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.

Kebirungi Brenda
Community Support Officer (Gweri - Fort Portal City)
Brenda has a skill of making towels and is still strengthening their mentoring skills through working with Hello World. They love singing, and playing the piano in church. They are passionate about working with the community and love working with children, assisting their learning and development.

Kemigisa Susan
Community Support Officer (Nyabukara - Fort Portal City)
Susan is currently a teacher, and prior to. joining Hello World worked in research and data entry. In their time as CSO, Susan has empowered both children and older members in the community to help them achieve success, through implementing many of the Hello World programmes.

Kemirembe Edina
Community Support Officer (Kasese District, Uganda)
Kemirembe worked as mobile money sales manager Kasese, Sales Agent Sanlam insurance and Premier Credit Sales Agent Kasese before joining Hello World

Kibuuka Francis
Community Support Officer (Masaka City, Uganda)
Kibuka's goal as CSO is to support the entire community, connectivity and learning at the Hub. They are interested in people because they like to socialize with people from different areas, what they are good at. Kibuka is passionate about traveling, meeting people from different areas is the most rewarding part about traveling. The conversations will build knowledge, and many bigger opportunities, networking is becoming a powerful tool and communication is valuable for travelers craving new experience

Koffi Sanuni Dramuke
Community Support Officer (Apo Community Hub, Uganda)
Koffi Sanuni Dramuke is an accounts assistant by profession at Diploma level. They come from an average family with education as the first priority. Koffi is a hard working person, good in achieving goals at their estimated time frames, good at time management, good communication skills, patient and task oriented. Koffi's current interest is to concentrate on their job with ImergineHer in implementing the project Hello World

Malish Moses
Community Support Officer (West Nile, Uganda)
Moses Malish is a Community Support Officer for Yoyo community Hub. They have 3 years working experience with the community and have the following skills not limited to business, trainer, and entrepreneurship. Malish love watching football and spending leisure time with friends. They are hardworking and focusing on things that can bring change to someone's life and for the future.

Masika Evelyn
Community Support Officer (Kasese District, Uganda)
Masika Evelyn is a CSO for Kasese District, as well as a writer and researcher, with aspirations of becoming an IT specialist with the knowledge required to change communities
Matovu Jessie
Security Guard
Jessie is hard working and eager to learn, his varied work experience has led him to Hello World where he protects our offices. Jessie is an animal lover and introduced us to Mario and Mitchone, our guard dogs.

Mbabazi Nabiliah
Community Support officer (Kabese District, Uganda)
As a Community Support Officer, Mbabazi encourages girls education and working for the community.

Muyingo Richard
Community Support Officer (Kitegomba, Uganda)
Richard's role is to support the community, access information, connectivity and learn from the Hub. They are passionate about creating awareness, and teaching people around me of the new technology in place. Richard feels proud when they see positive impacts and to see that my community is in that line of technology advancements

Nakakande Madina
Community Support Officer (Kinbingo, Uganda)
Nakakande lives in Hoima, and works with Hello World as a Community Support Officer at Kibingo Community Hub. Their role is to support the community, access and learn in the Hello hub. They are passionate about always looking to challenge myself, and learn new things, the main reason they enjoy working in a community

Nambi Samalie
Community Support Officer (Masaka City, Uganda)
Nambi Samalie lives in Masaka City and works with Hello World as Community Support Officer at Ndegeya Hub. Their role is to support the community access information, connectivity and learn the hub.Am passionate about changing and serving the community. Nambi's goal is to deliver information to the community people, ideas, technologies and to improve personal relationship.
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

CARE
CARE is a leading humanitarian global organization. We deliver lasting change to some of the world's poorest communities and place special focus on working alongside poor women because, equipped with the proper resources, women have the power to help whole families and entire communities escape poverty. In 2024, CARE worked in 121 countries, reaching 53 million people through 1,450 projects. To learn more about CARE, visit www.CARE.org.

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 Coles Medlock Foundation
The Coles-Medlock Foundation is a grant making organisation focused on alleviating poverty and hardship by supporting charitable projects across the developing world. Working with UK registered charities and their international partners, we focus on funding sustainable development in education, food provision, infrastructure, healthcare and independent financial progress.

Coles Medlock Foundation

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

The Educational Opportunity foundation
Funds International projects which improve access, quality and sustainability of education in marginalised and low-income communities, UK projects which improve educational outcomes and life chances for care experienced young people.

Educational Opportunity Founation
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48percent.org
48percent.org is a non-profit organization with a mission to facilitate equality through access to communication. By working on projects that connect to one of our three program lines, we take a step forward towards access to equal and unrestricted communication. For more information, check out our website.
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48percent.org

The Internet Society Foundation
The Internet Society Foundation focus on funding initiatives that strengthen the Internet in function and reach so that it can effectively serve all people. Their work advances the vision of the Internet Society:
The Internet is For Everyone.

Interncet Society Foundation
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
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Curious Learning
The mission of the Curious Learning is to use the power of mobile devices and large data analytics informed by the science of learning to provide the opportunity for children to learn to read and inspire a curiosity to keep learning in populations that have no access to school or are in under-resourced schools.
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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
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The Centre for information Technology and development
CITAD is a non-governmental and non-profit organization that is committed to the use of information and communication technologies for the development and promotion of good governance.
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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.

Technology For Alll

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
Mike Jensen
Mike Jensen is a specialist in digital infrastructure and broadband access technologies in developing countries. Born in South Africa, Mike studied in the UK before moving to Canada in 1986, where he co-founded The Web, Canada's first non-profit Internet provider, for environmental and social justice organisations. In 1990 he worked with The Web to help found the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) as a global network of civil society groups working for equitable use of the Internet. With the end of Apartheid, Mike moved back to South Africa where, with support from UNESCO, UNECA and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), he helped many organisations across Africa gain access to the Internet for the first time.
Mike Jensen

Laura Castrillo
Laura brings over 25 years of experience in data and analytics across a diverse range of industries. With a career spanning small IT consultancies, tech startups, and global corporations like Tesco and Salesforce, Laura has developed expertise in leveraging data to drive business insights and strategy. Currently she leads the web analytics function for Salesforce's Marketing department. Prior to this, much of her career was spent in digital agencies in London, collaborating with strategy and creative teams to craft compelling narratives to showcase an organization’s value.
Laura Castrillo
Erin Bown-Anderson
Dr. Erin Bown-Anderson is a passionate leader and educator with a distinguished career spanning over two decades. As the Vice President of Partnerships and Community Engagement for the global non-profit initiative, the N50 Project, Erin spearheads efforts to accelerate digital adoption and community enrichment for underserved populations across the globe. Her work centers on forging innovative, cross-sector collaborations to address the digital divide by connecting an aligned ecosystem of over 225 organizations to the greatest digital needs, with a focus on empowering women and girls through initiatives such as N50's "For WomenKind."
Erin Bown Anderson
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

Marti Wigder Grimminck
Marti Grimminck is a global business executive, social entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and futurist designer. As the Founder and CEO of International Connector, a multi-service consultancy that provides next-generation insights and solutions, she leads projects for corporations and governments on ‘future of work’ research and workforce development programs. Through her leadership, the company has cultivated clients such as Microsoft, IBM, Viasat, Google, Virgin, Mars, the Canadian Government and many more.
Marti Grimminck
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.
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
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