|
|
| Line 18: |
Line 18: |
| |twitter=enamara | | |twitter=enamara |
| }} | | }} |
| '''Evelyn Namara''' currently works as the Policy Outreach Fellow with Internet Society. In her role she works closely with the global policy team on issues related to access, trust and human rights. She's also founder and CTO of [[!nnovate Uganda]], a technology start-up implementing technology innovations for sustainable development. Their flagship product, an electronic voucher system that works on mobile phones is currently being implemented by Mercycorps in different programs including USAID and WFP. | | '''Evelyn Namara''' is a technologist and entrepreneur with a keen interest in the power the Internet and ICTs have in changing lives, enabling innovation and entrepreneurship to foster long term development. Namara is passionate about Technology for Development (ICT4D), Internet Policy as well as empowering women in technology. |
|
| |
|
| Namara is passionate about Technology for Development (ICT4D), Youth and Entrepreneurship as well as empowering women in technology.
| | Namara is a global ambassador for [http://www.iamthecode.org iamtheCODE] an African-led global movement aiming at enabling 1 million women and girl coders by 2030 as a means to bridge the gender skills digital gap. she also sits on the executive board for [http://www.acsis-scasi.org Africa Civil Society for the Information Society (ACSIS)] - a pan-African network set-up to promote Inclusive Information Society in Africa. |
| | |
| Namara is a global ambassador for [http://www.iamthecode.org iamtheCODE] an African-led global movement aiming at enabling 1 million women and girl coders by 2030, she also sits on the executive board for [http://www.acsis-scasi.org Africa Civil Society for the Information Society (ACSIS)] - a pan-African network set-up to promote Inclusive Information Society in Africa. | |
|
| |
|
| ==Career History== | | ==Career History== |
| * [[Internet Society]], '''Policy Outreach Fellow''' (2017 - Present)
| | Evelyn is the Policy Outreach Fellow with the [[Internet Society]] and works with the global policy team on policy work related to access, trust and human rights. She also does some work supporting the Internet Society’s communications campaign as well as focusing on special initiatives including the Internet Society’s 25th Anniversary. |
| As Policy Outreach Fellow, Evelyn works with the Global Internet Policy department and is deeply involved in ISOC's online policy advocacy work (campaigns), special initiatives such as ISOC's 25th anniversary, as well as specific policy work related to access and human rights.
| |
| * [http://www.uginnovate.com !nnovate Uganda], '''Co-founder''' (2015 - Present)
| |
| !nnovate's flagship system, the mobile voucher system enables smallholder farmers to redeem seed crops, post harvest equipment as well as solar radios and efficient cookstoves. The system allows mobile payments via mobile money as well as enables farmers to collect data via USSD menus on simple mobile phones encouraging financial digital inclusion
| |
| * [http://www.wings.lc Wings Learning Centres], '''Implementation Manager''' (Jan 2015 - June 2015)
| |
| | |
| Wings LC, Provides technology-assisted, student-led & sustainable learning environments for low-income students in India. Evelyn Successfully implemented blended learning in four pilot learning centres in Bangalore and Kolkata. She also customized a blended learning style for Wings Learning Centres in partnership with Zaya the education content partners.
| |
| * [http://www.beyonic.com Beyonic Limited], '''Regional Manager, East Africa''' (Jan 2014 - Dec 2014)
| |
| | |
| Beyonic offers technology tools that help businesses move beyond cash by implementing mobile payments platforms. Evelyn managed to negotiate with and bring Airtel Uganda on board as one of the mobile network operator partners. She was also influential in On-boarded major clients such as Bead for life, Save the children, ACDI/VOCA, One Acre fund.
| |
| * [http://www.solarsister.org Solar Sister, Inc.], '''Country Director''' (May 2012 - Oct 2013)
| |
| | |
| Solar Sister empowers women with economic opportunity using solar technology. In just 24 months, Evelyn led the company’s expansion from 10 entrepreneurs to 400 rural women solar entrepreneurs. Her team deployed more than 20,000 solar lanterns, amounting to savings of over 200,000 tons of carbon dioxide
| |
| * [http://www.solarsister.org Solar Sister Uganda] '''Program Coordinator''' (Feb 2011 - April 2012)
| |
|
| |
|
| Evelyn implemented Solar Sister’s first operations in Uganda including registering the organisation for business. She recruited all staff members and spearheaded expansion to different regions in Uganda.
| | She’s also founder of [http://www.uginnovate.com/ !nnovate Uganda] a technology start-up based in Uganda that works with partners to develop technology innovations for national development. The Company’s flagship product; The M-Voucher (Mobile Voucher) system has been used by large development agencies such as MercyCorps, GOAL, among others to manage the distribution of agricultural products across Uganda. M-Voucher is a 2016 World Summit Award winning product in the category of fighting poverty, hunger and disease. The product also won at the Uganda Communications Commission’s [http://www.acia.ug/ ACIA awards] 2017 in the ICT for development category. |
|
| |
|
| == ICANN and Internet Governance Participation == | | == ICANN and Internet Governance == |
| * Internet Society Ambassador to the IGF - Joao Pessoa Brazil 2015
| | Evelyn represented the [[Internet Society]] (ISOC) as a 2015 [[Internet Governance Forum]] (IGF) ambassador to IGF 10 in João Pessoa, Brazil, and as a 2016 IGF returning ambassador to IGF 11 in Guadalajara, Mexico. She also attended the Africa School of Internet Governance (AfriSIG) class of 2016, in Durban South Africa as well as the Africa Internet Governance Forum also held in Durban, South Africa. She's interested in topics related to Women and access, as well as women and digital skills. |
| * Internet Society Ambassador to the IGF - Guadalajara, Mexico 2016
| |
| * ICANN fellow to the ICANN58 Community Forum meeting - Copenhagen, Denmark 2017
| |
| * ICANN fellow to the ICANN59 Policy Forum meeting - Johannesburg, South Africa 2017
| |
|
| |
|
| ==Education==
| | Evelyn's involved in ICANN started with ICANN58 Community Forum meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark 2017 where she was a first time fellow, she later secured a second fellowship and attended ICANN59 Policy Forum meeting held in Johannesburg, South Africa 2017. She's interested in the Non-Commercial User's Constituency because it represents the end-users and most of her work involves interacting and building digital solutions for end-users. |
| * Diploma in Information Technology (Science), Uganda Institute of Information and Communications Technology - Uganda
| |
| * Bsc. Computer Science, Makerere University - Uganda
| |
|
| |
|
| == Awards == | | ==Awards== |
| * Anita Borg Institute [https://anitaborg.org/profiles/abie-award-winners/evelyn-namara (ABIE)] Change Agent Award, 2012 | | * Anita Borg Institute [https://anitaborg.org/profiles/abie-award-winners/evelyn-namara (ABIE)] Change Agent Award, 2012 |