2025 has been an extraordinary year at #VodafoneFoundation - from raising £100k for refugee education and new #InstantNetworkSchools, to life-saving m-mama journeys and 10M+ children reached through #SkillsUploadJr. ❤️ 🎥 Watch the highlights in our year-in-review video below. #ConnectingForGood

What if strength meant resilience AND empathy? Our #SameSide campaign with UN Women UK challenges the manosphere’s narrow ideas of masculinity - using real stories from sports stars like Ugo Monye to show boys and young people another side. 🔗 Learn more: https://allonthesameside.org

🆘👏 5 million downloads — and counting! NG-SOS helps people get life-saving support fast 🚑 🚒 - connecting users directly to emergency responders across 🇨🇿 🇭🇺 🇸🇰 🇦🇹 🇫🇮. Watch how it’s saving lives. ⬇️ #NGSOS #EmergencyResponse #ConnectingForGood

This #InternationalVolunteerDay, we’re celebrating the incredible people who make our programmes possible - from bringing digital skills to older adults and supporting refugee education, to restoring connectivity in disaster zones. ❤️ 🎬 Watch the video below to find out more.

Today we launch #SameSide with UN Women UK - a campaign using the power of sport 🏉⚽ to help spark conversations with boys and young people about what they see online, and how it shapes their world. 🌍 👉 Learn more & access the Conversation Guide: allonthesameside.org

If someone tells you they're experiencing domestic abuse - would you know what to do? Sometimes the most powerful thing you can do is listen. 1 in 3 women experience #domesticabuse. For more advice and support, visit #BrightSky and select your local website: https://www.bright-sky.org/#domesticabuse#BrightSky#16Days

🇷🇴 We're celebrating more award wins for Hi Digital following the National Congress on Active Aging in Romania. 🏆 Hi Digital received the recognition award in the 'Active Longevity – Digital Education Initiative with Impact' category. #HiDigital #DigitalInclusion #DigitalSkills

If someone tells you they're experiencing domestic abuse - would you know what to do? Sometimes the most powerful thing you can do is listen. 1 in 3 women experience domestic abuse. For more advice and support, visit Bright Sky: https://uk.bright-sky.org/en #16Days #BrightSky #DomesticAbuse

🇹🇿 When 28-year-old Asha Kombo Khamis from Ubago, Zanzibar, was struck by eclampsia, her life - and her baby’s - hung in the balance. 🚑 🌧️ Through floods & teamwork, #mmama made her emergency journey - and safe delivery - possible.

When our Hi Digital partners get together, we're reminded why we do this work. ❤️ From keeping memories alive to combatting loneliness, and simply making everyday tasks easier - digital skills are so important for the over 65s. And there is still so much potential for the future of #HiDigital.

We're delighted to announce that our #SkillsUploadJr (SUJ) programme will be expanding in Albania 🇦🇱 - helping to advance digital literacy, creativity and reasoning skills amongst young people. 🙌

We recently hosted the launch of @davidchallen.bsky.social’s powerful new book - 'The Unthinkable' - as part of @eidaorg.bsky.social's Beacon Programme. 💙 In it, he shares his own experiences of coercive control - a form of #DomesticAbuse. 1/2

Six new #InstantNetworkSchools (INS) have opened in Mozambique - connecting thousands more students, teachers and refugee host communities to life-changing digital education. 🙌 🎥 Safi shares her experience of how INS has supported both herself and the wider community. 🎓 @unhcr.org

This year's Skills Upload Jr Challenge is now live! 🏆 The annual European challenge sees young people develop innovative, tech-based solutions to social challenges. 🔗 Learn more about this year's challenge here: www.vodafone.com/news/vodafon... 🙌 Good luck to everyone taking part! #SkillsUploadJr

No one should face harm or abuse - or face it alone. 💙 For 15+ years, Vodafone Foundation has used tech to connect millions with safety & support: 💬 Bright Sky - domestic abuse help 📱 Tozi - online safety for youth 🏳️‍🌈 Zoteria - LGBTQ+ protection 🎥 Find out more. 👇 #ConnectingForGood

Following the devastation of #HurricaneMelissa, a second INER team has now deployed to 🇯🇲 Jamaica - continuing work to restore vital connectivity in some of the island’s hardest-hit areas. 📡 So far, we've helped over 1,400 people reconnect. #InstantNetwork 1/2

🆘 🇩🇪 Every second counts in an emergency. The #NGSOS app is now live in Bavaria - launched with Bavarian Red Cross - to connect users to 112 faster than ever. 📱 It shares your location, guides first aid & saves lives! @roteskreuz.bsky.social

🎓 🇪🇬 We're delighted to announce the opening of 22 new Instant Network Schools in Egypt - in partnership with @unhcr.org & Vodafone Egypt Foundation - bringing the total to 70 and connecting thousands more refugee & host community students to quality digital education! 💻 #RefugeeEducation

The devastation caused by #HurricaneMelissa in 🇯🇲 is heartbreaking. Our Instant Network Emergency Response (INER) team is now on the ground with CDEMA, restoring free connectivity for emergency services, aid agencies & local communities.

