THE PROBLEM

Global development is disconnected.

Funders can’t verify what reaches communities. Frontline Workers deliver results no one tracks. Two challenges. One missing link.

Two challenges, one missing link

Funders

The money moves. The results don’t.

Billions flow into global development every year, yet funders still can’t see where the money goes or what reaches communities. Programs lean on the same implementers, reach is shaped by logistics instead of need, and payment is tied to planned activity, not verified delivery.

Only10%
of US foreign assistance reaches a local organization directly
Unlock Aid ↗
Frontline Organizations

The people who could deliver are invisible to the system.

Trusted, capable local organizations are already embedded in the communities that need them most. But the old model locks them out: funding flows to a single implementer, and the hard-to-reach communities they serve get written off as too costly.

6 Million
women delivering frontline health services globally are unpaid or underpaid
Community Health Impact Coalition, 2023 ↗
THE SOLUTION

Connect closes the gap.

Connect brings both sides into one marketplace: funders who need verified services delivered, and the local organizations ready to deliver them.

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Frontline worker in the community

Pick the program, geography, and amount.

  • Select an existing program or country, or launch a new one
  • Set delivery targets and quality standards
  • Pay only for verified delivery, as low as $1.50 / service
  • You see verified services delivered
Frontline worker delivering services in the field

Frontline Workers deliver verified services in their own communities.

  • Frontline workers paid for every verified service
  • GPS + photo verification built in
  • Rapid deployment in as few as 10 days
  • Frontline Organizations see verified services delivered
WHAT’S DIFFERENT

A new model for global development.

For decades, funders have paid for planned activity and hoped it added up. Connect changes the model to pay for work delivered, not work promised.

Traditional Global Development Model
The Connect wayNew model
Sourcing & Cost
Bet on a single organization with fixed pricing and no competition. High overhead, limited provider choice.
A marketplace of vetted local organizations. Competitive pricing, funding stays in-country, no single-vendor dependency.
Reach
Geography is set by your implementer’s logistics, not by where the need is. Hard-to-reach populations stay hard to reach.
Deploy in any community in the world. Local organizations are already embedded where the need is strongest.
Accountability
Trust the implementer to self-report, pay for costly third-party audits, and wait until program end to see what was delivered.
The platform independently verifies every service, and you see each one the moment it’s confirmed. Real data from day one, not a final report.
Payment
Pay for self-reported activity, be it workshops held, plans filled, or reports submitted.
Pay for delivery. Every service provided to a real person, household, or site, verified before payment.
THE ORIGINAL IDEA

The Origins of Connect.

Conceived in 2022, Connect draws on Dimagi’s 20 years of frontline expertise and a digital platform serving more than 200,000 frontline workers globally. The initiative launched with a $25 million anchor investment from the Steele Foundation for Hope.

SEE IT IN ACTION

Connect has delivered 1.5 million verified services.

See how it works, explore active programs, or get in touch to fund an intervention.

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