The selection comes for the second year after the success of Teens Can Code’s project, tagged Virtually Safe which saw the organization work with parents, teachers, and family to empower students with the requisite knowledge and skills to make the internet safe and stimulating.
Nigeria led the way out of the total of 350 applications received with six awardees, followed by South Africa with five, and four each from Ghana and Kenya. Somalia and Zimbabwe each had one winning organisation. They were selected out of a total of 350 applications received for the 2023 cohort. Collectively, their internet safety initiatives is expected to cover across 15 African countries in a massive drive for online safety acorss the continent.
