Fellowships & Awards Blog

At this year’s Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum (DRIF) in Accra, a team from Mozilla Foundation’s Africa Innovation Mradi program will be in attendance to engage with the community of researchers, funders, civil society actors, journalists and tech builders.

On February 11th and 12th, Mozilla’s Responsible Computing Challenge (RCC) joined student groups at San José State University (SJSU) to get on the ground and build student engagement in the responsible tech ecosystem.

A paper by Mozilla Awardee Esther Mwema and Mozilla Senior Advisor Dr. Abeba Birhane highlights the extractive nature of Alphabet’s Equiano and Meta’s 2Africa undersea cables

The SIVIO Institute is a Mozilla IRL Fund Awardee. It has developed a tool to measure the effectiveness of financial inclusion policies aimed at Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) – a critical first step in ensuring the success of smaller businesses.

Looking to learn more about or engage with Mozilla Fellows and Awardees around the world? Stay up-to-date with regular updates about these leaders and their work by reviewing the current and upcoming news and announcements below.

Last month, the Responsible Computing Challenge (RCC) community in India — along with several allies — explored the crucial issue of digital accessibility.

Mozilla will support technologists, researchers, activists, and others at the intersection of digital technology and social justice.

Diana Gichengo is the National Coordinator at The Institute for Social Accountability in Kenya (TISA), a Mozilla IRL Fund Awardee. We spoke with her about TISA’s new app that’s helping Kenyans connect with their government and hold officials accountable

AI readiness, deployment, and potential misuse all present issues, according to research conducted by MISA and supported by Mozilla.

AirQo, a research initiative at Makerere University and 2024 Mozilla Technology Fund Awardee, has announced the AirQo African Air Quality Prediction Challenge. The competition invites data scientists and machine learning enthusiasts worldwide to use satellite data to create innovative models predicting air quality (PM2.5 levels) across Africa.

Equip Mozambique is a Mozilla IRL Fund Awardee. We spoke with Project Lead Jonathan Reinagel about how the organization is combining technology and in-person community events to help vulnerable communities assert their legal rights

The Civic Tech Innovation Network (CTIN) is a Mozilla IRL Fund Awardee that connects technologists, activists, and public servants across Africa. We spoke with Project Manager Yasmin Shapurjee about a new program that helps leaders from five major regions bring their most promising public interest tech workers together.