Empowering Communities with Sensors

Our Sensor Bank Scheme helps communities expand air quality monitoring and take informed action.
Through this scheme, partners and individuals can be supported to deploy pilot air quality networks in cities with limited or no air quality monitoring.

Beneficiary criteria
1. Pilot projects requiring 10 or less sensors
2. Priority will be given to projects in locations where there are limited or no air quality monitoring efforts.
3. The project commits to sharing data publicly.
4. There is a plan for sustaining project activities beyond the sensor donation.

We aim to provide an update on all beneficiary requests as per the schedule below. Sensor donations can be made at any time of the year.
• Last Friday of April (requests received in Q1)
• Last Friday of July (requests received in Q2)
• Last Friday of October (requests received in Q3)
• Last Friday of January (requests received in Q4)

Note: We have concluded the current review cycle for sensor requests. All new requests for sensors will be reviewed during the first quarter of 2026, and the outcome will be shared by the last Friday of April 2026.

Join the data movement by donating/requesting sensors.

DONATE/REQUEST SENSORS

"Innovation for clean air thrives on collaboration. At AirGradient, we champion this with open-source technology. We're excited to give five outdoor air quality monitors to the Nairobi poster competition winners, providing tools for local capacity building and enabling more air quality data in the region."

Achim Haug, CEO and founder of AirGradient

"Local data creates urgency with local governments to act in addition to ensuring targeted interventions meet the community needs."

Dorothy Lsoto, PhD Candidate, University of Wisconsin-Madison

"Kisumu has installed 15 air quality monitors in partnership with AirQo. We are using this data to inform urban planning, such as where to place green buffers, and enforce industrial compliance. It has also empowered us to start meaningful public education campaigns, targeting schools, transport operators, and local businesses."

H.E Dr Mathew Ochieng Owili, Deputy Governor, Kisumu City County, Kenya