Coomunity Meeting 2026: Onboarding guide to openIMIS
Do you want to learn more about openIMIS or are you not yet familiar with it? Then, this page is for you. We have put together a short onboarding guide with key resources to help you get started - whether you are interested in the bigger picture, specific implementations, or the technical side of things.
Feel free to explore at your own pace, and do not hesitate to reach out with any questions.
Quick links
Getting to know openIMIS
openIMIS is an open source software and certified digital public good. It provides versatile solutions to manage health financing and social protection programs, including: cash transfers, health insurance, employment injury insurance, vouchers, and social registries.
To get a quick overview, take a look at:
Latest openIMIS video (recently shared on LinkedIn)
Introductory presentation by the openIMIS Coordination Desk (Autumn 2025)
Implementation Information
openIMIS impacts over 38.8 million beneficiaries across 14 countries.
In terms of understanding how openIMIS is currently being used, we have an overview here: Implementations . If you need further details on any implementation, please feel free to reach out.
To further explore how openIMIS is being used around the world, take a look at:
Healthy DEvelopment article: Cooperation with Academia (Mar 2026)
Healthy DEvelopment article: Community-minded: How openIMIS has evolved into a thriving Digital Public Good (Feb 2025)
AI in openIMIS
AI solutions on the openIMIS website
Technical onboarding
If you are interested in the technical side of openIMIS, this section will help you get started, from trying out the software yourself to exploring the codebase and architecture documentation.
To explore the software and get a feel for the functions, we would suggest to log into the demo server and try it out: https://demo.openimis.org. Details on the credentials and how the demo is setup can be found on Demo server - openIMIS Wiki.
If you would require detailed documentation on the functionality you see in the demo server, the official documentation can be found here: openIMIS documentation. This page also contains a curated list of selected materials for each target group.
A dedicated starter kit for a full implementation can be found at: Generic Implementation Starter Kit. The installation instructions can also be found here: Installation and Country Localisation
A software development team might be interested in looking at the code repository on GitHub: openIMIS · GitHub, and also the Developer’s Starter Kit: Developer Starter Kit - openIMIS Wiki.More details on software development, such as roadmap, and current projects can be found in the developers’ pages in the wiki. Architecture: Target Technology Stack (this is the ‘target’ stack/architecture that was used for the modular transformation).
Capacity building
If you would like to deepen your understanding of openIMIS at your own pace, the resources below offer self-paced courses and an overview of capacity building opportunities within the community.
For more in-depth information on openIMIS, there is a free e-learning course available at: https://socialprotection.org/introduction-openimis
Communication & Marketing materials
For materials on Communication and Marketing, you can find an overview here: Press clippings and other communication materials
We hope this gives you a good starting point to explore openIMIS.
Best regards,
The openIMIS Coordination Desk