FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, September 20, 2024
NetHope Communications Team
Communications@NetHope.org
NetHope is a catalyst for collective impact that advances humanitarian, conservation, and international development efforts worldwide. For more than 20 years, we’ve enabled international nongovernmental organizations and leading technology partners to address the world’s most pressing challenges and advance global good through collaboration, collective action, and smarter use of digital technology. This week, NetHope is delighted to announce the addition of Amnesty International as a new Member, and the NGO Information Sharing and Analysis Center (NGO-ISAC) and Village Enterprise as new Associate Members.
Amnesty International is well known for its work towards a world in which every person enjoys all of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights instruments. In pursuit of this vision, Amnesty International’s mission is to undertake research and action focused on preventing and ending grave abuses of these rights.
“In joining NetHope, Amnesty International looks forward to bringing its extensive program implementation experience, gained over more than 60 years of fighting for human rights globally. Throughout this time, Amnesty International has increasingly strived to use technology to strengthen the impact of our activities and projects for beneficiaries and improve our accountability toward them. As a research organization, the information management lifecycle sits squarely in our core value chain and organizational capability makeup. Therefore, it stands to reason that the more value we can extract from information technology, the more efficient and effective we will become overall in our mission.”
—Paul Smith, Chief Information Officer, Amnesty International
The NGO Information Sharing and Analysis Center (NGO-ISAC) is a community of cybersecurity and IT professionals dedicated to defending nonprofit organizations from cyberattacks of all shapes and sizes. It was formed because many NGOs feel isolated in their cyber defense efforts.
“The NGO ISAC is excited to extend and formalize our partnership with NetHope, its Members, and our shared community of nonprofits. I know that working together with fellow Members, we can help improve the sector's cybersecurity. As our motto says, ‘Better Together.’”
—Ian Gottesman, CEO at NGO ISAC
Village Enterprise’s mission is to end extreme poverty in rural Africa through entrepreneurship, innovation, and collective action. In partnership with African governments, NGO partners, and the private sector, we equip the most vulnerable women, refugees, and youth in Africa to become entrepreneurs for the first time, launch sustainable businesses and savings groups, and build resilience to economic shocks and climate change.
“Joining NetHope is a significant step for Village Enterprise as we continue to harness the transformative power of technology to accelerate our fight against extreme poverty. Through this partnership, we are excited to collaborate with like-minded organizations, share innovative solutions, and leverage cutting-edge technology to create sustainable, scalable impact for those who need it most.”
—Meshack Mbinda, Senior Director of Technology Solutions, Village Enterprise
Building Collective Impact Together
"NetHope is delighted to welcome new Members and Associate Members to our global community. Amnesty International has, for more than 60 years, been at the forefront of human rights and, along the way, has developed unique digital expertise and capabilities that will be important for knowledge sharing and capacity building in the NetHope community. Our Associate Members include impact organizations, intergovernmental organizations, technical specialist organizations, and others who frequently collaborate with the Member community and who can make a unique contribution to digital inclusion and transformation. We are proud to welcome NGO-ISAC, a North America-based, vital collaborator in our efforts to build a comprehensive, not-for-profit sector set of cybersecurity capabilities, and Village Enterprise, an Africa-based, entrepreneur-focused organization deploying technology aimed at sustainable income generation for vulnerable populations. Please join me in welcoming these exciting new innovators to the global NetHope community!”
—Lance Pierce, CEO, NetHope
About NetHope
NetHope is a catalyst for collective impact that advances humanitarian, conservation, and international development efforts worldwide. For more than 20 years, we’ve enabled international nongovernmental organizations and leading technology partners to address the world’s most pressing challenges and advance global good through collaboration, collective action, and smarter use of digital technology. Over 60 nonprofit Members and 50 technology partners collaborate to leverage digital solutions for exponential impact. Collectively, NetHope Members deliver more than 60% of all annual international, non-governmental aid, serving over 1.67 billion people in 190 countries.
