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 is a Lecturer in the Technical and Vocational Education and Training Department at a Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) and a PhD candidate. Her research focuses on exploring and co-designing emerging technologies to enhance the reading experience of primary learners in Namibia. Through collective research, Helvi worked with young learners from Primary Schools exploring emerging technologies, redesigned the reading space, and co-designed reading technology tools. She ventured in co-facilitating online and in-person workshops. 

is a lecturer in the Software Engineering Department at the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST). As a researcher she designs, undertakes and report on research where Software Development is the research focus and applies techniques and/or deals with a specific application problem connected with the field of interest. She has a passion for working on projects for under-represented groups, marginalised communities, education resilience using technology, and community transformation. She has specialised in the use of technology to strengthen resilience in marginalised children to reduce school dropouts. She continues to focus on education resilience using technology and co-designing with children. 

 is a computer science graduate from the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) who specialized in software engineering and is an early researcher in HCI. Her primary focus is co-designing with children, indigenous people, and other groups. Through her involvement in various research projects, she has gained valuable experience and contributed to the field by exploring innovative approaches to technology design. 

is a lecturer in the Software Engineering Department at the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) and a PHD candidate at the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST). Her research interests focus on co-designing relevant digital services with children, marginalised communities and 5 Conference acronym ’XX, June 03–05, 2018, Woodstock, NY Itenge et al. unemployed youth. She has experience with facilitating and co-facilitating co-designing workshop that have resulted in appropriate technological artifacts. She co-ordinates co-creation research activities with unemployed youth in an informal settlement in Windhoek, Namibia.

is a Master’s student at the Namibia University of Science and Technology, specialising in HCI research in the context co-designing with children and indigenous knowledge holders. She has a passion for research and is dedicated to contributing to the creation of technologies that will make a difference. 

is currently pursuing a Master’s degree at the Namibia University of Science and Technology, with a specialization in the field of software development. His academic pursuits revolve around an in-depth exploration of co-design methodologies applied to interactive online platforms and technologies that foster global connectivity, particularly within the context of engaging children.