IndigoTrust explained

The Indigo Trust is a UK-based grant-making foundation operating from London and is one of the organizations that makes up the Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts.^[1] It funds technology-driven projects to bring about social change, largely in African countries.^[2]

Indigo Trust provides small, high-risk grants, typically ranging from £10,000 to £20,000 for projects and organizations in Sub-Saharan Africa with the goal of catalysing inventive approaches in the realms of transparency, accountability, and citizen empowerment.^[3] The foundation places particular emphasis on supporting endeavors characterised by minimal operational expenses or sustainable business models, as well as those that make effective use of locally adopted technology.^[4] Indigo's primary focus is on organizations based within Sub-Saharan Africa rather than merely operating in the region. Presently, their funding initiatives revolve around two core areas:

1. Backing projects and organizations harnessing the potential of mobile and web technologies to empower active, well-informed citizens and promote government accountability.
2. Supporting technology innovation hubs and civic tech communities employing information and communication technologies for positive social change.

Indigo Trust is a supporter of innovation hubs like HiveColab, the IHub and others like HyperCube.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2023-05-11 . About Us - Indigo Trust . 2023-10-31 . indigotrust.org.uk . en-GB.
2. Web site: Coker . Olumuyiwa . 2015-02-26 . Indigo Trust Supports AfriLabs with Second Consecutive Grant . 2023-10-31 . TechCabal . en-US.
3. Web site: Nigerian organisation receives grant from U.K.’s Indigo Trust . 2023-10-31 . www.premiumtimesng.com.
4. Web site: Jackson . Tom . 2015-07-10 . Ethiopia’s xHub awarded $30k grant by Indigo Trust . 2023-10-31 . Disrupt Africa . en-GB.
5. Web site: Hivos, US Government, Indigo Trust, provide US $280k for tech hub in Harare .