Challenge
01 / 06
The Skills & Jobs Gap
Young journalists are entering a rapidly changing industry without enough practical skills, pathways to work or opportunities to earn from their craft.
Africa's Future
Depends on
Information.
We are building the next generation of journalists, creators, innovators and storytellers strengthening the information systems that power democracy, development and opportunity across Africa.
Discover Why
02Why Information Matters
Most people think poverty begins with income. We believe it begins with information.
When people lack trustworthy information
they miss opportunities.
When communities cannot tell their own stories
others define them.
When journalism is weak
development slows.
Healthy societies need
healthy information ecosystems.
Just like roads, electricity, and internet, information is a development infrastructure.
- Roads
- Electricity
- Internet
- Information
04The Information Challenge
Six challenges.
One vicious cycle.
These are the forces deepening information poverty across Africa. Each one feeds the next, so solving one in isolation is never enough.
Young journalists are entering a rapidly changing industry without enough practical skills, pathways to work or opportunities to earn from their craft.
Africa is still too often reduced to stories of crisis, poverty and failure—shaping how the continent is understood, valued and invested in.
Too many issues that shape people's everyday lives—from health and livelihoods to climate and public policy—are not explained deeply, consistently or accessibly.
Young people have more content than ever, but too little trusted journalism designed around their realities, questions and ways of consuming information.
Misinformation and disinformation are making truth harder to find, weakening trust in journalism, institutions and one another.
Local newsrooms are struggling to survive, leaving communities with fewer trusted journalists telling their stories, asking their questions and covering the decisions closest to their lives.
A weak information ecosystem holds everyone back.
See how we break the cycleOur Solution
The 6-S Model
Our holistic approach to building a humane and healthy media ecosystem in Africa.
The goal
Humane & Healthy Media Ecosystem
Six connected pillars working together for journalism that is skilled, safe and trusted.
05In the Media
Our work, in the spotlight.
Our impact, on the record — the stories the world is watching.
The Impact We're Building
Stronger information.
Stronger Africa.
3,000+
Young journalists and creators empowered
180+
Alumni working across media, communications & the digital economy
25+
Districts reached across Uganda
1
Vision for a healthy information ecosystem across Africa
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Movement.
Partner, invest or collaborate with us to build the information infrastructure that will power Africa's future.
