ABOUT US

A builder of applied AI for social challenges.

We started in Switzerland as a small non-profit. Global adoption grew far beyond anything we expected — and so the work became RA | AI | RO: an international ecosystem shipping real software that helps real people, run in the world.

WHO WE ARE

One idea, applied many times.

RA | AI | RO stands for Responsibly Applied AI & Robotics. What started as a volunteer project in Bern grew — across Latin America, Central Europe, and the German-speaking world — into a distributed network of partner organisations, each owning a focused slice of the problem space: housing, language, legal orientation, employment, news. They share one brand, one method, and one standard of responsibility.

The throughline never changed: use AI to solve a social challenge a community actually has. Housing that builds ownership, language that builds belonging, legal information that builds confidence, work that fits a life — that's how a Swiss-born non-profit now runs a portfolio spanning two continents.

We're a nonprofit. 100% of what we raise goes back into keeping projects live and responsible — never into hidden margins.

BY THE NUMBERS

Real reach, measured

350Peoplesupported

9Partner orgs18 web properties

12Countriesworldwide

100%Non-profitevery franc reinvested

WHAT WE STAND FOR

Four values, in everything we ship

Human firstWe build for real people in hard situations — jobseekers, newcomers, seniors, residents — not for demos or headlines.

Trust as a featureWe're upfront about data, consent, fees, and scope. gericht.online says plainly it gives information, not advice; our Upskilling Academy Project explains its AI safeguards.

Strictly non-partisanWe engage with technology-led solutions, never a party or ideology. Where a project touches politics, we build for balance by design.

Builders, not talkersEvery idea ships as working software running in a real community — measured, iterated, and sustained.

HOW WE WORK

From a real problem to running software

01Find a real problemWe start with a social challenge a community actually has — not a technology looking for a use.

02Build responsiblyVolunteers and interns ship focused software, transparent about data, consent, and scope from day one.

03Run it in the worldProjects go live with real users under a partner organisation, measured and sustained — not left as a pilot.

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ON POLICY

Technology-led, strictly non-partisan.

Where we engage with public questions, we contribute working software and evidence — never support for a party, movement, or ideology. It's a principle we build into the products themselves: where a project touches politics, it is built for balance by design.

LEADERSHIP

Guided by a working board

“Future arises where people get new opportunities and language builds bridges.”

Management Board · KIERO Solutions

RA | AI | RO is run by a volunteer board and a network of 150+ contributors — builders, designers, lawyers, and researchers who give their skills to projects across the ecosystem.

GOOD TO KNOW

Questions about the organisation

How did RA | AI | RO start?

A small volunteer association in Bern launched the first project in 2021. As partner organisations formed around it in Latin America and Central Europe, the network formalised as RA | AI | RO. The Swiss Verein remains the legal anchor; the ecosystem now spans 12 countries.

Where does the money go?

We're 100% non-profit. Funds keep live projects running — hosting, safeguards, coordination, and support for the volunteers and interns who build them. We report use of funds to donors and members.

How are you non-partisan?

We never act for a party or ideology. Where a project touches politics, we build for balance by design.

How can I get involved?

Join a partner organisation as a volunteer or intern, partner as a company, or support the work. Start from ASI Training or the Partners page.

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Volunteer your skills, host or take an internship, partner your organisation, or support a project directly.

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