Mission
We are advancing open-source humanitarian technologies and empowering local manufacturers to produce essential technologies needed by their communities.Our work includes openly sharing humanitarian technology designs, and working with local communities to ensure the technology is appropriate and can be manufactured locally to the highest quality.
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 18 Feb 2025
Charitable objects
(1) TO RELIEVE, OR ASSIST IN THE RELIEF OF, POVERTY, SUFFERING, AND SICKNESS, AND TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, IN PARTICULAR BY, BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION TO, PROMOTING, ENABLING, AND SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION OF HUMANITARIAN TECHNOLOGY WHERE ALL DESIGNS ARE FREELY AVAILABLE.(2) TO FURTHER THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF ADULTS AND CHILDREN, PARTICULARLY IN THE FIELDS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING, COMPUTING, AND RELATED SUBJECTS.IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, TO PROMOTE AND ORGANISE COOPERATION BETWEEN VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, ACADEMIA, MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS, THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, THE WIDER RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE “HUMANITARIAN TECHNOLOGY” MEANS TECHNOLOGY THAT HAS A PRIMARILY HUMANITARIAN PURPOSE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO TECHNOLOGY FOR EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE, AND AGRICULTURE.