We didn't wait for someone else to solve this.

Kura Digital Foundation was built by South Africans who believe the only thing standing between our country's potential and its future is access — to markets, to tools, and to the people who've already figured out how to navigate the system.

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Where We Come From

The idea was simple. The problem was not.

Every week in South Africa, a talented young person from a township finishes school with no idea that they could build the next great African tech company. And every day, a Black-owned business provides exceptional services that nobody outside their immediate community ever hears about.

Kura Digital Foundation exists to fix both of those things at once. Because they are the same problem seen from two different points in a person's life. The child who builds a website in our Academy becomes the entrepreneur who lists their business in our Directory. That's the ecosystem we're building.

Vision

A South Africa where every Black entrepreneur has economic visibility and every young person from a township or rural area has the digital skills to compete in the global economy.

Mission

To close the digital and economic divide by building verified platforms that amplify Black-owned businesses and by equipping high school learners with the technology skills, exposure and inspiration they need to participate in and shape the digital economy.

Our Values

What we hold ourselves to.

Equity

Geography and race must not determine destiny.

Excellence

We hold everything we build to the highest standard.

Innovation

Technology is a tool for liberation.

Accountability

We report transparently to everyone we serve.

The People Behind Kura

Built by people who know both sides of the gap.

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Executive Director

[Full Name]

[Name] leads Kura's overall strategy and partnerships. [2-sentence bio]. Previously [previous role].

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Director: Kura Business Directory

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[Name] oversees the Directory platform, business verification and corporate relationships. [2-sentence bio].

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Director: Kura Digital Foundation Academy

[Full Name]

[Name] leads the school programme, facilitator teams and mobile workshop deployment. [2-sentence bio].

Our Board

Kura Digital Foundation is governed by an independent Board of Directors drawn from the technology, education, finance and civil society sectors. Our Board is majority Black and at least 40% women.

Legal & Compliance

Registered, compliant, and built to be trusted.

Kura Digital Foundation is registered as a Nonprofit Organisation (NPO) with the South African Department of Social Development, and as a Nonprofit Company (NPC) with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC). We hold Public Benefit Organisation (PBO) status under the Income Tax Act, enabling donors to claim tax deductions on contributions.

NPOReg No. [●]Dept of Social Development
NPCReg No. 2026/486214/08CIPC
PBONo. [●]Section 18A Approved