people lead and technology follows
We build ecosystems where local and global actors co-create locally owned technology solutions that work - and last.
Our Impact
The Problem
The Tech4Good sector invests billions in technology, and underinvests in people and community relationships, giving the lead to technology.
When technology leads instead of people, communities don't shape or own the solutions. Decisions flow top-down, projects run in silos, and when funding ends, the impact ends with it.
The Solution
Our focus is on people, relationships, and collaborations that make technology work - and last.
We build ecosystems where local and global actors can work together as equals, innovate safely, and co-create locally owned technology solutions.
This is how local ownership of technology becomes the rule, not the exception.
Examples of ecosystems we build
Technology is a tool. People build solutions. Our first 10 years have proven this.
Partner with us to invest in what makes technology create value — the people and relationships behind it
Get InvolvedWhy our approach works
- We focus on people and relationships first, then technology.
- We build on the existing, investing in partnerships and collaborations.
- We advocate for local leadership and global support. And we build for replication and scale,
for solutions to move from local to global. - We invest into storytelling to shift mindsets and narratives.
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Our Impact
In our first 10 years, we have:
- Rewritten the rule for drones for social good, making local leadership the rule, not the exception
- Scaled our localization approach across 40+ countries in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean and Asia-Pacific.
- Proven through 669 examples that locally led and decided technology solutions are more effective, sustainable and widely adopted..
- Turned our approach into a replicable model - the Glocalization model - already adopted by four other organizations to make it their own.