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iMMAP is an international nonprofit organization that provides Information Management (IM), analysis, and geoinformatics services to its partners—humanitarian and development organizations—helping them make informed decisions that ultimately deliver high-quality, targeted assistance to the world’s most vulnerable populations.
We support humanitarian actors to solve operational and strategic challenges. Our pioneering approach facilitates informed and effective emergency preparedness, humanitarian response, and development aid activities by enabling evidence-based decision-making for UN agencies, humanitarian cluster/sector leads, national and international NGOs, and government operations.
The origins of iMMAP trace back to 1998 when William Barron, Charles Conley, and Joseph Donahue, who would later co-found iMMAP Inc., were part of the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation's (VVAF) team developing and implementing the Landmine Impact Survey Initiative in Iraq.
iMMAP (Information Management and Mine Action Program) was created in 2001 as a unit of the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation (VVAF), offering direct IM support to mine action, humanitarian, and development organizations.
iMMAP supported OCHA to establish the United Nations Humanitarian Information Management Center in Iraq.
iMMAP provided critical IM support to disaster relief operations following the Southeast Asia tsunami in 2004 and the Pakistan earthquake in 2005. In 2005, the program gained international recognition as one of five finalists — selected from over 150 nominees—for the World Bank Development Gateway Award for the most exemplary contribution in the field of information and communication technologies (ICT) for development.
On June 30, 2006, iMMAP was incorporated as iMMAP Inc., an independent nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization headquartered in Washington, D.C.
The first full iMMAP team was established in 2007, with country offices across South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, West Africa, and South America, positioning the organization as a leader in the internationally coordinated effort to integrate Information Management (IM), Social Research, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
iMMAP established the Global Surge program — an official Standby Partnership program with the United Nations, to rapidly deploy IM experts to support emergency operations.
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iMMAP, initially known as the 'Information Management and Mine Action Program,' discontinued the use of its full name in 2015 and has since operated solely as iMMAP Inc.
By 2021, iMMAP expanded its global presence to Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Colombia, Ethiopia, Iraq, Jordan, Nigeria, Syria, and Yemen, in addition to its USA headquarters.
In 2022 alone, iMMAP deployed 152 experts through the Global Surge program, representing a remarkable 187% increase from the previous year. Between 2012 and 2022, a total of 618 experts were deployed globally, demonstrating the program's critical role in delivering rapid and effective support.
In 2023, our strides toward innovation, preparedness, Anticipatory Action and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) took a significant leap forward with the launch of the Humanitarian Spatial Data Center (HSDC) in Afghanistan.
In 2024, iMMAP scaled up its support in conflict-affected countries, including specialized deployments in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Haiti, as well as dedicated country-led capacity-building efforts on the frontlines in Ukraine.
In 2026, iMMAP is deepening its commitment to partnership-driven humanitarian action. A core priority is strengthening National Disaster Management Authorities (NDMAs) — empowering national institutions to lead data-driven preparedness, response, and recovery.
We hold ourselves accountable to the people we work with and for and ensure transparency.
We speak truth to power and act with conviction on the justice of our causes.
We believe everyone has the right to be treated fairly.
We acknowledge and seek to expand people’s agency over their lives and the decisions that impact them.
We embrace diversity and differences; we value the perspectives and contributions of all people and communities.
We always act with integrity.
We ensure open communication with colleagues, partners, and the communities we serve and work with.
We foster an environment that promotes respect and upholds dignity for populations and partners and mutual respect for our colleagues.
We leverage a comprehensive suite of information management, knowledge, and change management skills to develop innovative programs that bridge information gaps and enhance emergency coordination.
Our action revolves around three core pillars:
We collect, process, analyze, visualize, and distribute information to create knowledge that supports coordination efforts, informs interventions, and aids decision-making.
We provide the complete package of advanced analysis services from groundbreaking Geospatial Analysis to Secondary Data Review, Monitoring and Evaluation, Reporting, and Third Party Monitoring.
Committed to ensuring the sustainability and continuity of IM practices, we tailor capacity-building programs that empower stakeholders and national entities.
Through our Humanitarian Information Support Teams (HIST), we provide on-demand needs-based Information Management services to humanitarian and development actors. Whenever needed, our partners can request and receive prompt and accurate technical support — such as maps, advocacy materials, online dashboards, engaging infographics.
iMMAP establishes Situation Analysis Cells to monitor humanitarian conditions in conflict and disaster-affected areas. This initiative seeks to significantly improve data sharing, coordination, and analysis in humanitarian response through secondary data review, situational analysis reports, interactive dashboards, and capacity building.
iMMAP provides geospatial expertise and services to support informed decision-making in humanitarian and disaster-affected contexts. Through deployments and long-term projects, iMMAP supports both emergency response operations and National Disaster Management Authorities, enhancing geographic information, data management, and cross-sector data sharing capabilities.
iMMAP provides a comprehensive range of monitoring and evaluation services — from secondary data review and reporting to advanced analysis. A cornerstone of this work is iMMAP's well-established expertise in Third Party Monitoring, with particular strength in monitoring mine action programs.
Our Learning Management System (LMS) provides stakeholders with access to high-quality training and resources designed to build technical skills and foster organizational resilience in the humanitarian sector.
Through our standby partnership programs, we rapidly deploy experienced professionals to support humanitarian operations in emergency contexts, ensuring timely and effective responses to critical needs.
