Nothing is possible without community leadership.
Absolutely everything relies on the ownership, pride and inclusivity of the communities and partners.
The Incredible Hello World Team
We are so proud to have the most amazing team in the UK, USA, Uganda and Nepal, as well as a wide network of donors, trustees, partners and advisors.
Abola Stephen
Community Support Officer (Gulu, Uganda)
Abola Stephen is from Bungatira Subcounty Gulu District and is a Community Support Officer at Panykworo Hub. Their role as a CSO is to encourage the isolated and vulnerable community members to come to the hub and get educational resources and internet connectivity for free. Theyinterested in watching football, playing football and making new friends in the community. They are also passionate about doing things that create a positive impact in the community. Abola's dream is to be an inspirational entrepreneur to the young generation to see them joining the digital world.
Adam Adinan
Community Support Officer (Yumble Youth Centre, Uganda)
Adinan Adam serves as community support officer for Yumbe Youth Center Hub. He is an I.T personnel by profession with a Bachelor's degree in Information Technology. He has skills in computer networking, software, repair and maintenance.
Aggrey Kyaligonza
Community Support Officer (Kibati, Uganda)
Aggrey works with Project Hello World as a Community Support Officer of Kibati community Hub. Their duty is to support the community, access information, connectivity and create awareness of our community hub, and all activities which take place at the hub. They always feel happy each time when they see a positive change in Kibati community done by me but with the help of Hello World.
Annet Nimusiima
Community Support Officer (St James)
Nimusiima Annet lives in Kampala, and works with Project Hello World as a Community Support Officer at St James Hub community. Their role is to support the community to access information, connectivity and learn at the digital hub. They are passionate about changing the community, making kids discover more useful things and creating an impact to the community. Annet's biggest goal and aspiration is to have an informed community and strong understanding of the digital divide.
Ashaba Drake Arkson
Community Support Officer (Sheema, Uganda)
Passionate about learning, discovering and sharing, Ashaba's goal as CSO is seeing community members using internet at the hub to change their lives through learning
Asite Fanicis
Community Support Officer (Odravu West, Uganda)
Asite has good communication skills, is ICT Literate, is effective at marketing and has strong sensitization skills. They love traveling, listening to music, surfing and playing volleyball.
Atim Benson
Community Support Officer (Lira City, Uganda)
Benson's role as CSO is to engage the community in the digital education, connectivity of the community into the rest of the world and encourage them to access the internet using the free internet. They are so passionate about sports, for example football and their dream is to become a responsible citizen in my community.
Atugonza Mariam
Community Support Officer (Hoima, Uganda)
Mariam is the Community Support Officer of Bwikya hub in Hoima City. Interacting with the community members, learning from each other and also improving knowledge, are things they love in their role.
Augustin Rusagara
Community Support Officer (Youth Centre Base Camp - Nakivale)
Augustin is a Congolese national with a diploma from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In 2016, they worked as a security guard at the Opportunigee Center in Nakivale. Later, in 2019, Augustin joined Hello World to serve as a CSO. They possess skills in tailoring, bakery, and the production of both liquid and bar soap.
Augustin's primary goal as a CSO is to witness the community's progressive development, one step at a time, and to ensure that they have access to digital education that can transform their lives.
Augustin earned a Hello World certificate through CSO training in early 2023. They acquired proficiency in both spoken and written English from Hello World, facilitated by the use of tablets and interactions with fellow Hello World teammates.
Boaz Kabasa
Community Support Officer (Kasese, Uganda)
Boaz is passionate about being an agent of change around communities and defending the rights of young people upon their sexual representative health rights
Bwambale Laban
Community Support Officer (Kasese District, Uganda)
As a Community Support Officer, Bwambale is supporting the community and seeing that there is a positive impact. Passionate about reading and investing in themselves from the exposure to the internet from a Hello Hub, they have managed to achieve improving the quality of life in the community.
