The Human connection company
Portals come in a variety of modalities to turn any space into an immersive environment for human connection
Inflatable portals are our most portable and easiest to set-up option, and can be set up in any indoor environments in under 2 hours
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Container portals are our iconic and original structure, built in reused shipping containers. Container portals come fully equipped with all our immersive technology, an HVAC system, and can be placed in any outdoor space.
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Custom-built portals can be created based on specific location and spatial needs, both as free-standing environments or as portal-enabled rooms.
Portals are deployed around the world in a variety of unique sites from innovation hubs to refugee camps, and form the backbone of the transformative programming that we create and bring to you.
Oakland
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USA
Artist as First Responder [10 am - 9 pm EST]
The Oakland Portal (AfroPortals Project Space & Archive) is stewarded by Artist as First Responder (AAFR), a cultural justice platform amplifying the work of artists whose creative practices heal communities and save lives. As a collaborative member of the East Oakland Black Cultural Zone, and located inside Liberation Park in partnership with more than 30 Black-led organizations, the focus of the interdisciplinary programming centers on the design, incubation, production, and archiving of community-driven projects that invite people and culture to thrive.
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Medellín
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Colombia
Parque Explora [currently offline]
The Medellin Portal is located at Parque Explora, an interactive science museum, planetarium and aquarium with a focus on the Amazon. With over 300 interactive exhibits Parque Explora connects scientists, teachers, communities, governments, and social rights organizations to promote the development of scientific and civic skills for a more sustainable and socially responsible future.
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Lagos
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Nigeria
Sustainable Green Environment Initiative (SGE)[9 am - 1 pm EST]
The Lagos Portal is in partnership with The Sustainable Green Environment Initiative (SGE), a non-governmental organization supporting a community of young people and professionals training to become internationally recognized sustainable professionals. SGE is working to revive and transform the depleting environment towards a more sustainable environment for the next generation.
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Mumbai
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India
Compound 13 [currently offline]
Located in Mumbai’s oldest surviving settlement Dharayi, the Mumbai Portal is sponsored by Compound 13. Compound 13 is a space for experimental design and learning. Our programme introduces design and media tools, audiovisual technologies, 3D design and digital fabrication to disadvantaged, marginalized citizens who because of their socio-economic status do not normally have access to these resources.
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Jakarta
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Indonesia
Impact Hub Jakarta [currently offline]
The Jakarta Portal is in partnership with Impact Hub Jakarta, a coworking and innovation space that exists to support organizations & entrepreneurs creating sustainable positive impact in Indonesia. They offer programs, events and an inspiring place to work or collaborate with others in the local community, and are part of a 100+ global network that is passionate about connecting Indonesia to the global entrepreneurial ecosystem
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New York City
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USA
The Africa Center [currently offline]
The New York City Portal is in partnership with The Africa Center which is transforming the world’s understanding of Africa, its Diaspora, and the role of people of African descent in the world. A hub for the exchange of ideas related to the continent, The Africa Center works to inspire enthusiasm, advance thought, and empower action around Africa’s global impact on our collective futures
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Santos
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Brazil
Procomun Institute [currently offline]
The Santos Portal is powered by Procomun an institute that seeks to create a world that respects, protects and defends a common good through affectionate and authentic connection and to promote coexistence agreements based on multiple needs, dreams, knowledge and realization capacities, recognizing and respecting differences in a search of a full and powerful life for all.
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Nairobi
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Kenya
Impact Hub Nairobi [currently offline]
The Nairobi Portal is located at Impact Hub Nairobi, a collaborative space for innovation and entrepreneurship. They goal is to create a thriving, innovative ecosystem where people collaborate across organizations and the globe to solve the world’s toughest challenges.
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Addis Ababa
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Ethiopia
Rotary Ethiopia [9 am - 12 pm EST]
The Addis Ababa Portal is powered by Rotary Ethiopia, a non-profit, non-political and non-religious network of volunteers who serve their communities. Their goal is to create a world where people unite and take action towards lasting change - across the globe, in their communities, and in themselves.
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Walkers Savannah
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Barbados
The Walkers Institute for Regenerative Research and Design (WIRRED)
The Barbados Portal is hosted by WIRRED, which brings solutions to complex problems by creating disruptive design systems that increase biodiversity, enhance ecosystem services, and improve the well-being of individuals and communities. Through ongoing research, education, design, and community partnerships WIRRED creates regenerative spaces in which individuals can connect/reconnect to the environment, while building more resilient economies, ecosystems and communities.
