NAIROBI, KENYA 11th May, 2026— Africa has officially launched the WATOTO Framework, the continent’s first Africa-authored and Africa-led Safety-by-Design standard for digital products, platforms, and AI systems serving children across Africa and the Global South. The landmark launch took place at the Radisson Blu Hotel Nairobi Upper Hill, signaling a major step forward in building […]
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Written by Alice Njoki Online spaces have become an important part of children’s daily lives. Many young people use the internet to learn, communicate with friends, and express themselves. While efforts have been made by governments, organisations, and technology companies to address these online harms , cyberbullying continues to remain a […]
Written by Lynn Mugendi Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing the internet very quickly. AI can help you with homework, create art, or even generate music. But like many tools, it can also be misused. One way AI is misused is through something called deepfakes. Deepfakes are fake photos or videos that […]
written by Alice Njoki On February 10, 2026, we will be bringing together around 500 children from different schools in Nairobi to gather at Mbagathi Girls School for the Safer Internet Day 2026 Children’s Townhall. This is an open forum where children come to share their ideas, ask questions […]
September 2025 – The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), has launched a groundbreaking report titled RIGHTS.AI: Children’s Experiences of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Kenya. The report seeks to answer an important question: how are Kenyan children using artificial intelligence, what challenges are they facing and what changes do they want to […]
Last week in Nairobi, more than 100 young innovators from across the country gathered for the Learners EdTech Summit 2025 at Milele Hotel, Nairobi, organized by Mtoto News in partnership with EdTech East Africa. Watching them present their solutions, I could not shake one question…if children already know what the future of education should look […]
Nairobi, Kenya – Mtoto News has officially launched the Gear Model of Child Participation in the Digital Age, a first-of-its-kind framework developed in Africa to guide how children can meaningfully participate in digital spaces. Unveiled today, the model is the result of years of engagement with children across the continent and aims to shift how […]