We are a UK registered community interest company (CIC) and a member of UNESCO’s Greening Education Partnership (GEP).
communities connected in Tanzania and Kenya
children participating in our programmes each week
online volunteers teaching yoga, mindfulness and digital skills
Across our 35 communities, from orphanages and FGM safe houses to children’s homes and rural schools, young people have grown up surrounded by trauma, poverty, isolation and a lack of opportunity. Yet every child we meet shares the same hope: to feel connected.
We bring the world to children who otherwise be left behind through five simple, practical actions: internet access, online yoga, global school friendships, sustainability projects through our commitment to UNESCO’s Greening Education Partnership and digital skills training through our Cisco NetAcad.
But our mission is not one-way.
As technology races forward and the Fifth Industrial Revolution reshapes our world, the skills that make us human – as empathy, compassion presence – are more important than ever. The children in our communities teach these qualities back to the developed world.
It’s a two-way exchange where everyone grows.
By working with local internet providers and international organisations such as Starlink, we are able to connect the communities with no connectivity to the internet. This enables young people to access our skill-building ecosystem through four programmes, building the core foundations they need to thrive.
Our growing partner network includes children’s homes, orphanages, FGM safe houses and underserved schools, all home to remarkably resilient young people. Schools with existing internet access, such as those in the UK, are connected with partner communities in Tanzania and Kenya, where we have supported the provision of connectivity.
Our approach is capacity-building.
We don’t just connect communities to the internet and move on, and we don’t simply deliver programmes. We focus on developing local ambassadors and future trainers who can sustain and expand these skills independently. By working with local internet providers, we establish connectivity in targeted communities, whist training local ambassadors to lead the implementation of the technical infrastructure needed to access our programmes.
Our ambition stretches beyond today – here is our vision:
Through our programmes, we prepare young people to become future teachers, mentors, and leaders. Every graduate is encouraged and supported to pass those skills on, strengthening their own community and widening impact beyond it.
In partnership with Generation Aid, our vision is to equip and mobilise My Little Zen graduates to serve as mentors, teachers, and peer support networks for Kakuma Refugee Camp, one of the largest refugee camps in the world and home to over 300,000 refugees, and neighbouring communities. This is the ripple effect in action: we invest in young people, and they go on to strengthen others
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