🎉 Exciting News! Our #SkillsUploadJr programme is a finalist for the European Digital Skills Awards 2025 in the "Digital Skills for Education" category. 🙌 We're proud to empower young learners across Europe with essential digital skills. #DigitalSkills #Education #EDSA2025

Children’s safety online matters. Vodafone Foundation, @vodafonegroup.bsky.social & @savechildrenuk.bsky.social call for: 1️⃣ Mandatory age verification 2️⃣ Ban addictive features 3️⃣ Accountability by design 4️⃣ CSAM blocking 5️⃣ Digital skills education.

💻 🌍 Since 2013, #InstantNetworkSchools - our partnership with @unhcr.org - has brought quality digital education to refugee students & teachers worldwide. ✨ 🎬 Watch Shirin Pakfar from #UNHCR share the impact. #RefugeeEducation #ConnectingForGood

💬📱 One in five teens aged 13–14 have faced online bullying. That’s why we created Tozi - a first-of-its-kind app helping 11–14-year-olds build kindness, resilience & digital wellbeing. 💙 Available now in 🇮🇪 🇵🇹 🇪🇸 on App Store & Google Play. More countries coming soon. #Tozi #OnlineSafety

🇳🇱🚐 The new #Digibus is hitting market squares across the Netherlands - helping older people get online safely & confidently! Part of our #HiDigital programme with Nationaal Ouderenfonds & SeniorWeb - proving digital inclusion is for everyone. 🌍 #DigitalInclusion

⏱️ In refugee classrooms, every minute matters. Together with @learningequality.bsky.social, we’re using AI in our #InstantNetworkSchools with @unhcr.org, to help teachers spend less time preparing - and more time teaching! 📱🎓 🔗 Find out more: www.vodafone.com/news/vodafon...

💻📱 With the digital divide growing, no one should be left behind. Our #HiDigital programme has helped nearly 300,000 older people across 🇮🇪 🇨🇿 🇱🇺 🇬🇧 🇳🇱 🇷🇴 gain vital digital skills - and we’re still growing! 🌍✨ #VodafoneFoundation #DigitalInclusion

💪 Meet Tom: 85 years young and still packing a punch! With our #HiDigital programme, he’s learned new online skills to fuel his latest passion: boxing. 🥊 🎵 Music playlists 🛒 Gear shopping 🎥 Jab tutorials #DigitalInclusion

🌍💡 How can digital innovation stay resilient in a +1.5ºC world? Join us and our panel at #BlueEarthSummit (16 Oct, 11:30am, London) exploring tech & climate resilience. 🎟️ Apply for a free day ticket 👉 luma.com/km0y8uka #TechForGood #ClimateAction

Digital tools are powering progress, but climate shocks are threatening that momentum. Learn more about how digital solutions can withstand growing climate threats by downloading the new Report here 👉🏽 dvx.cm/TechOnePoint #DevexReport on #TechOnePointFive with @vodafonefoundation.bsky.social

🚗 💨 “The moment I receive a referral call, I know it’s a race against time.” – Yunus Mfaume Juma, community driver with #mmama in Zanzibar 🇹🇿. He’s completed 50+ emergency trips, helping mothers & newborns reach life-saving care. ❤️ #MaternalHealth 1/2

⚠️ 69% of development experts say worsening climate conditions will make digital programmes harder to deliver. Floods, storms & heatwaves are already putting pressure on tech. 🌍💻 #ClimateAction #TechForGood 1/2

📱✨ Constant connectivity brings pressure. That’s why we’ve launched #Unplugged - an 8-week campaign on TikTok, YouTube & Instagram to help young people in 🇦🇱🇩🇪🇳🇱🇵🇹🇷🇴🇪🇸 build healthier digital habits. #DigitalWellbeing #DigitalInclusion 1/2

Digital tools are powering progress, but climate shocks are threatening that momentum. On the sidelines of #UNGA80, a new #DevexReport, in partnership with @vodafonefoundation.bsky.social, was launched to lay out a bold plan for climate-resilient digital development. Read more👇 #TechOnePointFive

