Josephine Miliza

Josephine Miliza

Regional Policy Coordinator – Africa, Association for Progressive Communications’ Local Access Networks Initiative

Biography

Josephine is currently the Africa regional coordinator for the Association of Progressive Communication-LOCNET project hosted by KICTANET. The LOCNET project focuses on creating an enabling environment for the growth of sustainable and scalable community networks.

In 2016, Josephine has been involved in community networks since 2015 and led the establishment of TunapandaNET a community network in Kibera Nairobi Kenya that focuses on promoting access for all, adoption of digital technologies and ICT capabilities for the local community. She has become a champion for promoting the community networks movement in Africa participating in organizing the Africa community networks summit, awareness building, and capacity building forums.

Her current interests are in bottom-up sustainable connectivity models and creative approaches to nurturing an ecosystem that fosters sustainable livelihoods especially for youth and women in Africa.