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Geographic focus

Year

Amount committed (US$)

Africa's Voices Foundation

Participation & Dissent

Africa

2025

150,000

Area of work Participation & Dissent

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2025

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 150,000

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description A final grant to Africa's Voices Foundation to support core operations and program work. This grant's broad aim will be to amplify citizens' voices - placing them at the centre of decision-making, policy responses, and development planning.

Afrobarometer

Information Ecosystems

Africa

2025

200,000

Area of work Information Ecosystems

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2025

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 200,000

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description This is a one year final funding grant to Afrobarometer to support its data collection, management and storytelling on issues of technology and its intersection with social justice and human rights across Africa.

Cedar Seed Foundation

Participation & Dissent

Africa

2025

75,000

Area of work Participation & Dissent

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2025

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 75,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Project Agreement

Description This is a final funding grant to Cedar Seed Foundation to support its work on enhancing inclusion and diversity in political leadership in Nigeria, particularly with respect to issues of digital rights of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs).

Connected Development (CODE)

Participation & Dissent

Africa

2025

400,000

Area of work Participation & Dissent

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2025

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 400,000

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description This is a one-year final funding grant to Connected Development (CODE) to support its core operations and programmatic interventions around strengthening citizens' participation in political and governance processes.

Debunk Media

Information Ecosystems

Africa

2025

200,000

Area of work Information Ecosystems

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2025

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 200,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Project Agreement

Description A final grant to support Debunk Media expand the product portfolio and build their programs and operations team.

East Africa Documentary Film Fund (DOCUBOX)

Information Ecosystems

Africa

2025

125,000

Area of work Information Ecosystems

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2025

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 125,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Project Agreement

Description The grant to Docubox will be used for training and mentoring documentary filmmakers to produce films that enhance civic participation & engagement among Kenyan women, youth and the minorities.

Foundation for Investigative Journalism

Information Ecosystems

Africa

2025

300,000

Area of work Information Ecosystems

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2025

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 300,000

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description This is a two-year core grant to FIJ, in support of their work on holding government accountable for citizens data and the protection of Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) against harassment and attacks through tech and spyware.

Futurelect

Participation & Dissent

Africa

2025

150,000

Area of work Participation & Dissent

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2025

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 150,000

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description A program grant to support Futurelect's work in East Africa. Through the EAC Public Leadership Programme, Futurelect will design and deliver non-partisan, intensive, and interdisciplinary leadership development and training to 25-30 emerging young leaders from East Africa annually.

Namati

Participation & Dissent

Africa

2025

250,000

Area of work Participation & Dissent

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2025

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 250,000

Funding type Grant: US Public Charity

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description A final grant to support Namati's work in Kenya on the right to citizenship which seeks to end inequality in the access to citizenship by working hand-in-hand with marginalised communities towards equal access to documentation and related rights and services.

Archivi.ng

Information Ecosystems

Africa

2024

160,000

Area of work Information Ecosystems

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2024

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 160,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Project Agreement

Description A two-year project agreement with Archivi.ng to support the continuation of the organization’s work around utilizing advanced technology to ensure easy access to historical information, stimulating debate around key themes, and ultimately contributing to a healthy information ecosystem.

Big Cabal

Information Ecosystems

Africa

2024

300,000

Area of work Information Ecosystems

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2024

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 300,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Project Agreement

Description A two-year grant to Big Cabal Media's Citizen by Zikoko to expand its digital platforms, increasing accessibility for citizens to engage with governance issues and decision-making processes around AI and digital rights in Nigeria.

BudgIT

Information Ecosystems

Africa

2024

500,000

Area of work Information Ecosystems

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2024

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 500,000

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description A two-year core operating grant to BudgIT to support the continuation of the organisation's work around ensuring easy access to accurate information and building an ecosystem of social change driver working with advanced technologies to improve availability of and access to accurate information.

Gatefield Impact Foundation

Information Ecosystems

Africa

2024

160,000

Area of work Information Ecosystems

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2024

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 160,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Project Agreement

Description A two-year grant to Gatefield towards their efforts to stimulate civic awareness and action on tech accountability in Nigeria.

