CartONG launches its 2026–2030 strategy!
To mark its 20th anniversary, CartONG is unveiling its new 2026–2030 strategy, an ambitious roadmap designed to strengthen its impact in an international aid sector undergoing rapid transformation. Faced with a context marked by declining funding and a continuous rise in humanitarian needs, we reaffirm our conviction: data management must be fairer, more local and better grounded in the realities on the ground.
A vision that addresses the sector’s challenges: local autonomy and the Humanitarian Reset
This strategy is fully aligned with the momentum of the Humanitarian Reset, launched in 2025, which calls for a more collaborative, localised and sustainable sector. It reinforces CartONG’s long-standing commitment to an approach centred on local actors and communities.
By supporting capacity building within national organisations, community structures and CSOs, CartONG aims to strengthen their autonomy throughout the entire data management cycle — from collection to analysis, and from visualisation to the sustainability of data management systems.
Our ambition for the next five years
By 2030, CartONG aims to contribute to:
-Improving the effectiveness of humanitarian and development interventions through data management that is contextualised and tailored to operational realities.
-Ensuring the autonomy of local stakeholders by strengthening their skills and capacity to manage and use their data.
-Ensuring the sustainability of information solutions and systems, designed responsibly and intended to be maintained locally over the long term.
Technical and human expertise at the heart of our work
CartONG’s expertise rests on a dedicated team of staff and volunteers, committed to supporting our partners with:
-advanced skills in GIS, mapping, data collection, visualisation and web mapping;
-robust methodologies for assessment, co-creation and capacity building;
-a unique ability to offer tailor-made solutions, adapted to the specific needs and constraints of each context.
Three strategic priorities for the sustainable transformation of data management
1. Harnessing our expertise to transform practices within the sector
We work alongside each partner to co-develop tailored, sustainable and practical data management solutions. Through comprehensive technical and methodological support, we encourage the adoption of tools and the development of skills to foster greater autonomy.
2. Promoting and sharing knowledge to disseminate best practices
CartONG will continue to enrich and manage its free resource centre — a unique platform in the sector — and to foster communities of practice, webinars and educational content to democratise data culture within the international solidarity sector.
3. Promoting localised and inclusive approaches to data through strong partnerships
We will strengthen our collaborations with other technical organisations, H2H NGOs and local actors to pool expertise and increase our collective impact. We will also continue our advocacy for data management centred on local knowledge and priorities.