Impact

Over 30 years of impact

Vodafone Foundation was established in 1991, with a simple mission to invest in the communities in which Vodafone operates. Our aim is to connect for good, using technology to enable a safe and inclusive world where everyone can thrive.

Vodafone Foundation connects Vodafone's charitable giving and technology with the subject matter expertise of our partners, to create long-term, sustainable solutions that help to address the world’s most pressing problems.

With over 30 years’ experience, our programmes are designed for impact. We take a flexible approach, scaling globally whilst building strong local partnerships. This allows us to take on global challenges, whilst tailoring our programmes for the unique needs of individual communities.

Our impact

Lives Improved is the headline metric we have tracked since April 2016. It records the cumulative impact across all the programmes run by Vodafone Foundation and our affiliated local foundations. The methodology was first devised with support from KPMG and has since been refined to improve the robustness of the data.

305.6

million lives improved

91.5

million direct beneficiaries

214.1

million indirect beneficiaries

A year of impact

The 2024/25 financial year was a successful one for Vodafone Foundation, despite a sometimes complex external environment.

Download our latest impact report

Driving inclusion through digital learning

We reached 9.93million students, 776,000 teachers and more than 20,000 older people through our digital skills programmes.

Tackling harm and abuse

332,734 downloads across our Bright Sky and Zoteria apps.

Supporting communities in times of crisis

142,000+ women were supported by m-mama, we deployed to emergency zones three times and donated €150,000+ to emergencies, and 41,000+ emergency calls were enabled by NG-SOS.

Employee engagement

Vodafone employees logged over 1,000 hours of volunteering.

“The resources provided by the programme have been essential in the school’s digital transformation, and the annual challenges have given them the opportunity to connect with students from all over the country. The access to the programme and its resources means that these children are not left out and have the same opportunities as children from bigger communities”

Virginia

Teacher at the Miguel Servet Public School in Spain

Knowledge hub

Connected Childhood: The state of digital wellbeing and resilience for children and young people in Europe

Building resilience to local emergencies

Race and Philanthropy

Volunteering for Vodafone Foundation’s Instant Network will change your life and put things in perspective.

Considering volunteering for Vodafone Foundation’s Instant Network? Absolutely go for it

Vodafone, Vodafone Foundation and Save the Children call for stronger action to protect children online

Vodafone and Save the Children call for stronger action to protect children online. Learn more.

A Blueprint for Smarter Aid

Discussions around new funding models in the development sector have dominated discussions at UNGA this year. So Lisa Felton, Managing Director of Vodafone Foundation has been considering what a blueprint for future funding could look like, based on the Foundation’s experience, especially the m-mama programme which has demonstrated a different approach, by delivering national, government-funded maternal emergency transport at a fraction of traditional costs, and now scaling across Africa. Read on to understand how smarter philanthropy can deliver lasting results.