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Digital Frontiers

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

International developmentEmployment & SkillsEducationGender equality
NGOFounded 2015International reach
Profile last updated: May 1, 2026

About

Founded in 2015, Digital Frontiers is a non-governmental organisation based in Cape Town, South Africa working on international development, employment & skills, education +3 more.

Digital Frontiers is an African non-profit organisation based in Cape Town, South Africa. It delivers learning experiences, customised digital learning solutions and programme delivery that strengthen individuals, institutions and systems for inclusive development in the digital economy, with a focus on the Global South. Its work spans financial inclusion, gender equity, digital public infrastructure, youth employment, climate resilience, responsible data and consumer trust, regulation and agricultural innovation. Its learning arm, Digital Frontiers Institute, and its digital learning arm, Gateway, work with governments, multilateral organisations and development partners. It also convenes Communities of Practice that connect regulators, innovators and practitioners.

Location

Cape Town, South Africa

Founded

2015

Organisation type

NGO

Focus areas

digital economyinclusive developmentlearning experiencescapacity buildingfinancial inclusionGlobal South

Languages

EN

Causes & programmes

Causes

International developmentEmployment & SkillsEducationGender equalityEnvironment & ClimateDemocracy & Civil society

Works for

YouthWomen & GirlsCommunities

How they work

Capacity buildingAwareness & education

Programmes

Communities of Practice

Democracy & Civil society

Facilitated online and in-person networks where professionals and regulators exchange knowledge and collaborate on inclusive digital transformation.

Certificate in Digital Money

Employment & Skills

Professional certificate programme for building capacity in digital financial services.

FIRSTII Inclusive Finance Scholarship Programme

Education · Ghana

Scholarship initiative supporting young women in STEM and inclusive finance in Ghana.

Funding & support

Funded by

Grants

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Omidyar Network, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, FSD Africa, Mastercard Foundation, data.org, CGAP, CeriseSPTF

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