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.
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.
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.
358
million lives improved
91.5
million direct beneficiaries
214.1
million indirect beneficiaries
2025 - 2026 was a year of strong delivery for Vodafone Foundation, with real progress against our purpose of ‘Connecting for Good’.
In the 2025/26 financial year Skills Upload Jr directly trained 27,500 teachers and 253,000 students and reached 3m young people through campaigns, Tozi grew by 400% across Europe, and Hi Digital supported 500,000+ older people. To date, Instant Network Schools has reached 457,000+ students and 7,000+ teachers, and 1,000+ young people benefitted from scholarships through DIY.
To date, Bright Sky has reached over 1.6m people, with campaigns reaching 100+ women across 13 countries.
To date, 230,00+ maternal and newborn emergency transports have been supported by m-mama, 11 Instant Network hubs have been established, and 350,000+ emergency calls were enabled by NG-SOS.
Over 1,000 Vodafone employees logged over 35,000 hours of volunteering.
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.
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