Automate epidemic aid requests and slash bureaucratic approval times from weeks to hours
International bureaucratic inertia and misguided "fortress" containment strategies allow Ebola to rapidly overwhelm African nations despite clear lessons from past outbreaks.
AidForge streamlines the entire resource request chain between field teams in Africa, national governments, and international donors. It auto-generates compliant documentation using templates proven during past Ebola responses, routes requests through the fastest valid approval path, and provides real-time visibility to prevent both hoarding and critical shortages.
Global health policymakers, African epidemic response teams, and international aid organizations managing infectious disease outbreaks
Contains a living library of successfully used 'bureaucracy bypass' templates and workflows from every major Ebola response since 2014, automatically adapting them to current regulations and context.
professional
Context-aware forms that auto-populate needed supplies based on outbreak phase
Automatically selects fastest approval pathway based on request type and current regulations
Creates all required forms, budgets, and reports in donor-compliant formats
Live status of every request across all partners with bottleneck alerts
Forecasts supply burn rate and suggests preemptive requests
Matches needs with likely donor priorities and past funding patterns
Immutable record of every request and approval for transparency
Curated and versioned successful past Ebola aid templates
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| type | text | No |
| country | text | Yes |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| requester_org_id | uuid | No |
| current_stage | text | No |
| items | jsonb | No |
| status | text | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
| updated_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| request_id | uuid | No |
| approver_org_id | uuid | No |
| status | text | No |
| notes | text | Yes |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| outbreak_year | int | Yes |
| content | jsonb | No |
| success_rate | int | Yes |
/api/requestsCreate new aid/supply request
/api/requests/:id/routeAdvance request to next approval stage
/api/templatesSearch and retrieve relevant past templates
/api/inventory/forecastGet AI supply forecast for an outbreak
10 requests per month
Single organization
Up to 5 linked organizations
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 95 | 12% | $399 | $4,788 |
| Month 6 | 680 | 17% | $4,046 | $48,552 |
Automate requests. Bypass red tape. Get supplies to frontline teams in days instead of weeks using templates proven in past Ebola responses.
Approach MSF, International Rescue Committee, and Save the Children logistics teams with a tailored demo using their actual past request data (anonymized). Offer 90-day free consortium tier to one regional African health union. Present at the annual Global Health Supply Chain Summit with a live simulation of a request moving through the system.
Excellent open data
Passive repository with no workflow automation
Active workflow engine that moves resources instead of just showing data
Strong UN coordination
Still heavily manual and bureaucratic
Automates what they do manually using proven bypass templates
Living library of successful aid request templates and routing patterns that improves with every deployment, creating increasing returns as more organizations contribute
Donor fatigue after COVID combined with new African Union health financing mechanisms has created demand for radical transparency and speed in aid delivery. No existing tool has systematized the lessons from repeated Ebola responses.
Liability if system suggests wrong supply quantities
Clear disclaimers, human-in-the-loop requirements for final approval, insurance
Changing donor regulations
Modular template system that can be updated rapidly by non-developers
Success: Identify at least 3 clear bottlenecks per workflow that can be automated
Success: Reduce average request cycle time by minimum 60%
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