Applications are now open for the 2025 Kenya’s TrustLab Incubator Programme. TrustLab is a three-year EU-funded project by DW Akademie, Code for Africa (CfA) and Siasa Place, designed to help frontline organisations respond to digital threats with practical, community-led solutions.
Through the programme, participants will explore ways for frontline watchdog media to collaborate around shared infrastructure and services wherever possible, to bolster their collective ability to defend against digital harms in ways that are sustainable within a resource-constrained environment
Requirements
Eligible applicants must:
- Not work for any paramilitary or security organisation and must be non-partisan.
- Be registered with the relevant authorities in Kenya.
- Have skilled and available staff who are committed to participating in the period agreed upon.
- Maintain a strong connection to the communities they serve
- Be committed to countering digital threats such as surveillance, intimidation, hate speech and misinformation.
Benefits
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- Funding: Grant award of up €5,000 to implement your project.
Timeline
Phase A: 1 to 5 December 2025 (Nairobi)
Face-to-workshop. Learn from technical experts about current digital threats in Kenya (such as surveillance, information manipulation and malicious AI), existing tools and services to detect and counter them, as well as ways to gather hands-on experience from the communities you serve.
Phase B and C: 26 to 30 January 2026 (Nairobi)
Ideation and prototyping workshop to support organisations in developing their projects, followed by online mentorship.
Phase D: expected March till August 2026 (online)
Prototype grants awarded for the most feasible and compelling ideas, along with technical support and strategic peer-mentorshi. Selected organisations are expected to participate in all sessions in Phases A to C, in order to qualify for funding in Phase D
For More Information:
Visit the Official Webpage of the Kenya’s TrustLab Incubator Programme
