AI should not just be about automation and efficiency. It must be ethical, inclusive, and safe—especially for young users Paris, France – Mtoto News took a leading role in championing child participation in artificial intelligence (AI) discussions at The Africa AI Village, a high-profile event held in Paris on February 11, 2025. The […]
Written by Alice Njoki 1.5 billion children worldwide are growing up in a digital world that wasn’t designed with them in mind…. On February 11, 2025, Mtoto News in partnership with Qhala, Child Fund Alliance and Africa digital media institute (ADMI) Soft-launched the KUTUNGA initiative. The Launch took place during the session on AI and […]
On August 22, 2024, Mtoto News hosted the EdTech Children’s Pre-Summit Hackathon at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD). This event brought together 100 children from across Kenya, providing them with a platform to voice their ideas on how technology can revolutionize education. As a precursor to the Kenya EdTech Summit 2024, the hackathon […]
Nairobi, Kenya, 12/07/2024 – Mtoto News International, a platform that uses technology to promote children’s rights, advocacy, Child Led research and content creation, is excited to announce its nomination for a Tiktok Change Makers grant. Tiktok’ s Change Makers program, launched in May 2024 has partnered with 50 creators from around the world for a […]
NIGERIA’S CHILDREN ABDUCTIONS BY BRIAN KING Stories of Boko haram al-Qaeda and al-Shabab abducting kids are not new they were the dark scary parts of our childhoods, from news reports to Hollywood action movies we followed actors and security personnel in their narrations all trying to paint a picture of the horrific and traumatic […]