Our People
Our work is not possible without the daring group of young people who put their heart, youth, and skills into Digital Grassroots.
Our Objectives
Engage youth in internet governance
Connect grassroots communities to institutions that enhance their autonomy in digital citizenship
Create services that respond to the digital needs of underserved communities
Leadership Team
Uffa Modey
Uffa is the core curator of the organization structure of Digital Grassroots. As Global Lead, she leads the Board of Directors and ensures a fluid organizational workflow. She innovates to include grassroots youth in telecommunication infrastructure, standards and policy development. Follow her @Fafa416
Esther Mwema
Esther’s vision for Digital Grassroots has propelled the organization to reach to the most underrepresented even within the context of digital inequalities. She offers a human-centered approach to technology, in such a way that the focus remains on people through digital rights. Follow her @hadassahlouis
RACHAD SANOUSSI
Support for Digital Grassroots online platforms. IT Specialist, SDG Advocate, Internet Governance, Education, Gender Equity, Climate Change Follow him @rachadsanoussi
Our Ethos
Digital Grassroots vision and core values are of care, intention, collaboration, open leadership and equity.
CARE
We are empathetic, respectful and kind to each other
We value the welfare of individuals and communities we work with
INTENTION
We prioritize quality over quantity
All our activities respond to our mission values
COLLABORATION
We practice a bottom-up approach in our activities
We prioritize the voices of young people in underrepresented spaces
OPEN LEADERSHIP
We practice open leadership principles
We are impartial in principles, processes, and rules
EQUITY
We are intersectional in our responses to meet the needs of digitally invisible groups
We don’t separate digital inequalities from its socio-political framework
DIGRA Cofounders
Bolutife Adisa, Brian Nkala, Charlette N’Guessan, Dajana Mulaj, Esther Mwema, Wathagi Ndungu, Katie Watson, Noha Ashraf, Rebecca Ryakitimbo, Sindy Obed, Uffa Modey
And first peer supporters: Adja Sembene, Kyristis Charalampos
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