The Data Safety & Digital Skills Advocacy Foundation helps young Nigerians build digital skills that matter and learn to stay safe online. We do it through free training, advocacy and projects in their own communities.
What We Do
Everything we do comes back to one goal: young people who can use the internet well and keep their data safe.
Data Safety
We show young people how to protect their personal data, spot scams and stay safe on the apps they use every day.
Data Advocacy
We speak up for stronger data protection, and for people's data to be handled honestly and responsibly.
Digital Skills
We run practical, hands-on classes that give young people skills they can use for school, work and their own ideas.
We Research
We look closely at where young Nigerians are most at risk online, then build our programmes around what we find.
We Educate
We teach digital skills, data protection and online safety, with plenty of hands-on practice.
We Protect
We help young people recognise scams and fraud, and know what to do if their data is misused.
We Advise
We work with schools, communities and organisations on how to handle data safely.
We Build Capacity
We take our training into schools and communities that are too often left out.
We Advocate
We push for better data rights and protection for young people across Nigeria.
Safer online, starting young
Most young people go online with nobody to show them the risks. We teach them how to spot threats, protect their personal information and use the internet with confidence.
Digital skills that open doors
A lot of young Nigerians never get the chance to learn the skills that schools and employers now expect. Our classes give them practical skills they can use to learn, earn and build something of their own.
New skills, new possibilities
We bring our classes to communities that usually get left out, so young people don't have to travel to a big city to learn.
Data breaches are already common in Nigeria.
64% of organisations in Nigeria had a data breach in the first quarter of 2023. We want young people to know how to protect themselves, and to expect better from the organisations that hold their data.
Making a difference together
We work directly with young people in schools, on campuses and in communities, helping them build the skills and confidence to use the internet safely.
Our aim is simple: every young person in Nigeria should be able to use the internet safely and well.
How We're Building Digital Safety
Helping young people learn, work and stay safe online
Practical training, online safety lessons and advocacy, taken to young Nigerians wherever they are.
Digital skills, straight into the classroom
We're taking hands-on digital skills and online safety lessons into schools around the country.
Training in action
Hands-on sessions where young people learn skills they'll actually use.
Standing up for data rights
Campaigning for stronger protection of personal data.
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