Over 500 million people have access to the internet in Africa; and although this reflects just under 40% of the population, this level of penetration is 110 times what it was just 20 years ago. Not only has internet access increased dramatically in Africa, but so has smartphone usage, with ownership now at 250 million people.
This exponential increase in internet, smartphone and mobile network usage has created extraordinary new opportunities for socio-economic development on the African continent. However, this rapid growth rate has simultaneously created a range of safety concerns, including
To address these issues, the Africa Online Safety Fund, with financial support from Google.org, and domain expertise from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, has been established to finance innovative existing and new solutions to these challenges. Impact Amplifier is managing the entire process of finding, vetting, funding and supporting the innovative online safety solutions which emerge.
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per month. “Africa’s Online Safety is a New Frontier for Social Innovation”
Client:
SAIS
Locations:
South Africa, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Malawi, Botswana
Date:
2019 - Present
Client:
Nando's
Locations:
South Africa, USA, United Kingdom, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi
Date:
2012 - Present
Client:
SAB Foundation
Locations:
South Africa
Date:
2018 - Present
Client:
FoodForward South Africa (FFSA)
Locations:
South Africa
Date:
June 2020 - Present
Client:
The World Bank & YES (Youth Employment Service)
Locations:
South Africa
Date:
September 2020 - Present