The Government of Uganda secured funding in the amount of US$ 75 Million Equivalent IDA – World Bank for the financing of the Regional Communications Infrastructure Program (RCIP)  – Uganda Project.  Uganda becomes the 8th African Country to benefit from this initiative which aims to help address the regions connectivity constraints.  Other countries that have already benefited from the initiative include: Kenya, Burundi, Madagascar, Rwanda, Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi and Comoros.

In the world today the internet is used for many positive activities however there are some severe risks also associated with it such as online predatory, cyber bullying and consequences from revealing and sharing a lot of personal information. Children unfortunately encounter these risks during their day to day online activities like socialising with friends or during their school research.