Loband - Endorsements
Aptivate and Loband have received endorsements from a wide variety of organisations and individuals. In 2004 we were awarded the Cambridge University Entrepreneurial award for a non-profit organisation. We are proud of our record of receiving as many endorsements from technical and commercial organisations as from our colleagues in the humanitarian sector.
Users
INTRAC uses Loband to make their website more accessible over low bandwidth connections.
The ICTP in Trieste uses Loband in their Digital Divide Simulator.
GeekCorps use Loband with their "Desert PC" to provide affordable Internet access over a satellite broadband connection in Mali.
Funding
Loband has been funded by and received grants from:
- The Department for International Development (DFID)
- The Active Community Fund
- Cambridge University Entrepreneurs
- The Allan & Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust
- The Dischma Charitable Trust
- The Gatsby Charitable Foundation
- Open Gate
- The Sir Halley Stewart Trust
- The UK Department of Trade and Industry
- INTRAC
Quotes
"If their technology proves successful the resulting savings should far out-weigh any initial investment...I would like to give my full endorsement to [Aptivate's] objectives"
- Richard Blewitt, Head of IPADD, British Red Cross, endorsing Aptivate, March 2003
"The success of [Loband] would constitute revolutionary changes in humanitarian relief work in terms of cost, efficiency and the ability to share knowledge between different organisations and individuals."
- Craig Duncan, ReliefWeb Manager, UN/ OCHA, February 2004
"It would be beneficial for the humanitarian sector as a whole if [Aptivate's] software, supplying cheap and reliable access to information on the web, could become a standard piece of fieldwork equipment over the next few years."
- James Shepherd-Barron, Director, CARE International, March 2003
"The benefits [Loband] would offer … the Transitional Islamic Government of Afghanistan, and countless other organisations involved in humanitarian reconstruction or development activities would be substantial."
- David Saunders, Programme Manager, AIMS Project, UNDP (Afghanistan), January 2004
"This is a vital project that will … save vast amounts of time and money…The [Aptivate] team comprises well-known and highly respected names from the field of emergency aid work"
- Gareth Owen, Emergencies Advisor, Asia Regions, Save the Children, March 2003
"… to find an overall business package of this quality that is also not-for-profit and dedicated to the humanitarian sector is, in my experience, quite unique."
- Walter Herriot OBE, Managing Director, The St. John's Innovation Centre, Cambridge, February 2004