Byamungu Bazibuhe
Community Support Officer (Nakivale, Uganda)
Byamungu pursued entrepreneurship studies from 2019 until 2023, and in March 2023, joined Hello World. Their goal as CSO is to witness hub users acquire new skills and access educational materials loaded onto hub tablets. Byamungu aspires to see individuals from both near and far coming together to collaboratively address challenges through the free network.
We work together.
Our approach is not traditional.
When we build, we collaborate in partnership with a community. We offer guidance on how to succeed in practice and how to make your work as respectful and effective as possible.
Where are we today?
Nakalama Primary School Hub
Adekokwok-Teo-Iam
Adyel boarding primary school
Best Future Centre
Bugabwe C/U Primary School Hub
Buloba Kitawuluzi
Bulubandi Primary School Hub
Busawula
Busiisi
Busoro
Bwikya
Canon Lawrence Demostration primary school
Chajjogang
Chaturale
Chauthe
Dhapsung
Gayaza
Gweri
Harugongo
Ichok
Iganga Boys Primary School Hub
Juru
Kabahinda
Kabazana Reception centre
Kabazana Women's Centre
Kabwohe community
Kakanipalchok
Karangura
Kashojwa Village
Katadoba
Kibati
Kibimba
Kibingo
Kihara Village
Kitegomba
Kitenga, A.
Kizungu
Kyamungwe Community
Kyassuma Village
Majuwa
Mugenyi
Nakawuka
Ndegeya
Nigale
Nsangi
Nyabukara
Olaka primary school
Opportunigee
Pating
Rubondo P/S
Rubondo Youth Centre
Ruhoko P/S
Rwengaju
Shiva Shakti school
Silinge
St James
Sursing
Tooro High
Unleashed
Youth Centre Base Camp
But it’s not just us and the communities.
A huge thank you to our all of our wonderful partners.
Without forming the key strategic partnerships on the ground, operationally, and commercially to fund our projects and communities across the globe, we wouldn’t be able to do the wonderful work that we do!
Partners
UNHCR
UNHCR leads international action to protect people forced to flee conflict and persecution and those denied a nationality. We are proud to be partnering with them in Bidibidi refugee camp in northern Uganda to deliver digital skills training alongside a Hello Hub.
UNHCR
MIT Solve
MIT SOLVE is a marketplace for social impact and social entrepreneurship, connecting startups with the funding and resources to solve global challenges. We are extremely proud to be selected as a S021 and S023 Solver Team
MIT Solve
N50 Project
The N50 Project is focused on enabling the next 50 % - 3.9 billion to become digitally included. N50 partners with organisations to close the divide and at Hello World we are working in coalition with other members to reach more marginalised communities.
N50 Project
Association for Progressive Communications
The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) is a network to empower individuals, organisations and social movements to use information and communications technologies to build strategic communities to contribute to human development and social justice. We are proud to partner with APC to reach more communities with our Hub model.
Association of Progressive Communications
60 Decibels
60 Decibels use quantitative and qualitative research methods to ask tens of thousands of beneficiaries across hundreds of social change organisations to judge, based on their own lived experience the materiality of the impact those organisations make to their lives. We are consistently in the top quintile of 60dB’s benchmarking overall as well as against both technology and education-related peers to Hello World.
60 Decibels
60 Decibels
60 Decibels use quantitative and qualitative research methods to ask tens of thousands of beneficiaries across hundreds of social change organisations to judge, based on their own lived experience the materiality of the impact those organisations make to their lives. We are consistently in the top quintile of 60dB’s benchmarking overall as well as against both technology and education-related peers to Hello World.
CARE
Funders
abrdn
In July 2021 we partnered with abrdn as they launched their new future-facing, client-supporting brand. Together we are building 64 new abrdn Hello Hubs across Uganda. Their multi-year support has allowed us to recruit new technical and support staff, revolutionising our capacity and allowing the leadership team to focus on development.
abrdn
Andan
The Andan Foundation is committed to improving the lives and dignity of refugees across the world and together we share the same drive to find solutions that promote refugees’ self-reliance and boost their resilience. So far we’re thrilled to have won two funding awards with them. The first funded four hub builds in refugee settlements in Northern Uganda. Our most recent funding award will help us expand into new countries with large refugee populations.
