Our story is quite interesting and full of twists. What started out as an office space turned out to be a hub used to empower young people who are curious about tech.
About Uwani Hub
We are a CSR project of How Do You Tech, working as a non profit with the goals of teaching and inspiring young Africans to be prosumers of technology that will aid in solving our societal problems through the funding of ICT training and programmes.
The Problem
There is a popular adage that says “there is no smoke without fire”. We are here because we want to solve a problem. You may ask, so what exactly is the problem? Click here to read.
Our Mission
In line with one of the targets of SDGs Goal No 5, 8 & 11, our mission is to promote and support the use of information and communication technologies to empower women and teenagers.
Our Vision
Our vision is to promote and facilitate the creation of hubs in different rural townships, hubs set up to explore and equip individuals with digital skills. Hubs set up to provide a safe and conducive environment for girls, women and teenagers to do tech. Hubs where they are introduced to technology history, trends, software development, robotics, graphics and character development.
- To train 5000 teenagers and females in the use of the WordPress software & digital skills by the year 2030
- To build a community of 500 active contributors to the WordPress software particularly among our teenagers within our hub community by year 2030
- To train linguists in our community on translating WordPress to our major local language(s), build a community of Polyglots, ready to teach others what they have learnt
Your Support
Help us to achieve this solution by supporting our cause with as little as N390 ($1), please click here.
About Our Founder, Mary Job
Our story would not be complete without telling you a bit of her background story and why she started Uwani Foundation. Click here to read.
Our Team – The #Uwani Family
She is a writer, an expert googler, a teacher and an open source advocate. She is passionate about girl-child education and she believes technology can help bridge the gap in rural communities.
She is a mother, mobile and web application developer, blogger, writer [when there's extra time 🙁 ], and natural hair rocker.
He is a creative writer, photography enthusiast and traveler. He enjoys viewing the world through his Lens, iPad and iPhone.
Our Partners
HdyTech curates human verified answers to problems and challenges in tech for Africans. They are the parent company of Uwani Hub.
Geobajas Hotel provides accommodation and restaurant services to visitors and guests in its community. They sponsored us with a space to use for a computer room.
They are an independent, international organisation fighting for digital equality — a world where everyone can access the web and use it to improve their lives. They sponsored us with funds to run consistent free digital skill training and outreaches for 7 months.
EasyWP is the true managed WordPress hosting for everyone. You can publish your WordPress website in minutes. They have sponsored us with free domain renewal for the next three years.
WP 101 provides easy WordPress tutorial videos that have helped two million beginners learn how to use WordPress... in about an hour! They Have sponsored us with free subscription for our members.