Corona Global Podcast – Leapfrog and MCDP speaking about the Corona situation in Kenya

Civil society must remain vigilant and access to information is essential,” say Katrin from Leapfrog and Daniel of the Mitume Community Development Project (MCDP) from Kitale, Kenya in an interview with Radio F.R.E.I. from Erfurt. Access to the Internet plays an important role in this. Listen in: https://audio.radio-frei.de/podcast/geborgte%20Zukunft/Corona_Global-Kenia.mp3

The “Corona Global” series was developed by the Stiftung Nord-Süd-Brücken in cooperation with Radio F.R.E.I. from Erfurt and the WSD expert Uwe Flurschütz from Arbeit und Leben Thüringen e.V. supported by Engagement Global/BMZ.

What do mental health and digitalisation have in common?

Viele junge Menschen sitzen an Tischen während des IT Unterrichts

People who are poor, have little education and are far from urban centres are often excluded from access to digital media. Poverty can affect mental health and, vice versa, mental illness can make people poor. Together with our Kenyan partner organisation Mitume Community Development Project und On the Move e.V. we are currently discussing how IT education and digitisation can help those affected by mental illness and health practitioners. A project is in preparation. More information will be available here soon.

Digital tools for women in agriculture in Ghana

Women at digital tool workshop

There is no doubt that digital tools can make work in agriculture and agribusiness easier, increase sales and lead to more sustainability and environmental protection. But which tools can actually help the women in Kpassa, Ghana, to improve the income of their small businesses and smallholdings in agribusiness? This is the topic of our workshop on digital tools in Kpassa, which we are conducting with our local partner FARIAD in cooperation with Esoko Ghana. The workshop is financed with funds from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development via the North-South Bridges Foundation.

Digital tool workshop for women
Unter der Anleitung von FARIAD und ESOKO lernen die Frauen, wie sie digitale Tools in der Landwirtschaft und im Agribusiness anwenden können

Leapfrog and Activ Spaces organised Mobile App Development Hackathon in Buea, Cameroo

Team “Steve Jobs” is the winner of the 2019 Mobile App Development Hackathon sponsored by Foundation North South Bridges, Leapfrog and Zuoix.

Many young developers from the Silicon Mountain area were competing to win the cash prize of XAF150,000, sponsored by Zuoix. The Hackathon has been the last event in an 18- months training project with Activ Spaces in Buea. Leapfrog and Activ Spaces trainers have trained more than 200 young developers in Buea to boost their IT career and to secure a livelihood. With the ongoing crises in Buea, life has become difficult for young people. We believe that IT may be a way out of poverty.

Our programme “Young IT Power in Mitume Community” in Kenya enters next phase

Since 2016, German we have been supporting IT education in cooperation with the Mitume Community Development Project in Tuwan Location, a poverty stricken community in Kitale, Kenya.  The city is one of the biggest urban centers in Kenya. 60% of the young people are unemployed, mostly because they lack the required skills to successfully enter the job market.

Thanks to a grant from Stiftung Umverteilen , we are now able to enter this programme in its 3rd phase.  We are aiming to support 100 young people from the community to access the job markets, with a focus on young women and supporting the reconciliation and peace processs between the different tribes living in the multicultural town of Kitale.  We will have different training sessions on IT basics and entrepreneurship, job skills training and workshops with our Actor for Change and Peace Ambassadors to promote a peaceful life for everyone.


New Sponsor: Amazon

Leapfrog joins the Amazon Smile Program and is qualified to use AWS ressources for free. The smile program enables customers to let amazon donate via amazon marketplace. Just buy your products under marketplace https://smile.amazon.de or https:/smile.amazon.com. Amazon will donate 1% of your payment sum.