The Internet Bar Organization
500
Volunteers
2,600
Direct Beneficiaries
3,000,000
Lives Touched
Fifteen Years Of Impact
For over fifteen years, IBO has led in addressing global governance issues and empowering young truth-seeking leaders.
Our Mission
Our mission is to overcome systemic oppression. We are filling the lack of a harmonized rule of law on the internet by building projects that align with information communications technology for development (ICT4D) that support a culture of human dignity, global citizenship, and trust. Our actions on the ground are led by the youth we serve.
Our Values
Five values sustain our work and organizational culture.
- Connectedness
We embrace diversity and intersectionality in all forms. - Creativity
We encourage innovative thinking at every opportunity. - Future-oriented
We invest in youth, especially those who have been marginalized, who take action today for fulfilling tomorrow’s promise. - Radical Listening
We dismantle filters to implement solutions found by those we serve. - Quality of Service
We commit ourselves to spare no effort in effecting transformational change.
Our Approach
Our approach is centered on our theory of change. The change model shown below shows how we move from building relationships to effecting real improvements in people’s lives. Our progress is measured through performance metrics defined by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. This model informs our decisions while ensuring continuous accountability, learning, and improvement.
Our Goals
Embracing the UN’s Seventeen Goals, we emphasize three.
No Poverty
We aim to specifically increase the proportion in Indicator 1.4.1 through our Bee1World Cameroon Initiative and demonstrate our impact towards advancing this indicator through our PeaceTones, Invisibles, and Tech for Justice® hackathons.
Reduced Inequalities
We aim to elevate the voices of all, especially those previously excluded. They interact with us in various contexts from developing solutions at our Tech for Justice hackathons, lead and collaborate with initiatives like The Tubman Project, The Invisibles, PeaceTones and Global Futurist Initiative which all helped to shape our frameworks and make key decisions for our projects that use them.
Peace, Justice,
& Strong Institutions
We aim to help provide identity for all through our work with the Invisibles because while the starting point for this effort sometimes confuses legal identities with citizenship in a given territory, new forms of distributed technology do not require that the state issue identity credentials.
Our Team
A collective of visionaries, advocates, and experts, united in empowering young leaders and shaping a just and forward-thinking future.
Jeffrey Aresty
President, Founder of IBO
Kenneth Vacovec
Treasurer
Kristina Yasuda
Board Member
Jacqueline Klosek
Board Member
Daniel Rainey
Board Member
Ayodele Kusamotu
Board Member