Why We Exist

Games are one of the most powerful cultural forces of our time — shaping identity, driving economies, and creating shared worlds. Yet the people and communities who have the most to contribute are often the least represented in how games are made, funded, and discussed.

The Ebonix Foundation exists to change that. We work with communities, organisations, and institutions to build the conditions for equitable participation — not just in games, but in the broader digital and cultural landscape that games inhabit.

We bring a decade of lived experience in the games community to everything we do. Our work is grounded in creative practice, cultural specificity, and a genuine belief that representation requires infrastructure, not just intention.

OUR MISSION

OUR STORY

The Foundation grew out of over a decade of work in the Sims 4 custom content community — creating over hundreds of mods and building a following that proved, beyond any doubt, that Black creators and communities have always been central to games culture and deserved to be seen.

Our Founder, Danielle Udogaranya, saw something that the wider industry often missed: that the people closest to the margins of the games industry were producing the most culturally resonant work. The Foundation was created to build an institutional home for that work, and to create pathways for others to follow.

Registered as a Community Interest Company, The Ebonix Foundation is accountable to its community — by design.

The Ebonix Foundation C.I.C. is a registered Community Interest Company in England & Wales. Our Articles of Association and CIC Statements are available on request and via Companies House.

How We Started

Our Pillars

Everything we do is shaped by five core commitments — to the communities we serve, the sector we operate in, and the future we're trying to build.

Representation & Culture

Centring Black identity, creativity, and lived experience in games and digital culture.

HOW WE WORK

Access To Creative Technology

Putting tools and space into the hands of those who've been kept from them.

Opening doors into games and creative tech for communities historically left out.

Education & Skills

Research & Publishing

Challenging the systems and practices that limit representation in digital culture.

Research & Publishing

Collaborating across sectors to scale impact and expand access.

Our Team

THE PEOPLE

Danielle Udogaranya

Danielle founded The Ebonix Foundation to build pathways, programmes, and access for the underrepresented players and creatives at the intersection of games and digital culture.

FOUNDER & DIRECTOR

Chisom Fadeyi

DIRECTOR &
HEAD OF PROGRAMMES

Chisom leads programme development and delivery for the Foundation, shaping how our work reaches and serves communities.

Board & Advisory

POSITIONS AVAILABLE

We are building our board and advisory network. If you share our vision and want to help shape the Foundation's future, we'd love to hear from you.

We're building something meaningful — and we'd love your help. Whether you bring skills in events, design, research, education, or community organising, there's a place for you here.

What you'll gain:

✅ Real experience at the intersection of games, technology, and culture
✅Skills development across a growing, mission-led organisation
✅ Access to a network of creatives, technologists, and industry professionals
✅ The chance to contribute to work that genuinely shifts culture
✅ A community that sees and values what you bring

Get in touch and let's talk about how you can get involved.

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