From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for showing us so much love and support during our #GivingTuesday campaign. — As you may know, Simbi Foundation proudly participated in #GivingTuesday this year. We launched a month-long campaign with the goal of raising $13,000 to fund the educational technology (EduTech) of a BrightBox, to be installed in the Bidibidi Refugee Settlement in northern Uganda next year.

We have some exciting news! This year, Simbi Foundation is participating in #GivingTuesday, a global movement that inspires individuals, families and organizations to use the power of generosity to transform their communities. …

We have some exciting news — we’re bringing back the chance for you to join us in the field to support in delivering Simbi Foundation’s impact first-hand! Scheduled for 2023, Simbi Foundation’s next TRIP will take place in Uganda. Are you looking for ways to create impact? Do you like…

You’ve seen it on the news: heatwaves, drought, flooding, greenhouse gas emissions, pollution, political inaction, denialism, the list could go on… That’s what we see every time you look at the news. And on the one hand, it makes complete sense, the climate crisis is the largest existential threat to…

In January 2022, Emily Messmer, a Business student from Simon Fraser University (SFU), joined Simbi Foundation as the Communications and Marketing Coordinator. As Emily concludes her eight month internship with Simbi Foundation, she looks back on the impactful experience in this memoir style blog! When I first committed to a…

In 2013, one of the most damaging and violent civil wars in history erupted in South Sudan. The conflict saw 2.2 million people displaced from their homes, fleeing violence, persecution, and forced child recruitment to war. …

Issues regarding climate change can lead one to feel quite hopeless when we are not seeing government action at the rate necessary. An additional lack of corporate action to prevent climate change means people in underserved communities around the world are being left behind. …

Our Director of Global Operations, Ran Sommer, traveled to Uganda to oversee the installation of two new BrightBox solar-powered classrooms in our partnered communities and the impact that ensued. Let’s look back on the highlights of his trip and the making of the BrightBoxes. Week 1: Impact Made Possible by Our Partners Ran landed in Kampala, Uganda at…

COVID-19: A Shift Towards Virtual Volunteering In March 2020, when social distancing measures began keeping us apart, they did not stop volunteers from touching others’ lives. When our work and personal lives moved online, so did volunteering: organizations began turning to virtual means of engaging with volunteers, and many impact-driven individuals now found themselves searching for…