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$1.5 million awarded in grants to promote Internet resiliency during disaster response

We have awarded $1.5 million in a first round of grant funding to three organizations through our Resiliency program. This…

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Musings of a MEL Enthusiast: The Power of Language

By Suzane Muhereza Like many organizations are doing at this time of year, our Internet Society Foundation (Foundation) team is…

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Announcing $200k innovation grants to address the Internet connectivity gap

We are excited to announce a round of grant funding to advance Internet access and connectivity through our Building Opportunities/Leveraging…

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The future of e-waste in Africa

Driven by the vision on an Internet for Everyone, The Internet Society (ISOC) Zimbabwe Chapter runs programs aimed at making a difference locally, informing policy, and educating the public about Internet-related issues. In collaboration with the Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication, they are a 2021 awardee of our Research Grant Programme that examines the impact of the Internet on the environment. We spoke with Dr Vusumuzi Maphosa, lead Researcher and Jasper Mangwana, ISOC Zimbabwe President to learn more about this project and what it hopes to achieve.

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$1.5 million awarded in second round of grant funding for COVID-19 response

We are pleased to award $1.5 million in a second round of grant funding through our Emergency Response Program to…

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Musings of a MEL Enthusiast

Hello! My name is Su Muhereza, I am the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Manager at the Internet Society Foundation. I…

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Second round of grant funding awarded to researchers studying the future of the Internet

We are thrilled to award a second round of grant funding through our Research grant programme to four exciting projects that examine…

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Announcing second round of digital skills grants

We are thrilled to announce a second round of grant funding to support digital skills development through our SCILLS programme….

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Five questions with Dr. Chomora Mikeka, Greening the Internet Research Programme Grantee

Associate Professor Chomora Mikeka is the Director of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) in the Ministry of Education of Malawi…

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Bridging the digital gender divide

At the Internet Society Foundation we are deeply aware of how the digital gender gap affects women’s livelihoods, health, and…