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| name = Code for Africa
| name = Code for Africa
| formation = 2012
| formation = 2012
| full_name = Code for Africa
| logo = CFA Logo.png
| logo = CFA Logo.png
| logo_caption = CfA Logo
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| headquarters = [[Nairobi]], Kenya
| pronounce = kowd faw a-fruh-kuh
| pronounce comment = (British pronunciation)
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| founding_location = [[Nairobi]] Kenya
| type = [[Nonprofit organization|Nonprofit]]
<nowiki>[Non-governmental organization|NGO]]</nowiki>
| headquarters = [[Cape Town]], South Africa
[[Nairobi]], Kenya
[[Abuja]], Nigeria
[[Lagos]], Nigeria
[[Kampala]], Uganda
| region = [[Burkina Faso]], [[Burundi]], [[Cameroon]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Côte d’Ivoire]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Ghana]], [[Guinea]], [[Kenya]], [[Mali]], [[Morocco]], [[Niger]], [[Nigeria]],
[[Senegal]], [[Sierra Leone]], [[South Africa]], [[Sudan]], [[Tanzania]], [[Uganda]] [[Zimbabwe]]
| services = Data journalism, Fact-checking, Content development, Mooc development, Training and event coordination
| language = English, and French
| leader_title = CEO
| leader_title = CEO
| leader_name = [[Justin Arenstein]]
| leader_name = [[Justin Arenstein]]
| website = https://opportunities.codeforafrica.org/
}}
}}
'''Code for Africa''' is a technology and data journalism nonprofit based in [[Nairobi]], Kenya.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Otte-Witte |first=Nina |date=2022-05-04 |title=Disinformation on the front lines: 'War is not just bombs and tanks' |url=https://www.dw.com/en/disinformation-on-the-front-lines-war-is-not-just-bombs-and-tanks/a-61681921 |access-date=2023-03-01 |website=[[Deutsche Welle]] |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Flueckiger |first=Simon |date=2021-07-01 |title=Code for Africa: How the pan-African network is empowering citizens |url=https://www.businesslive.co.za/redzone/news-insights/2021-07-01-code-for-africa-how-the-pan-african-network-is-empowering-citizens/ |access-date=2023-03-01 |website=BusinessLIVE |language=en-ZA}}</ref>
'''Code for Africa''' is a non profit African network of digital democracy laboratories and data journalism with its Secreteriats in [[Nairobi]], [[Cape Town]], [[Nigeria]], and [[Tanzania]]. It has teams and partners in 21 African Countries providing Citizens with actionable information to make informed decisions that enhances civic engagement for improved public governance and accountability.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Otte-Witte |first=Nina |date=2022-05-04 |title=Disinformation on the front lines: 'War is not just bombs and tanks' |url=https://www.dw.com/en/disinformation-on-the-front-lines-war-is-not-just-bombs-and-tanks/a-61681921 |access-date=2023-03-01 |website=[[Deutsche Welle]] |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Flueckiger |first=Simon |date=2021-07-01 |title=Code for Africa: How the pan-African network is empowering citizens |url=https://www.businesslive.co.za/redzone/news-insights/2021-07-01-code-for-africa-how-the-pan-african-network-is-empowering-citizens/ |access-date=2023-03-01 |website=BusinessLIVE |language=en-ZA}}</ref>


== Background ==
== Background ==

Revision as of 10:37, 28 February 2024

Code for Africa
Code for Africa
Pronunciation
  • kowd faw a-fruh-kuh (British pronunciation)
Formation2012
Founded atNairobi Kenya
TypeNonprofit [Non-governmental organization|NGO]]
HeadquartersCape Town, South Africa

Nairobi, Kenya Abuja, Nigeria Lagos, Nigeria

Kampala, Uganda
Region
Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Mali, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda Zimbabwe
ServicesData journalism, Fact-checking, Content development, Mooc development, Training and event coordination
Official language
English, and French
CEO
Justin Arenstein
Websitehttps://opportunities.codeforafrica.org/

Code for Africa is a non profit African network of digital democracy laboratories and data journalism with its Secreteriats in Nairobi, Cape Town, Nigeria, and Tanzania. It has teams and partners in 21 African Countries providing Citizens with actionable information to make informed decisions that enhances civic engagement for improved public governance and accountability.[1][2]

Background

Code for Africa was founded by Justin Arenstein in 2012 to develop resources to make data more accessible. Code for Africa creates projects and training to enable data journalism and make fact-checking and forensic data analysis tools accessible to journalists and citizens.[3] Code for Africa also organizes trainings for data journalism.[4][5]

In 2015, Code for Africa received $4.7m from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to fund data projects in Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Tanzania on health and development journalism.[6]

In 2016, Code for Africa launched impactAFRICA Data Journalism Fund worth $500,000 with the International Center for Journalists, and funding from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the World Bank.[7]

In 2017, Google announced a training in collaboration with Code for Africa and World Bank for data journalism.[8] In 2019, the Nigeria's National Bureau of Statistics worked with Code for Africa in the publication of data as open data.[9] During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, Deutsche Welle partnered with Code for Africa to set up fact-checking in various Kenyan media houses through it PesaCheck initiative.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ Otte-Witte, Nina (2022-05-04). "Disinformation on the front lines: 'War is not just bombs and tanks'". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  2. ^ Flueckiger, Simon (2021-07-01). "Code for Africa: How the pan-African network is empowering citizens". BusinessLIVE. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  3. ^ Hall, Hannah (2018-03-13). "Code for Africa". regional-insights.org. The Jefferson Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  4. ^ Ogundare, Funmi (2019-07-05). "RCDIJ: BudgIT, Code for Africa, Others Empower Journalists". This Day Live. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  5. ^ "PUNCH reporters join African counterparts in data journalism training". PUNCH Media Foundation. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  6. ^ Reid, Alastair (2015-08-13). "Code for Africa receives $4.7m to fund data projects | Media news". Journalism.co.uk, Mousetrap Media Ltd. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  7. ^ "Code for Africa Launches impactAFRICA Data Journalism Fund". News Ghana. 2016-01-20. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  8. ^ Oluwagbemi, Ayodele (2017-06-08). "Google announces free Digital Journalism program for 6,000 journalists in Africa". Punch Newspapers. Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  9. ^ Kumar, Ravi; Ottaviani, Jacopo (2023-02-24). "Data Blog | Boosting data literacy and increasing demand for data use in the Africa region". World Bank. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  10. ^ Pahlke, Jennifer; Zimmer, Paul (2020-04-16). "Corona Crisis in Kenya: "Fact-checking can save lives!" | DW | 16.04.2020". DW Akademie | Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
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