DescriptionTo support the Digital Africa Research Lab in addressing the threat posed by the misuse of social media in the 2019 Nigerian general election and post-election period.
DescriptionA project grant to Africa Uncensored (working in collaboration with Open Cities Lab and OdipoDev) to run an initiative called MyCandidate to help inform voters who they are able to vote for in their area with the aim of increasing informed participation.
DescriptionTo support the African Media Initiative, a consortium of private media companies in Africa that are working together to improve the quality of journalism on the continent, improve business practices, and access more flexible capital for investment in media.
DescriptionTo support African Technology and Transparency Initiative, which seeks to support organisations in Africa that use technology and media platforms to empower citizens in their countries to hold their leaders accountable by providing access to credible public information, influence, and stewardship of resources.
DescriptionTo support Alt Advisory's research, analysis, and policy work on data and digital rights issues arising directly and indirectly from the COVID-19 pandemic.
DescriptionTo support ALT Advisory's work towards an effective digital and information rights landscape in South Africa and in the region more broadly.
Funding typeGrant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent
Funding purposeGeneral Funding Grant
DescriptionTo provide general operating support to amaBhungane, a non-profit organisation that conducts and develops investigative journalism to promote free, capable media and open, accountable, just democracy.
Funding typeGrant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent
Funding purposeGeneral Funding Grant
DescriptionTo provide general support to amandla.mobi, which empowers anyone to initiate both online and offline campaigns to protest for a more just society and take co-ordinated, strategic action.
DescriptionTo support Article 19's participation in a government taskforce working to propose a new data protection policy for urgent adoption in Kenya.
Amount committed (US$)
For-profit figures not reported
Funding typeEquity
DescriptionTo fund Big Cabal Media with seed equity investment to support the scaling of their core operations, storytelling, and citizen engagement media platforms
Funding typeGrant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent
Funding purposeProject Grant
DescriptionTo support The Big Debate, a townhall debate TV show produced by the Black Stripe Foundation that provides a unique platform for public engagement that helps to promote informed discussion and accountability.
Funding typeGrant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent
Funding purposeProject Grant
DescriptionTo support The Big Debate, a townhall debate TV show produced by the Black Stripe Foundation that provides a unique platform for public engagement that helps to promote informed discussion and accountability.
Funding typeGrant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent
Funding purposeProject Grant
DescriptionTo support The Big Debate, a townhall debate TV show produced by the Black Stripe Foundation that provides a unique platform for public engagement that helps to promote informed discussion and accountability on critical topics.
DescriptionTo support Procurement Nigeria (BudgIT), a social enterprise focused on using technology to drive civic participation and fiscal transparency in Nigeria.
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