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Poncelet Ileleji, founder and CEO of Jokkolabs Banjul, has been involved with the use of ICTs as a tool for sustainable development in The Gambia. A computer scientist, Ileliji is on the board of the Jokkolabs global network. He served as country coordinator for the World Links project in The Gambia from 2001 to 2005. The programme adopted a constructivist approach to teaching with ICTs that emphasised a shift away from lecture-based instruction towards student-centred, project-based learning. He has been an International Coordinator for the International YMCA of New York’s International Camp Counsellor Program. He has worked as a consultant for several projects in Africa focused on digital rights and inclusion, ICT for development, digital technologies and education, internet governance and health informatics.