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Johannesburg
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South Africa
Makers Valley [9 am - 3 pm EST]
The Johannesburg Portal is hosted by Makers Valley, a neighborhood in Johannesburg that refers to the growing presence and activities of many forms of creative entrepreneurism in the area. It is home to artists, cultural practitioners, artisans, urban gardeners, carpenters, shoemakers, metal and woodworkers, clothing designers and others, who live and work in the Valley. Building on the changemaking concept originally coined by Ashoka, activities are inspired by the conviction that progressive entrepreneurs and organizations mobilizing locally can help to propel systemic change within a well being economy.
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Bengaluru
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India
Bengaluru Science Gallery [currently offline]
The Bengaluru Portal is hosted by the Bengaluru Science Gallery, a not-for-profit institution for research-based engagement targeted at young adults. They work at the intersection of the natural and human sciences, engineering and the arts through a Public Lab Complex, ever-changing exhibitions, and mentorship programs. Their goals are to empower young adults, engage in research, and shape culture with the specific goal of bringing science back into culture.
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Nakivale
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Uganda
Opportunigee [9 am - 1 pm EST]
The Nakivale Portal is located in the Nakivale Refugee Camp, which is home to 150,000+ people from 9 countries across the African Continent. The Nakivale Portal is operated by the refugee-led organization Oportunigee that helps refugees build skills and gain employment in Uganda. The Nakivale_Portal has the distinction of being the first Portal to be constructed using bottle bricks.
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Cox's Bazar
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Bangladesh
Humanitarian Assistance Program [ 7 am - 9 am EST]
The Cox’s Bazar Portal is run by HAP, a youth-led social enterprise that provides technical and strategic support to humanitarian organizations and donors. They train youth in humanitarian principles around climate awareness, how to mobilize during humanitarian and natural disasters, and how to effectively respond to climate change in their communities. The youth use design thinking to help build natural based, short and long term solutions and disaster risk reduction strategies in their community, in return humanitarians assistance program provides access to job experience, placement and scholarship opportunities for these volunteers
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Doha
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Qatar
Doha Debates
The Doha Portal is operated by Doha Debates, an international media organization that seeks new and collaborative solutions to global challenges through debate and to inspire individual action. They have a number of products including podcasts, signature debates, and an ambassador program that trains the facilitators of tomorrow in partnership with Shared_Studios.
Mexico City
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Mexico
Centro de Cultura Digital (CCD) [9 am - 8 pm EST]
The Mexico City Portal is located at the entrance of Chapultepec Park, one of the most iconic spaces in Mexico City. The Portal is hosted by Centro de Cultura Digital (CCD), a museum focused on digital arts, performances, and technologies. The Portal sits next to the Estela de Luz (Stele of Light) monument and attracts a diverse mix of locals as well as tourists from around the globe.
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Colorado Springs
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USA
Imagination Celebration [7 am - 8 pm EST]
The Colorado Springs Portal is sponsored by Imagination Celebration, a not-for-profit organization that connects people of all ages for brain stimulating, community building, through the life-enhancing power of creative expression. They run a number of programs across Colorado to promote creativity through experiential learning, art, and intellectual curiosity.
Erbil
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Iraq
UNICEF [7 am - 1 pm EST]
The Erbil portal is located in the Harsham Camp for Internally Displaced Persons. Harsham hosts more than 1,500 internally displaced Iraqi families who fled militant attacks in Mosul and its surrounding villages.. The Eribl_Portal is housed in a converted gas station and is operated in partnership with UNICEF Iraq.
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Gaza City
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Palestine
Gaza Sky Geeks + Mercy Corps [currently offline due to regional conflict]
The Gaza City Portal is hosted by Gaza Sky Geeks, Palestine's premier tech incubator. Gaza Sky Geeks was founded in 2011 to build Gaza’s start-up movement and is a part of a vibrant co-working space in Gaza City. In 2013, the Gaza Sky Geeks accelerator began connecting top GeeXelerator teams tasked with building usable products to global resources to transform Gaza’s most talented youth into the Middle East’s brightest business leaders.
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Kigali
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Rwanda
African Leadership University [8 am - 1 pm EST]
The Kigali Portal is in partnership with Worldlink Club, a student-led organization that connects to communities around the world to forge meaningful global partnerships. The Kigali Portal is located at African Leadership University (ALU) an innovative institution of higher education that is dedicated to transforming the African continent by nurturing the next generation of African leaders and entrepreneurs. ALU hosts students from over 30 countries across the African continent who participate in Kigali Portal programming
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Bamako
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Mali
Kabakoo Academies [8 am - 1 pm EST]
The Bamako Portal is located at Kabakoo Academies, a network of schools that was hailed as one of the World Economic Forum’s Schools of the Future. Kabakoo Academies accelerates the world‘s transition to distributed and sustainable prosperity by empowering the African youths to leapfrog into better futures. Kabakoo has been recognized by the African Union and UNESCO as a major innovator in the field of education.
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