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Jangala Annual Report 2024/25

Jangala is a UK-based digital inclusion charity developing and deploying Wi-Fi technology to connect digitally excluded people globally and in the UK. In 2024/25 it connected 2,087 people, delivered 1.4 million hours of connectivity, deployed 87 Big Boxes across 14 countries and 2,000 Get Boxes to UK households via 80+ partners. Key milestones include a Coventry pilot connecting 1,240 individuals in temporary accommodation, contributing evidence to the UK Government's Digital Inclusion Action Plan, and joining the UN Emergency Telecommunications Cluster. Total income was £1.76 million. The charity is targeting 4 million people connected by 2030.

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About

Big Box briefcase-sized Wi-Fi device transforming internet connectivity in schools, clinics and refugee camps globally; Get Box home Wi-Fi device for digitally excluded UK households; Community Wi-Fi pilot connecting UK community spaces; Big Box V1 development with solar power and 5G capability; partnerships with UNICEF, IOM, local authorities, NGOs and community organisations; Digital Lifelines evaluation; UK Government Digital Inclusion Action Plan evidence submission Custom geography from upload: UK-wide and global (14 countries including UK, Kenya, Uganda, DRC, India, Tanzania, Colombia, Greece, France, Ghana, Burundi, Ethiopia, Thailand, USA)

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 2,087 people connected; 1.4 million hours of connectivity delivered; 26,000+ new boxes distributed across 14 countries
Key Metric 2 87 Big Boxes deployed globally to schools, clinics and refugee camps; 2,000 Get Boxes deployed to digitally excluded UK households via 80+ partners
Key Metric 3 200 Get Boxes distributed to Coventry temporary accommodation residents connected 1,750 devices used by 1,240 individuals; Digital Lifelines report findings informed debate in the House of Lords

Key Outcomes

  • Get Box recommended as a 'collaborative innovation' providing connectivity 'to those most in need' by Good Things Foundation's Tackling Data Poverty report
  • Peru pilot with LAFF connected three partner charities in Cusco with Big Box, enabling students previously unable to rely on internet to complete homework, conduct research and learn digital skills
  • £1,762,139 total income in 2024/25; corporate partnerships contributed £844,061 (85% of recognised income); Jangala joined UN Emergency Telecommunications Cluster and Internet Society Foundation BOLT Grant programme

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Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
8,033 children, adults and families affected by a disappearance helped in 2022/23
Key Metric 2
35,064 TextSafe® messages sent to missing children and adults; 2,960 Suicide Risk TextSafe® messages to high-risk individuals
Key Metric 3
40% of Lost Contact tracing cases successfully resolved; 1,000+ multi-agency professionals trained
30th anniversary year: over 10 years and £10 million raised by players of People's Postcode Lottery for Missing People's services
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
CHF 3 million+ total programme funding raised in 2025 — a record — with CHF 1.3 million redeployed directly to YMCA National Movements
Key Metric 2
2.5 million people reached through digital skilling initiatives via HP partnership across 30 YMCA partners since 2021
Key Metric 3
37,000 people directly reached per Community Wellbeing project (1.3 million indirectly); 85 new Change Agents enrolled from 44 countries
5,000 jobs to be created under Igniting Youth Futures (USD 5.2 million Accenture/Macquarie-funded); 750+ young people already reached at year-end
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
95 individual young people in under-16s groups; 85 in over-16s groups; 42 in Transformers (trans/non-binary); 114 young people supported through 385 one-to-one sessions
Key Metric 2
149 parents and carers supported across 44 online and in-person groups; 3,500+ participants in training and workshops across 97 sessions
Key Metric 3
96% of young people said Allsorts groups had been of help; 75% said coming to Allsorts improved their overall wellbeing
Won Investing in Children's Member of the Year Award for extensive youth voice integration; 100% of Summer Programme participants enjoyed activities
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
33,600+ people directly supported; 52,000+ indirectly supported (2025)
Key Metric 2
£19.6M raised in fundraising income, up £3.4M on 2024
Key Metric 3
352 socially isolated people supported by community outreach (up 11%)
97% of caseworking enquiries received tailored intervention; 95% beneficiary satisfaction