Updates

We are thrilled to officially welcome Hiren Gajjar to the Clarvia team as our first GitHub Outside Collaborator. After contributing six high-quality pull requests across both public repositories - including source verification research, accessibility improvements, SEO structured data, and a custom 404 page - we have upgraded Hiren to official write access to help shape the future of the codebase. Clarvia is built as open public-interest infrastructure, and having a dedicated volunteer contributor validates that this model works. We are incredibly grateful for the support and excited to see what we build together.

Clarvia has been accepted into the GitHub for Nonprofits programme and upgraded to the GitHub Teams plan. This gives the project professional-grade collaboration tools including branch protection, code ownership rules, and team management - at no cost. It is a meaningful step for a small nonprofit building open-source infrastructure.

Clarvia has submitted its first grant application to a foundation that supports projects of social value. The application outlines Clarvia's mission to reduce the administrative burden families face after bereavement, and requests funding to develop the first verified Luxembourg bereavement checklist and early heritage folder research. If successful, this grant would allow Clarvia to move from foundational infrastructure to a working public service. We look forward to sharing the outcome when a decision is reached.

Clarvia's non-profit status has been independently verified by Goodstack, a platform that connects non-profit organisations with technology partners. This verification confirms Clarvia ASBL's legitimacy as a registered Luxembourg association and unlocks access to discounted and donated technology services that help small nonprofits operate more effectively.

Clarvia's open-source repositories are now live on GitHub under the clarvia-org organisation. The initial release includes structured workflow data and schemas for modelling bereavement administration, a validation pipeline, and contributor guidelines. Everything is open from day one - the code, the data, the methodology, and the governance. Contributions are welcome.

The Clarvia website is live at clarvia.org and clarvia.eu. The site introduces the project's mission, explains the structured workflow approach, and provides information for potential contributors and partners. Available in English, French, and German.

Clarvia ASBL has been officially registered as a non-profit association in Luxembourg. The association was founded to build open, source-backed workflow infrastructure that helps families navigate bereavement administration across Europe. Luxembourg is the first implementation because of its multilingual, cross-border reality - where a single family's situation can involve multiple countries, languages, and legal systems.