Aligning with the theme of this year’s global Safer Internet Day, “
T
ogether for a better Internet
”, Google has teamed up with several organisations across the continent to boost education efforts and develop programmes around online safety.
“With an estimated 346 million internet users that came online for the first time in the last year, and 376 million new social media users, there is no better time for us to help people stay safe online,” says
Juliet Ehimuan, Country Director, Google Nigeria.
“We are working with nonprofits and social enterprises to advance their work through Google.org’s Africa Online Safety Fund, while also working with educational institutions and governments across sub-Saharan Africa in order to have a greater impact.”