Andan
The Jingle Jam
Jingle Jam is the world's biggest online charity gaming event. Every year they raise millions of pounds for twelve charities and we are so delighted to be selected as one of the charities for 2023. Collectively we’re helping to raise over £4m during their two week streaming event this December.
The Jingle Jam
The Marr-Munning Trust
With the help of Marr-Munning’s funding from 2022 we were able to expand our hubs for the first time into Nepal by building eight hubs with a focus to create opportunities for work and livelihoods, where people can learn essential ICT skills better equipping them for life in the modern world of work.
The Marr-Munning Trust
UK Aid
Funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), UK Aid Direct supported our expansion into Nepal, together pursuing poverty reduction and meeting the United Nations's Global Goals.
UK Aid
UK Aid
Funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), UK Aid Direct supported our expansion into Nepal, together pursuing poverty reduction and meeting the United Nations's Global Goals.
Education Opportunity Founation
Technology Providers
Roke
Roke Telkom provides 24-hour Wi-Fi to every Hello Hub in Uganda. This vital partnership means that every Hub in Uganda has a fast reliable internet connection. Roke Telkom is Ugandan owned and operated and all of their knowledge goes into making every Hello Hub that much better.
Roke
WorldLink
WorldLink is the largest Internet and Network Service Provider in Nepal. With their help and guidance, we have taken Hub technology to communities that are close geographically but that take many hours to travel between. We look forward to growing this partnership to all areas of Nepal, there’s still lots more work to be done!
WorldLink
Onebillion
Onebillion is the software provider for our tablets, giving everyone the opportunity to access world class education and news sources. We’re proud to enable our users to communicate with the world and give them the chance to improve their literacy and numeracy skills.
Onebillion
HostM
HostM is the clever software that allows the community to access the contents of the hubs in a secure, fast and reliable way. It’s an extremely important bridge to the community's knowledge and learning
HostM
Endless OS
Endless OS is a fast, powerful and easy to use operating system that helps make the user's experience on our tablets so effortless and engaging.
EndlessOS
Endless OS
Endless OS is a fast, powerful and easy to use operating system that helps make the user's experience on our tablets so effortless and engaging.
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Curious Learning
Implementation Partners
Imagine Her
Imagine Her, our operating partner in Uganda, provides young women, girls, and youth with the skills and resources to create meaningful change in their lives. Together our aim is to accelerate the power and potential of all our hub users via a digital connection to the world.
Imagine Her
Technology for All
Technology for All empowers low-income, underserved and vulnerable people through the tools of technology and we have partnered with them to help facilitate our hub builds across Nepal. They provide us with crucial local information, knowledge and support to implement our hub builds as seamlessly as possible.
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The Center for Information, Technology, and Development
Technology for All
Technology for All empowers low-income, underserved and vulnerable people through the tools of technology and we have partnered with them to help facilitate our hub builds across Nepal. They provide us with crucial local information, knowledge and support to implement our hub builds as seamlessly as possible.
UK Board of Trustees
Lopa Winters
Lopa is a medical doctor working in Leadership and Organisational Consulting with a two decade clinical background in child and family psychiatry. She believes our earliest experiences continue to colour how we show up in the systems around us and that we should never grow out of asking the all important ‘why’ questions. A keen advocate for equity in access to health and education; she is delighted to be part of Helloworld’s innovative and progressive approaches to working with marginalised communities.
Mike Jensen
Tom Adams
Tom is a co-founder of 60 Decibels. Tom has held various leadership roles across the public, private and charitable sectors. Immediately before 60dB Tom was the Chief Impact Officer at Acumen, and prior to that worked in Ethiopia and Nigeria for the Department for International Development. Tom has also worked for the Foreign Office, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, and Credit Suisse. He holds a Masters degree (distinction) in Development Economics from SOAS.
