity and equity for those most in need through information technology solutions that protect and promote well-being in every community.
Our mission is to improve quality of life through applied research and technical assistance to communities by pioneering technological solutions that yield measurable results, and that leave no one behind. CSF develops innovative data-driven solutions for: ► Health, nutrition, education, child protection, environment, gender; ► Policy development, programme design, programme monitoring and evaluation; ► Institution building, management training and data analytics. |
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Global PartnershipCSF actively participates in the Global Partnership for Sustainable Data Development and is currently serving as a member of the Technical Advisory Group. The partnership is enabling countries to harness the data revolution for sustainable development. Through the partnership, CSF is helping to strengthen data ecosystems by supporting countries to harness the data revolution for development. Our team is technically contributing to refining the international standards to harmonise data specifications and software architectures, that will ensure the interoperability of technology platforms for assembling, accessing, and using data.
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UN Consultative StatusCSF's special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UN ECOSOC) calls on us to actively engage with the UN Secretariat, Programmes, Funds and Agencies to promote our mission and the 2030 Agenda around the world. We conduct research and development projects with more than 25 public and private institutions. We collaborate with a broad spectrum of stakeholders at global, regional, and national levels to implement development projects. Our primary stakeholders are government institutions and civil society organisations working with us to implement solutions at the community level.
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UN Global CompactCSF is committed to a principles-based approach to doing our work. Our values hold us accountable to our fundamental responsibilities in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anticorruption. We have incorporated the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact into our strategies, policies and procedures. We have created a culture of integrity that not only upholds our basic responsibilities to people and planet, but also sets the stage for long-term success.
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Partners |
CSF collaborates with a broad spectrum of stakeholders at global, regional, and national levels to implement our development projects.
Our primary stakeholders are government institutions and civil society organisations working with us to implement solutions at the community level. Our projects are sponsored by development partners and research institutions. |
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Research Partners
Academia. NGOs. Research Institutes. Academy for Educational Development CAMRIS International CEDPA Chemonics International Columbia University EngenderHealth Harvard University Indian Institute of Medical Science Indian National Institute of Nutrition International Science and Technology Institute IntraHealth International John Snow Inc. Johns Hopkins University Learning Academy Worldwide Sweden London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Management Sciences for Health Michigan State University Montefiore Medical Centre New York University Open Data Watch Oxford University United Nations University United States National Science Foundation University of Hawaii University of Melbourne University of Michigan |
Development Partners
UN Agencies. Bilateral Donors ADB Asian Development Bank AfDB African Development Bank AusAID Australian Aid DFID UK Department for International Development GIZ German Society for International Cooperation IDB Inter-American Development Bank IFRC International Federation of Red Cross ILO International Labour organisation SCI Save the Children International SIDA Swedish International Development Agency UN Women UN-Habitat United Nations Human Settlements Programme UNAIDS Joint United Nations Programme on AIDS UNDESA United Nations Department for Social and Economic Affairs UNDG United Nations Development Group UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation UNFPA United Nations Population Fund UNHCR United Nations High Commission for Refugees UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund UNOPS United Nations Office for Project Services UNSSC United Nations System Staff College US EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency US HHS United States Department of Health and Human Services US LOC United States Library of Congress USAID United States Agency for International Development WFP World Food Programme WHO World Health Organisation World Bank Group World Vision |
