Human Rights Foundation Awards Four African Projects in Q1 2025 Revised: Foundation for Human Rights Has Given Out Four Projects in the First Quarter of 2025 to African Recipients
In the first quarter of 2022, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) disbursed 1 billion satoshis (equivalent to 10 bitcoins) through its Bitcoin Development Fund (BDF) to support global freedom tech initiatives, with several projects focused on Africa.
The BDF, established by the HRF in 2020, aims to fund technology projects that promote human rights, particularly in regions where freedom and privacy are under threat. The grants are typically directed towards open-source software and infrastructure that enhances digital security, censorship resistance, and financial sovereignty.
While specific details about the African projects funded in Q1 of 2022 are not available, previous recipients of the BDF grant in Africa include Bitcoin talent development firm Qala (now Btrust Builders), the African Bitcoin Conference, and the Bitcoin Innovation Hub in Uganda.
In this latest round of grants, four African projects received undisclosed amounts of Bitcoin. These projects are believed to focus on promoting human rights technology. Among them are the Kenya-based Bitcoin Babies program, which focuses on financial literacy and infant nutrition education, and Bitsacco, a savings and credit firm.
Another recipient is The Core, a project in Kenya that focuses on crypto self-custody, Lightning wallets, and Bitcoin nodes. The exact nature of these projects and their impact are yet to be fully disclosed.
For more detailed and precise information on the African projects funded by the HRF’s Bitcoin grants in Q1 of 2022, including the names of grantees, their locations, and project descriptions, it would be best to consult HRF’s official announcements, grant reports, or contact HRF directly.
The BDF's latest round of grants also awarded funding to global firms such as NetBlocks, TollGate, Vinteum, BTCPay Server, Rkrux, and Elsat, demonstrating the fund's commitment to supporting projects that promote human rights worldwide.
The HRF is a nonprofit organisation established to fight against human rights abuses worldwide. By leveraging Bitcoin and other digital currencies, the BDF aims to empower individuals and communities in authoritarian or censored regions, providing them with the tools to assert their rights and claim their freedom.
- The Bitcoin Babies program in Kenya, a recipient of the Bitcoin Development Fund's recent grants, focuses on financial literacy and infant nutrition education.
- Bitsacco, another recipient of the fund, is a savings and credit firm based in an undisclosed location.
- The Core, another project in Kenya, received funding from the Bitcoin Development Fund and focuses on crypto self-custody, Lightning wallets, and Bitcoin nodes.
