Nairobi, Kenya
We are Advancing Media Literacy and Online Safety
Children deserve more than access to the internet. They deserve the skills to understand it, question it, navigate it safely and shape it responsibly.
Core Programmes
- Media & Digital Literacy
- Online Safety
Cross-Cutting areas
- Digital Rights & Inclusion
- Research & Evidence
- Education & Capacity Building
Equal Access to Media, Digital Literacy Skills
We empower children and preteens in underserved communities with foundational media and digital literacy skills that strengthen critical thinking and enable them to navigate, question and evaluate the information ecosystem.
Equipping Children With Online Safety Skills
Our programme equips children and young people with the knowledge, skills and confidence to navigate the digital world safely, responsibly and with resilience.
Think critically. Navigate safely. Participate meaningfully.
Children, Youth and the Internet
- 1 in 3 internet users globally are children, with over 175,000 new child users daily, often without adequate safeguards.
- Approximately 90% of children in Africa leave school without basic digital skills.
- 76% of young adults aged 14 to 24 encounter online misinformation at least once a week
- Research shows that media literacy is largely absent from curricula, with limited misinformation literacy education and many children lack skills to manage online privacy or identify misinformation.
- Around 70% of children aged 10-15 encounter harmful content, including hate speech and violent material.
Meet Our Founder
I founded the Fact Forward Digital Foundation because I understand what it’s like to grow up in a community where access to information and opportunities is not always equitable. My mission is to help close that gap and ensure that underserved children and young people are not only connected to the digital world but also empowered to question information, recognise risks, protect themselves, and use technology to learn, create, and pursue opportunities. I believe every child deserves the knowledge, skills, and confidence to participate, thrive in, and shape the digital world safely and meaningfully.
Latest Articles & Blogs
Explore insights, stories, research and practical resources on media literacy, digital literacy, child online safety, digital rights and the evolving digital world. Through our blog, FFDF shares knowledge, experiences and ideas that help children, young people, educators, parents and communities navigate digital and information environments safely, critically and meaningfully.
