The N50 Project was formed by a group of leading technology partners focused on Digital Inclusion.
Our Story
But, In just a few years we’ve grown to more than 220 global organizations all working together to solve the digital participation problem.
- World Wide Technologies
- Geeks Without Frontiers
- GSMA
- Intel
- Dell Technologies
- Arizona State University
N50 launched with 6 founding organizations:
That’s when we realized we had to find a way to make technology more accessible but also more meaningful and relevant to their specific needs.to more accessible but also more meaningful and relevant to their specific needs.
Our superpower is mobilizing the strengths of the organizations that partner with us and the 1 million + employees they represent.
We don't want to just talk about the problems. We want to do something about it.
That’s been our mission and aim from day one.
It was a natural progression from the previous Digital Inclusion work done by the partners and is an action led initiative to address the growing need to resource underserved communities with the kind of technology we often take for granted but can be life-changing.
We soon discovered that the problem is more complicated than just providing high-speed internet.
That's important, but, oftentimes, people in low and middle income countries have access to digital tools; they just don’t see how the value of those tools justifies the sacrifice it would take to have them.
In 2022, the N50 Project found its operational home under Geeks Without Frontiers, a renowned non-profit organization serving as its Program Management Office, helping to grow the alliance and manage its projects. Founded in 2014, Geeks Without Frontiers is a visionary platform dedicated to driving global impact and progress. As an award-winning entity, Geeks has successfully advanced multiple United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including:
Our Qualifications
& Work
digital solutions for fishing vessels
Enhancing broadband connectivity
Supporting displaced populations
Promoting gender equity
Reducing poverty
Improving education outcomes
Expanding telehealth access
Enhancing broadband connectivity
digital solutions for fishing vessels
Supporting displaced populations
Promoting gender equity
Reducing poverty
Improving education outcomes
Expanding telehealth access
Legal Counsel
Jonathan Finegold
Co-founder
Michael Potter
Co-Founder
John Morris
Solutions Engineer
Scott Gostisha
Grants & Deliverables
Angie Mar
VP of Partnerships & Community Engagement
Erin Bown-Anderson
Chief Operating Officer
Kevin Schwartz
Founder & CEO
Daniel Gutwein
Our Leadership
Founder, N50 Project
Daniel Gutwein
Founder, Kakuma Ventures
Innocent Tshilimbo
Executive Director, Virtual Doctors
James Phiri
Head of US Education Strategy, T-Mobile
Dr. Keisha King
VP, Health, Education and Consumer Industries, Intel Corporation
Stacey Shulman
Enterprise CIO, Arizona State University
Lev Gonick
SVP, Legal & Sustainability Officer, American Tower Company
Mneesha Nahata
EVP, Global Partner Alliances, World Wide Technologies
Bob Olwig
EVP and Chief Commercial Officer, SMART Technologies
Jeff Lowe
Chief Programs and Public Relations Officer, Food for the Hungry
Kate Musimwa
Our Board
Co-Founder, N50 Project and Geeks Without Frontiers
Michael Potter
Co-Founder, N50 Project and Geeks Without Frontiers
John Morris
in the pipeline
41 new projects
impacted around the world & growing
1 Million individual lives
involved in the fight
220+
Partners
Our Impact
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We streamline all of our efforts into 6 essential initiatives that we’ve found make the biggest impact on digital inequality around the world.
All of these efforts are powered by a growing list of partners who have heard the call and realized just how important it is to build a world where no one is left out of the digital conversation.
Our Initiatives
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The need is more than any one person or organization can manage on their own. Join a growing list of 220+ organizations committed to resourcing underserved communities with the right technology and resources they desperately need.
Our Strength is in Our Partners
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Join a movement of 220+ organizations working to end digital poverty for good.
Technology should be a connection point…not a dividing line
