
Initiatives
Altru Institute has formed Altru Ukraine Project to foster collaboration among those working to support the country through this extremely challenging period. The Ukraine Project will aggregate information about strategies being implemented in three primary areas:
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Humanitarian. We provide a connecting point and information clearinghouse to improve efficiency.
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War Effort. Technologies that could help in near term, such as high power batteries and communications technologies.
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Rebuild. Strategies for the efficient reconstruction of critical infrastructure.
The Altru Climate Project is focused on reducing carbon emissions by finding the most promising breakthrough technological advances and providing a platform for these innovations to reach the market. Altru Climate Project is producing research on variety of solutions and convening experts to develop collaborative strategies.
The Altru K12 Project intends to break the poverty > illiteracy > incarceration cycle by reimagining and reinventing K-12 education. Our Ecosystem Report on Literacy in K12 education in New York City will provide a roadmap to implement innovations.
The Altru Virus Project was launched in response to the pandemic. We hosted the Back to Schools Conference in April 2021 and the Invest in Schools Summit in August 2021 with the objective of ensuring that schools never need to close again by identifying technologies to make schools safe.