Caribbean Development Bank, KoboToolbox, World Bank, and African Development Bank observe the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) in collaboration with KoboToolbox, the World Bank (WB), and the African Development Bank (AfDB) will be hosting a symposium to commemorate the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on Tuesday, October 17, 2023.

By Caribbean Development Bank, World Bank, African Development Bank, and Kobo

Announcing the KoboToolbox Essentials Course: Learn to collect data more effectively with KoboToolbox

With the new KoboToolbox Essentials Course, you will develop foundational data collection skills. Upon completion of this hands-on self-paced course, you’ll receive an official KoboToolbox Essentials certificate.

By Mae-Lin DeLange

Building local community capacity: How the Caribbean Development Bank is using KoboToolbox to advance poverty reduction efforts

The Caribbean Development Bank, an organization committed to building resilience and advancing poverty reduction efforts in its member countries, used KoboToolbox to conduct community capacity assessments in Jamaica, Guyana, and Saint Lucia. The KoboToolbox team provided direct support to ensure successful rollout of the project, streamline data collection, and develop a custom dashboard for data visualizations. The data collected helps direct BNTF's grant financing towards sustainable and inclusive development for the most vulnerable communities, empowering them to advocate for themselves.

By Mae-Lin DeLange

Enhancing humanitarian aid efforts: Introducing the new KoboToolbox monday.com integration app

Kobo and monday.com’s Emergency Response Team (ERT) are partnering to offer a new integration for humanitarian aid organizations. The new integration enables organizations using KoboToolbox and monday.com to automatically synchronize submissions received to a KoboToolbox project with a monday.com board, making it easier to leverage the strengths of both platforms for data collection, analysis, visualization, and project management.

By monday.com ERT and Kobo

Using KoboToolbox to address crucial data gaps in the education sector in the Democratic Republic of Congo

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Ministry of Education used KoboToolbox to generate a data-driven solution and gain a better understanding of the needs of schools and students, creating the first database of all the country’s primary and secondary schools.

By Mae-Lin DeLange