Hadis Foundation

Participation & Dissent

Africa

2024

210,000

Area of work Participation & Dissent

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2024

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 210,000

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description A two-year core grant to Hadis Initiative to support the continuation of the organisation's work to circumvent the prevalent factors of cultural barriers and skill gaps that impede access to, adoption of and ethical use of emerging advanced technologies.

Haki Africa

Participation & Dissent

Africa

2024

220,000

Area of work Participation & Dissent

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2024

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 220,000

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description Core funding to support HAKI Africa's work in enhancing civic participation of underrepresented groups at the Coastal region of Kenya.

Haki Yetu

Participation & Dissent

Africa

2024

150,000

Area of work Participation & Dissent

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2024

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 150,000

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description The goal of this grant is to support HAKI Yetu advance meaningful civic and political participation among Kenyans, especially young people and women living in the coastal region of Kenya.

Mathare Social Justice Centre

Participation & Dissent

Africa

2024

150,000

Area of work Participation & Dissent

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2024

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 150,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Project Agreement

Description This is a 2 year grant to support MSJC to continue their work on building community agency to advocate for their rights and hold power to account.

Next Narrative Africa

Participation & Dissent

Africa

2024

321,000

Area of work Participation & Dissent

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2024

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 321,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Project Agreement

Description To support the development process of Contest, a Nigerian political drama focused on Tony, a rising star in the Nigerian Afrobeats scene who decides to run for political office following a violent altercation with the police. The show will explore themes of young people and their relationship with democracy, civic participation, and politics, and the ways in which technology impacts these spaces.

Open Institute International

Participation & Dissent

Africa

2024

400,000

Area of work Participation & Dissent

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2024

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 400,000

Funding type Grant: US Public Charity

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description This is a renewal grant to Open Institute for two years. This grant seeks to continue support for ongoing work led by Open Institute in Kilifi County and beyond.

Policy Innovation Centre

Information Ecosystems

Africa

2024

1,965,000

Area of work Information Ecosystems

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2024

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 1,965,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Project Agreement

Description This is a three-year grant to Policy Innovation Centre in support of its work to provide policy analysis and ecosystem convening on the technology, development and democracy landscape in Nigeria. PIC will also provide coordination and managerial oversight for Nigeria's Artificial Intelligence (AI) Collective, including acting as a fiscal agent to the three organisations that make up the consortium.

Radio Workshop

Participation & Dissent

Africa

2024

200,000

Area of work Participation & Dissent

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2024

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 200,000

Funding type Grant: US Public Charity

Funding purpose Project Grant

Description By combining their skills in production, training, research and audience growth this grant is structured as a two year grant to support Radio Workshop in partnership with Africapodfest continue in its mission to train and mentor budding African podcasters to tell nuanced and impactful stories about Africa with the hopes of widening and deepening the conversations on issues that matter.

Stears

Information Ecosystems

Africa

2024

200,000

Area of work Information Ecosystems

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2024

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 200,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Project Agreement

Description A two year project agreement to Stears to; Support the flagship product - African Elections Monitor, of the Data for Storytelling Program. Utilise cutting-edge technologies such as real-time satellite imagery and interactive data visualisation technologies to share knowledge with and train independent media organisations within Luminate's existing portfolio on data visualisation

TechHer

Participation & Dissent

Africa

2024

260,000

Area of work Participation & Dissent

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2024

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 260,000

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description This is a two-year core grant to TechHer, in support of their work to address Online Gender Based Violence (OGBV) and building a Community of Practice for the protection of women's digital rights.

Women in Leadership Advancement Network (WILAN)

Information Ecosystems

Africa

2024

260,000

Area of work Information Ecosystems

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2024

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 260,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Project Agreement

Description This is a two-year project agreement to support Women in Leadership Advancement Network's work in using technology to inspire a shift to gender-balanced leadership across all levels of political, economic, and public life.

Accountability Lab Nigeria

Participation & Dissent

Africa

2023

260,000

Area of work Participation & Dissent

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2023

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 260,000

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description A 2-year grant to Accountability Lab Nigeria to support core operations and program work. The broad aim of this grant will be to shift civic engagement and support the advancement of fundamental freedoms of individuals and communities, particularly those historically marginalized.

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