The Problem
Akros deploys high-tech mapping technology alongside on-the-ground health campaigns across more than 20 countries — tackling malaria, water sanitation, climate-related disease, and more. But their website told a very different story. It hadn’t been updated in over eight years, was built on an outdated Divi theme, and was completely out of step with the sophistication of the organization behind it. As Akros funding shifted, the gap between what they were doing in the field and how they were presenting online became impossible to ignore. On top of the full site rebuild, they were also preparing to launch Bridge the Gap — an urgent campaign advocating for countries facing health program shortfalls — and needed a bold, campaign-ready site on a tight timeline.
Our Approach
We kicked off with discovery sessions for both sites, getting clear on goals, audiences, and the distinct tone each needed. For Bridge the Gap, the priority was urgency and emotional resonance. For akros.com, it was credibility, clarity, and long-term maintainability. Both sites were built on WordPress with a clean, modern architecture using a visual builder that lets the Akros team update and create pages themselves without a developer. We built and launched both sites on Kinsta with full security hardening, daily backups, and an ongoing maintenance plan in place from day one. One of the most rewarding parts of the project was helping Akros tell its story visually: they had a rich internal photo library and a deep admiration for the END Fund’s website, and we worked closely with their team to find the right balance between compelling imagery and substantive content. Content migration across 30 pages — 20 on akros.com and 10 on Bridge the Gap — was handled efficiently, and we integrated live social media feeds to keep both sites feeling dynamic without requiring manual updates.
The Solution
The result is two distinct but visually cohesive WordPress sites, both hosted on Kinsta and built to grow with the organization. Launching first, Bridge the Gap was a focused, emotionally driven campaign site with real-time social updates, clean storytelling, and a streamlined email sign-up experience, ready ahead of key stakeholder roundtables. Akros.com is a complete transformation: updated navigation, modular layouts organized around Akros’s core focus areas (malaria, water and sanitation, climate, and more), an improved partner and funder section, and a fully integrated blog. The site now presents Akros’s highly technical work in plain, accessible language — a meaningful shift for an organization whose impact has always outpaced its online voice. Both sites share a cohesive design vocabulary and are structured so the Akros team can manage and expand them independently going forward.
The Results
Akros launched Bridge the Gap on schedule, ahead of their planned roundtables and email campaign, and akros.com followed with a complete overhaul that finally matches the scale and sophistication of the organization’s work. The project delivered exactly what we set out to achieve: a professional, persuasive digital presence that validates Akros’s value to external stakeholders and makes a strong first impression on the funders and partners they’re actively pursuing.
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