Supfrica Founder Opens GoFundMe Account As OTP Six Digit Code Stops New Users From Using The App

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By Sallu Kamuskay Published January 20, 2021 324 Views 4 Min Read

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Africa’s leading messaging app, Supfrica was recently launched on the Google play store on 12/12/21 and went viral when Salone Messenger, a Storytelling platform break the silence by calling on Sierra Leoneans and Africans to download the messaging app that is two times faster than WhatsApp. Salone Messenger consented to the Techfrica platform to release the app as a Beta test which was to see if Africans will accept this messaging platform as a platform created by Africans for Africans used by all globally.

After the news went viral, that got the attention of the PLO Lumumba Foundation, Maponga, and some of the biggest media houses in Africa including the Pan African Daily TV, The African Dream, EyeGambia, United States Of Africa, , they shared it on their social media platforms of thousands of followers and Africans in Africa and beyond, many Africans and non-Africans installed and used the app, thousands went on to share the app to their friends, family, and their social media handles.

They have been able to raise over $800 through their gofundme page that was created on 10/01/2, however, the company created the page to raise $500,000 to be able sustain the platform.

During an interview with the founder of the Techfrica Company, at their corporate office in Freetown, Campbell Street, He disclosed to us at Salone Messenger that, while they appreciate Africans and non-Africans from across the world who downloaded the app, they are challenged with paying for some vital software like the OTP six-digit code which allows users to receive a six-digit authentication code to access the app, and also services that enable users to receive messages, make audio and video calls.

‘’While we appreciate the overwhelming support of Africans in Africa and Africans in the Diaspora for downloading and using the Supfrica messaging app, Salone Messenger, we are worried that we are currently stuck and lack funding to pay for certain services like for example, the OTP six-digit code which allows users to receive a six-digit authentication code to access the app. We currently owe the service provider over $7,000 for this feature to be enabled. We are trying our best with our team to enable email sign up as an option; which means new users who want to access the Supfrica messaging app for the first time will have to use their email to sign up for the service, which we don’t want to use because not everybody has an email account. Many other features like end-to-end encryption and security of the app are our top priority, as we understand that thousands of people are trying to hack our platform. We are also upgrading our platform and ensure that users continue to use our app irrespective of their network coverage (2G, 3G, & 4G). Our main goal at Techfrica is that we want to ensure that Africans living in the provinces, uplands, and villages where network coverage seem to be a pain in their neck, are able to communicate to their families and friends living in these places where internet connectivity is a challenge. This is why we are opening the gofundme account calling on Africans in Africa and the diaspora to support us in order to ensure that our platform is free, accessible, easy to use, and well secured,’’ The CEO Alhassan Hafiz Bakarr Kanu Sr. told Salone Messenger during an interview.

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Sallu Kamuskay is a Sierra Leonean communication strategist, fixer, blogger, youth organiser, event manager, spokesperson, and public relations expert. His work has been regularly referenced and published by national and international media and public policy institutions. Sallu Kamuskay was a child during the brutal war in Sierra Leone. Growing up in the midst of conflict, Sallu witnessed unimaginable abuse of children and gross violations of human rights. The horrors he witnessed during the Civil War had a terrible impact on him at a very tender age. But despite the shock of the war, Sallu never lost hope. He started on a journey of recovery, studying, and working for a better future. At age 15, Sallu entered into the world of activism and advocacy. Sallu Kamuskay was the Vice President of the Young Leaders Organisation, a member of the National Youth Council. The Young Leaders is one of the oldest youth-led organisations in West Africa. The organisation was formed by a group of young leaders, and launched by the then Head of State/President of Sierra Leone. Sallu was part of the group of young leaders who participated in and contributed to the establishment of the National Youth Council. The Commonwealth supported the training for trainers programme with line ministries and youth stakeholders in which key, representatives of youth council, student union and civil society/private sector youth platforms were engaged and empowered in the effective engagement and inclusion of youth. Sallu is co-founder and Executive Director of the Salone Messenger, a global multimedia and public relations firm based In Sierra Leone. Sallu has worked on various developmental and policy issues such as Poverty, Climate Change, Human rights, Child Rights, Education, Health, Gender Equality, Civic Engagement, Government policies, Information Communication Technology for Development and the Sustainable Development Goals, and has also been contributing to various global events and advocacy campaigns. Sallu Kamuskay is the co-founder and Executive Director of the Salone Messenger, a global Multimedia and Public Relations Firm based in Sierra Leone with the latest news and information, on top stories, business, politics, entertainment, and more. Sallu is working with a leading technology company in Africa, Techfrica, that has recently developed and launched a social media, messaging Supfrica with over 150,000 downloads on the Google play store in less than 4 days. He is the Adviser and Media coordinator for the App to give people the platform to connect and communicate to help shape their future with a very fast internet that allows users that live in deprived and hard-to-reach areas with poor internet facility to be able to communicate as it allows and stronger on 2 and 3 G network reception. Sallu has over 9 years of experience in youth engagement, inclusion, and coordination both at local and global levels, giving voice to young people and engaging young people to build a better world. He has served as coordinator for the Wave Alliance which brought together youth-led organisations who attended an international training in South Africa organized by the International Organization – Waves for Change. Sallu is working with the MLT, Waves For Change, and the Government to develop safe spaces for young people, with a view to contributing to the overall development goals of young people including health, as well as to community rebuilding. Sallu is currently the Programme Director for the Wave Alliance, which is a coalition of youth-led and community-based organisations that have successfully introduced evidence-based Surf Therapy programs to young people in communities, with a focus on mental health, peace building and sustainable development. Sallu is currently the focal point and face of Africa’s Faces Social media platform which is a global Social media platform that brings together people from across the world to share their moments, connect, share videos, and interact with friends giving more preference to excluded continents like Africa. Sallu Kamuskay has devoted his time to working for or contributing to a number of national and international organizations and companies, including the Techfrica Technology Company, United Nations, ECOWAS, European Union, Commonwealth Africa Initiatives. This work has led him to travel to a number of countries to contribute to global youth platforms. Sallu is the lead Coordinator for Peace Tour programme, an initiative supported by the European Union, Africa Union, ECOWAS focusing on uniting and empowering young people and local communities. Over the years, Sallu Kamuskay has been using his Techno phone to be able to tell stories, the phone he used to tell the story of Gbessay during Ebola who was admitted at one of the Ebola treatment centers after rumors that she had Ebola when the actual sickness was ulcer, she was almost abandoned at the treatment canter with no medication provided to her. She could have died. Sallu told the story via social media and was able to secure funding from the United Sierra Leone to buy her medication and advocated for her. She was later discharged and taken home, He did the same to a patient that died and was abandoned in the street, Sallu Kamuskay used his phone and shared the message across, the corps was later taken and buried. It could have been more disaster without his voice. The story of late America Stress 3-year-old daughter. The hero’s daughter was abandon after his father's death. He shared her sad story and was able to get a sister who has taken the child as her own and is currently providing her with educational support. The article of America Stress can be read on the link below http://ayvnewspaper.com/index.php/k2-categories/item/7350-america-stress-a-hero-to-recognize. Sallu Kamuskay feels the stories of Gbessay, America stress and that of many others need to be told. The media house we have cannot better tell these stories, they are better reporters than telling human interest stories. He created the Salone Messenger platform and brought together passionate storytellers to be able to tell these compelling stories.