Group Internet Tanzania 
Amy Sample Ward
JANUARY 20, 2012
The internet is not new. Their Tweetsgiving campaigns were fundraisers benefiting Mama Lucy’s school in Tanzania and connected the students to their supporters through Twitter. People believe in the internet. The internet is an endless stage and platform, and when we are up there speaking, we expect you are all listening.
Amy Sample Ward
NOVEMBER 3, 2009
Avi is just back from Tanzania where he and other Epic Change team members were working with the students in the classroom built with last year’s TweetsGiving proceeds. We are a very heartful organization and a lot of what we do is thanks to an incredible group of volunteers. Find out more in the interview below!
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Amy Sample Ward
NOVEMBER 3, 2009
Avi is just back from Tanzania where he and other Epic Change team members were working with the students in the classroom built with last year’s TweetsGiving proceeds. We are a very heartful organization and a lot of what we do is thanks to an incredible group of volunteers. Find out more in the interview below!
The Next Web
OCTOBER 15, 2012
The internet has no barriers when it comes to reaching an international user base and these startups are capitalizing on being able to have a global reach. kenya’s winner Sematime makes it easy for people to send bills and invoices to large groups of contacts via SMS. Startups are aiming for a global, not local market.
The Verge
DECEMBER 3, 2021
Alongside it, Twitter has also detailed a campaign it discovered in Tanzania, which used copyright complaints to harass members and supporters of the FichuaTanzania human rights group. It’s content that’s unlikely to win over new supporters but is “propaganda appealing to the base,” ASPI researcher Albert Zhang tells The Guardian.
TechCrunch
APRIL 29, 2021
The company hosted key stakeholders in Africa’s tech ecosystem and “reviewed opportunities unfolding throughout the internet economy, paying special attention to the support of developers and startups in the region.” The announcement, which took place from a virtual event, was also detailed in the company’s blog post.
TechCrunch
DECEMBER 14, 2021
Kenyan startup Wowzi has secured new funding to expand the reach of its platform, which turns social media users into brand influencers, to West and Southern Africa — as it taps the increasing usage of social sites across the continent driven by the proliferation of smartphones and a deepening internet penetration.
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