Laura Harnett
Frances Baawuah
Dr Frances Baawuah (MBChB MRCP MRCGP DFSRH PGMedEd) is a General Practitioner with over 15 years of clinical experience. Frances has shown leadership qualities since being awarded Head Girl at School. She continues to use these skills in her clinical work, and also as Partner of a 19,000 patient inner-city London Practice. She has recently been appointed as the clinical lead for her local Covid Response unit, as well as the Covid Schools surveillance study with Public Health England.
Laura Castrillo
Laura Harnett
Laura is a former strategy consultant (Deloitte, Booz) and retail director (Kingfisher, Selfridges). She is now an advisor, angel investor and founder of a sustainable cleaning brand (Seep). She loves working on all things digital and customer-centred, particularly when working with organisations with a strong purpose. Perhaps most importantly of all she is a mother of two and believes passionately in Hello World’s mission of closing the gap in access to education.
Marcus Exall
Marcus has been involved in Hello World since before the first hub was built. He has worked in the digital industry for the last 23 years, cutting his teeth just prior to the early days of the dotcom boom after an early career in sales and marketing in the UK & Japan. He built his own digital marketing business until its acquisition in 2011 and is an angel investor in, and advisor to, early-stage UK and international businesses.
Marcus Exall
Jonathon Asante
Jonathan Asante worked in the activity of investing in lower income countries for over twenty years. Through Footprints Africa he has focussed on ways to help small African businesses offer opportunity to the next generation of people. He spends time writing on issues of history and development and also investing in private and listed companies.
Stephanie Bruce
Stephanie
Lopa is a medical doctor working in Leadership and Organisational Consulting with a two decade clinical background in child and family psychiatry. She believes our earliest experiences continue to colour how we show up in the systems around us and that we should never grow out of asking the all important ‘why’ questions. A keen advocate for equity in access to health and education; she is delighted to be part of Helloworld’s innovative and progressive approaches to working with marginalised communities.
Stephanie Bruce
Jonathon Stadlen
Jonathan is an award-winning television producer, who set up an independent production company Knickerbockerglory in 2011, with the aim of being the first production company to share its profits with staff and freelancers, and giving to charity. In the last three years they have produced more documentary hours than any other company in the UK. In 2017 Knickerbockerglory were voted the best place to work in TV.
Erin Bown-Anderson
USA Board Members
Liz Smith
Co-Founder & Chief Executive of EYElliance, Liz has spent the last 12 years working in international development. After 5 years with the UN Office of South-South Cooperation, Liz joined VisionSpring as Director of Business Development where she and Founder Jordan Kassalow explored collaboration to provide access to eyeglasses on a global scale. Liz is a graduate of the University of Vermont, a member of the Explorers Club, and two-time National Geographic Society grant recipient for her work documenting endangered song.
Liz Smith
Liz McEnaney
Liz has over fifteen years’ experience in historic preservation, urban design, and non-profit leadership. She has worked with community-based collaborators in locations ranging from New York City to New Delhi, India to Maputo, Mozambique. She is a co-founder of the urban design collaborative Design For. Previously, she served as Executive Director of Sir John Soane’s Museum Foundation. Liz is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.
Liz McEnaney
Anna Southage
As an award-winning Writer-Director and Co-Founder of VR company, moVRshaker productions, Anna’s expertise lies in storytelling. Since 2016 she has also been Creative Director of ‘The Conversation’ - an annual live event hosted by Dame Emma Thompson in aid of the Helen Bamber Foundation, a charity that supports the survivors of trafficking and torture. She has created content for Human Rights advocacy across all media, and worked with both BAFTA and Oscar-winning talent as well as the National Youth Theatre (UK). In 2020 she scripted a BBC4 Radio Appeal which was made on Hello World’s behalf by actor, author and broadcaster, Stephen Fry.
Anna Southgate
Andrew Kimball