📸 With children back at school, how can we help them understand consent when sharing photos or videos online? 💻 Our colleagues in 🇳🇱 have launched a new ‘My Photo, My Choice’ lesson, using info from our partnership with @savechildrenuk.bsky.social. #OnlineSafety #DigitalWellbeing 1/2

Today, in partnership with @vodafonefoundation.bsky.social, Devex is launching a new report. Explore data-driven insights on strengthening digital solutions to withstand growing climate threats. 🆕 #DevexReport on #TechOnePointFive Download your copy here 👇

We kicked off this year’s #InstantNetworkSchools Journalism Contest with an inspiring Leadership Lesson from Emma & Charlotte Robertson, co-founders of @DigitalSisters. 🌍💡 #WithRefugees @unhcr.org

🌍 As floods, storms & heatwaves disrupt millions, digital tech can boost climate resilience. But tech itself is also vulnerable. That’s why @vodafonefoundation.bsky.social + @devex.com launched 'Tech 1.5: Adapting digital solutions for a +1.5ºC world' - unveiled today at #UNGA. 🇺🇳 #ClimateAction

🙌 We’ve hit a huge milestone: improving 300 million lives by the end of 2025! 💛 Since 2016, an estimated 305.6 million lives have been improved through projects we lead, and through our local Foundations around the world. 🌍 🎬 Watch below to find out more.

🏃‍♀️🚴‍♂️🧘‍♀️ Over 1,000 @vodafonegroup.bsky.social colleagues from 25+ countries joined #StepForSchools - logging 26,000 hours across 54 sports & raising £100k+ for #InstantNetworkSchools with @unhcr.org 💻🌍 #RefugeeEducation #ConnectingForGood 1/2

“Adults make decisions about the internet without knowing what it's like for us.” 🌍 We teamed up with @savechildrenuk.bsky.social to hear from 9–16 yr olds across Europe, about online safety & digital wellbeing. #OnlineSafety #DigitalWellbeing 1/2

🇳🇱 Our #InstantNetwork #EmergencyResponse (INER) volunteers took on a 2-day Wilderness First Aid training 🌧️ From 🐻 bear attacks to 🏊 drowning risks, they trained day & night to prepare for natural or humanitarian disaster deployments. #FirstAid 1/2

📱💭 New research from Vodafone Foundation & @savechildrenuk.bsky.social shows urgent risks to children’s #DigitalWellbeing in Europe: ⚠️ Online stress & harassment ⚠️ Gaps in digital education ⚠️ Rising deepfake & AI harms ⚠️ Inequality for vulnerable groups ⚠️ Weak policy enforcement 1/2

📚✨ Back to school means back to opportunity. From digital skills for children 💻 to refugee education 🎓 and wellbeing tools 📱, we’re working to ensure no one is left behind in today’s online world. 🌍 #DigitalInclusion #BackToSchool

🏃‍♂️👟 Our @vodafonegroup.bsky.social colleagues joined a Fun Run in Newbury as part of our global #StepForSchools challenge - raising funds to support refugee students, host communities & teachers, through our #InstantNetworkSchools programme with @unhcr.org 🌍📚 1/2

🗣️ Your voice matters. We are helping to build a global Lived Experience Panel to shape the future of #BrightSky – the free app and website supporting people affected by domestic abuse. Join safely, on your terms. Email: [email protected] #DomesticAbuseSupport

🇪🇹🤝🇹🇿 A team from Ethiopia visited Tanzania to learn from our m-mama programme - which connects expectant mothers to life-saving care. 💡 Momentum is building to bring this proven model to Ethiopia. #mmama #MaternalHealth #EmergencyTransport 1/2

Meet Abbas, an Instant Network Schools (INS) Coach at Nyarugusu Camp. 🇹🇿 Once a refugee himself, he now helps students & teachers gain vital digital skills and embrace new ways of learning. 💻 ✨ #ConnectingForGood #RefugeeEducation 1/2

🎓 “Education should never be a privilege, it’s a right.” 🌍👣 Elisabeta is taking part in our #StepForSchools challenge, raising funds for #InstantNetworkSchools with @unhcr.org 🙏 ❤️ Make a donation here: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/step-for-schools#StepForSchools#InstantNetworkSchools

💙🇷🇴 At #ElectricCastle, our team from @fundatia in Romania took Bright Sky - our free app supporting those affected by domestic abuse - to new heights. 📈 2,500% surge in downloads 📩 20k festival SMS 🙋‍♀️ 8 team members on the ground #TechForGood #BrightSky

🐢 The #TuskTurtleTrail has launched in London! 16 stunning turtle sculptures are now on display to raise awareness of marine conservation. We’re proud to sponsor ‘Golden Turtle Dude Winking At Us’ by artist Chila Kumari Singh Burman. 💫 #MarineConservation