HHF / Education Hubs

The Education Hub.

A solar-powered room. 10 refurbished laptops. Satellite internet. A trained local facilitator. For $5,000 AUD — one hub. 300+ lives changed.

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What is a Hub?

Digital access.
Community-owned. Solar-powered.

An Education Hub is a purpose-converted room in an existing school or community building — fitted with solar panels, a battery system, 10 refurbished laptops, and satellite internet. It runs entirely off-grid, making it accessible to villages with no reliable electricity supply.

During school hours, students use the hub for digital literacy, coding basics, and national curriculum support. In the evenings and on weekends, it opens to adults — particularly women and young mothers — for vocational training, business skills, and government services access.

Each hub is managed by a trained local facilitator — a community member who receives a six-week training program covering technical maintenance, curriculum delivery, and community governance. The facilitator is paid by the local community, not HHF, from day one.

This model ensures the hub doesn't disappear when HHF's involvement ends. The community owns the asset, runs the program, and decides its future. We build the infrastructure; they build the knowledge.

Self-sustaining by design
After the first two years, each hub costs less than $800/year to run — primarily satellite service renewal. Communities cover this through a small collective contribution.
300+
Learners per Hub
children by day, adults & women by evening
$5k
Builds one Hub
fully solar-powered and equipped
15
Hubs by 2030
across 5 Himalayan regions
4,500+
Lives changed
at full network scale
100%
Off-grid capable
solar-powered, no grid dependency
What $5,000 builds

Every dollar. Accounted for.

HHF operates with full financial transparency. Here's exactly what one Hub costs, line by line — no hidden fees, no overhead extraction.

Hub build breakdown
Solar panel + battery system$1,200
10× refurbished laptops$1,500
Satellite internet (2-year prepaid)$800
Local facilitator training$600
Furniture + fit-out$400
Contingency + logistics$500
Total$5,000 AUD
Annual running cost (post-build)
Satellite internet renewal$400/yr
Equipment maintenance$200/yr
Consumables & stationery$100/yr
Facilitator upskilling$100/yr
Annual total$800 AUD/yr
Covered by the community from year 2 onward
Expansion plan

15 Hubs by 2030.

We're building this network deliberately — one hub at a time, ensuring each is fully operational and community-governed before we build the next.

2026
● Active
1 Hub(300+ learners)
Pilot — Proof of model
2027
3 Hubs(900+ learners)
Early expansion — 3 regions
2028
6 Hubs(1,800+ learners)
Scale — partner with 2 NGOs
2029
10 Hubs(3,000+ learners)
Consolidation — local ownership
2030
15 Hubs(4,500+ learners)
Self-sustaining network
Our model

We build it.
They own it.

01

Community selects the site

Local schools and community leaders identify the right building and nominate a hub facilitator candidate.

02

HHF funds the build

Our Australian sponsor funds the solar system, laptops, internet, and facilitator training — end to end.

03

Facilitator is trained

A six-week program covers technical maintenance, basic curriculum delivery, and community governance.

04

Hub opens

Students arrive during school hours. The evening program opens to adults — especially women — from week one.

05

Community takes over

From year 2, the community funds its own running costs. HHF provides annual check-ins and technical backup.

06

The Hub lasts

Each hub is designed for a 10+ year lifespan. The community is the institution, not the donor.

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Ready to sponsor a Hub?

$5,000 AUD. One Hub. 300+ learners. Your name on the plaque.
A Hub that outlasts any of us.

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