NGOs and charities who need to communicate the precise locations of infrastructure, resources and supplies around the world are using what3words. Find out how you can too.
Every 3 metre (10 ft) square in the world has a unique identifier made of 3 random words: a what3words address.
It’s easy to share what3words addresses, say them over the phone or radio, or print them on a map.
The app works offline so people in areas with an unreliable data connection can find any precise location.
Whether you’re part of a large organisation or a small team of volunteers, we’ve got everything you need to learn how what3words can help your projects.
Learn more in our info-pack
Get more information on what3words and how it’s used to coordinate humanitarian and charitable projects.
These materials have everything you need to educate your teams to start using what3words today
Download the free app
Start using the what3words online map or app to easily find and share the location of people, incidents and assets.
Integrate what3words into your platform
We provide qualifying NGOs and charities access to our API for free and can help you with the installation.
Get in touch
We’re always interested to hear from people using what3words for good. Please let us know what we can do to help you use our tools as effectively as possible.
See if your tools already accept what3words
Many software systems have already integrated what3words into their solution. Check whether the platforms you use accept what3words.
NGOs, charities and volunteer organisations around the world use what3words addresses in a variety of ways to coordinate projects. Using precise locations enables people in need of help to be found and helped faster, improves incident response times and ensures critical aid is delivered exactly where it’s needed most.
what3words addresses can be added to signs, maps and printed materials or shared easily over the phone or by SMS to coordinate humanitarian projects of any size.
The what3words toolkit has everything you need to start using what3words addresses for your crisis response, humanitarian or volunteer projects. The toolkit includes more details on how what3words works, how it’s being used by existing organisations and how you and your teams can get started. Access it here .
It’s free to download the what3words app or use the website what3words.com to start finding and sharing what3words addresses in your projects today.
To integrate what3words into your existing software and tools, we offer the what3words API for free to qualifying NGOs and charities. Get in touch with us to get started .
