We help people living in remote, low-income places to start their own businesses.
We aRE A creative agency and social enterprise.
Nerve is all about unlocking brilliance. We are passionate about that. Ultimately, we believe in elevating and supercharging people. Smart, hardworking folks who are keen to pass on their skills to help others.
How do we fund our work? Good question! We use the profits from our events and marketing agency to plunge back into fuelling local businesses. We also run Nerve Boutique - when you make orders through us, you help local communities to earn their own income which unlocks their financial freedom!
HELPING BUSINESSES TO THRIVE
we specifically SEEK out people who need a kickstart of time, skills or money to build successful businesses.
#WEGOTNERVE
“Esther Kwaku is the creative bomb behind The Nerve Network. She has an infectious energy and unwavering spirit, which shows in her work. Over her 15 years spent with nonprofits out in the field, she has a rucksack full of stories that expose the complexity behind poverty in far-flung places.”
We are collective of talented freelancers with fantastic expertise from all walks of life. We work with local partners in Uganda who are the ears and eyes of Nerve. Together we identify the brilliant folks to elevate need our support.
EVENTS & MARKETING WITH NERVE
we work with YOU to DELIVER BRILLIANT EXPERIENCES THAT HAVE A SOCIAL IMPACT.
“Tremendous talents”
“Working with the @NerveNetwork has been absolutely incredible. They have taken our conference organisation and artistic vision to the next level. Their pooled talents have made our multilingual conference a huge success. Thank you so much!”
We work with socially-oriented clients to execute marketing campaigns to elevate their mission.
We also manage events, conferences and experiences from the initial stages of planning through to execution & delivery. Event planning, site design and staging, exhibitions, social and digital marketing, networking parties… you name it!
swag and MERCHANDISE
We commission gorgeous goods, like these conference bags and lanyards, from local communities who earn their own money, straight up.
NERVE BOUTIQUE
“People like Juliet, Annette, Cate and Judith can now have regular earnings from their work and in return, they can afford their basic domestic needs. Above all, they will gain respect, self esteem and considered useful people contributing to the development and welfare of their families and the community in general. ”
We sell gorgeous handmade crafts through our online store, providing market access to our talented friends living in the most rural parts of Uganda. Not only do our ‘Nervees’ earn their own money, the profits generated provide investment for our partner organisations and income for our large-scale development projects.
This is business, not charity.
