Creating opportunities for refugees

Giving a change to refugees trough technology, peace-building, and skills development

Hi, We are platform Africa

Platform Africa, established in 2017, is a nonprofit aimed at supporting displaced people (refugees) in Uganda, and communities living in the post-conflict regions of South Sudan through capacity building programs that emphasize media skills development, entrepreneurship, innovation and making culture, and promoting a peaceful coexistence through peacebuilding, radio, and psychological support programs to improve the wellbeing of communities and advance lives through technology-led programs.

Focus Areas

We are working towards supporting communities, not just to survive but to thrive. we believe that young people have the power, creativity, and potential to shape and achieve a future beyond conflict and our work is intended to break the barriers they face along the way to creating a lasting social change.

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Education

Education is the pathway to poverty mitigation and our primary focus on the education sector is on encouraging child education…

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Peace building

Our overall take is to create awareness, advocate for dialogues, encourage the design and deployment of ICT amenities and technologies…

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Skilling

Under this area of operation, we also look at supporting young people with access to / development of valuable life skills and knowledge…

Impact In Numbers

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130,000+

People Reached

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Youth Trained

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Peace Educators

Our programs

Our mission is being achieved through these strategic programs

Kenda Together

#KendaTogether

#KendaTogether taps into the window of using prerecorded audio and podcast programs to bring education directly to homes of refugees in OMUGU, Rhino Camp in northern Uganda
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Lab Mobile

#Labmobile

The #Labmobile is a mobile space for learning, hacking, making, and most of all for knowledge exchange and community building
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OpenTech Workshop

#Askotec

#Askotec is a kit containing over 50 tools, elements, and materials offering South Sudanese the possibility to learn about electronics, mechanics, robotic, software, and hardware development
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Medical Makers

Medical Makers

A project that utilizes 3D printing to solve local problems and advance ‘Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for Women and Girls’ living in the refugee camps of northern Uganda
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#defyhatenow

#defyhatenow

#defyhatenow is a project aimed at raising awareness about and developing means to mitigate social media-based hate speech, conflict rhetoric, and online incitement to violence
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Wiki 4 Refugees

#wiki4Refugees

Open technology training conducted for students at refugee camps
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News & Updates

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