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The Africa Online Safety Fund (AOSF) has announced the winners of this year’s grants, with between US$10,000 and US$50,000 given to 22 organisations from seven African countries.

Chiamaka Ozulumba Towards driving awareness of online security among secondary school students across Nigeria, Teens Can Code has embarked on a new initiative tagged “Virtually Safe” that would provide a wide range of resources to help young users stay safe online. As part of its plans to reach a sizeable population of students, Teens Can Code is working with partners and volunteers to reach over 300 schools through a National School Tour. The campaign will touch three out of the six geo-po...

Global Engagement Summit will return virtually this weekend after last year’s conference was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The annual summit on social entrepreneurship will be the first time the student-run group will convene since 2019, and delegates from countries including Sri Lanka, Indonesia, India and Afghanistan will attend workshops, speaker events and connect with Chicago professionals. Although most of the weekend’s agenda is reserved to GES members, Friday’s keynote sp...

116 Views Google has announced a number of initiatives across Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa to bolster its continued efforts to keep children, young people, and families safe online.  Advertisement In a statement released on Tuesday by Juliet Ehimuan, the tech giant’s country director, Google said it has teamed up with some organisations across the continent to boost efforts and develop programmes around online safety. To mark the 2021 Safer Internet Day, Google also of...