Modern technology should benefit everyone
All should have access to the internet and be able to develop their digital skills. Yet the gap between wealthier and less developed countries is wide. Leapfrog e.V. is committed to providing non-privileged young Africans with access to IT and digital skills, working together with local partners from Africa.
Our supporters include the Stiftung Nord Süd Brücken, Stiftung Umverteilen, Deutsche Bahnstiftung and GIZ / CIM.
Education is key to a better future, and digital skills are essential for learning, working and actively participating in society. However, not everyone has an equal opportunity to use modern technology. The digital divide also extends within countries: between urban and rural areas, between the rich and the poor, between men and women, the young and the old. Social mobility and community empowerment is hardly possible without IT literacy, regardless of whether you are in Nairobi or Berlin or whether you come from an educated background or not.
Our IT training courses share know-how at many levels, from practical agricultural technology for female farmers to advanced training for up-and-coming IT staff. This supports young people to benefit from the opportunities arising from Africa’s digitalisation and help shape globalisation in a self-determined and informed way.
New projects
We are working with the Cameroonian NGO ActivSpaces in Buea, Cameroon, to provide training on WordPress, digital marketing and MS cetification. We aim to enable young, unemployed and those in precarious employment to earn an income in the country affected by conflict.
We are working with the NGO ADEGO in the Bukedea District in Uganda to train 50 teachers in digital literacy so that they can pass these skills on to their students. Digital technology is very important for teaching, especially during the coronavirus pandemic.
We offer IT education to young people in the “Glimmer of Hope” community library in Mathare, a so-called “informal settlement” in Kenya’s capital Nairobi. On the programme: basic IT skills, Introduction to Open Source, Social Media, Digital Storytelling, Fundraising.
Get involved
There are many ways to get involved with Leapfrog and help ensure that the internet is an opportunity for everyone and that everyone has the opportunity to develop skills to act in an informed and empowered way in this globalised and digital world. We welcome all support: fundraising for our projects, developing trainings, managing projects, public relations and much more. If you are interested in volunteering, we would be very happy to receive an email to info@leapfrog-ngo.org. We are also very grateful for a financial or IT donation.
News from Leapfrog
Young people and decision-makers in Mathare learn IT
The Mathare Community Library Center (MCCL) in Nairobi, Kenya is located in a very poor district where around 500,000 people live in disadvantaged conditions. Many families only share one room…
Training on Cloud Technologien in Cameroon with Deutsche Bahn Stiftung
Equipped with Microsoft licences and cloud resources, and with our trusted partner ActivSpaces from Cameroon, we will soon be teaching the basics of cloud technologies to young people in Cameroon….
Leapfrog joined the Internet Society
By joining the Internet Society, we want to shape the digital transformation together with an international community and bring voices from our IT education projects in Africa into the discourse….
ICT for female agriculture project ended with good results
Without women, nothing would work in agriculture in Kpassa in the Nkwanta North District, Oti Region in Ghana. They do the field work, process the agricultural products such as tomatoes,…
Enabling 50 teachers to become digital literate
IT is part of the curriculum of primary schools in Uganda, but many teachers, especially in rural areas, have never received any education or training in digital skills. How are…
“Empowerment through digitalisation” – 2nd phase of IT trainings in Mathare ready for kick off
Together with Media Mundo we will start the second round of IT trainings for young people in Nairobi’s informal settlement Mathare on 19 June. The virtual and face-to-face workshops on…