Junior Achievement (JA) Africa has launched a digital literacy and online safety program in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa. The $1.5 million initiative, funded by Google’s philanthropic arm, Google.org, aims to train 250,000 children, 6,000 teachers, and 8,000 parents and caregivers by 2027 to better protect young people in a rapidly expanding digital environment.

The program is based on Google’s “Be Internet Awesome” educational toolkit, which teaches digital safety, privacy, combating cyber-bullying, and digital citizenship, including through the game-based platform Interland. It will be deployed through school workshops, teacher training, and community actions, including in underserved rural areas. The initiative aligns with national child protection and ICT-in-education frameworks in Ghana, Nigeria, and Kenya.

For more information, please see https://www.ecofinagency.com/news-digital/2811-50952-google-org-ja-africa-to-train-children-teachers-and-caregivers-in-digital-safety