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The FastTrack Innovation Scale Fund Accelerator (FIS-Fund Accelerator) represents a ground-breaking opportunity to transform foundational learning for marginalized learners in Nigeria and Africa at large. By fostering innovation, collaboration, and impact, the Accelerator will empower millions of children to unlock their full potential and break the cycle of educational disadvantage. Together, we can build a more inclusive and equitable future for all.

Women Techies Africa is a sub-program under our Digital Skills Accelerator (DSA) intervention by Aid for Rural Education Access Initiative (AREAi) and is open ONLY to adolescent girls, young women or female students in their final year of undergraduate studies across African universities between the ages of 16 – 30. Girls who want to build technology-based and in-demand skills for the creative economy.

African countries are struggling with numerous challenges, at the peak is economic hardship for local and international organisations. High inflation and rising living costs have made it increasingly difficult for many NGOs to sustain their operations. Non-governmental organisations (NGOs), that focus on solving societal issues rather than generating profits, are particularly vulnerable to inadequate resources.

AREAi launches the English Scholarship Access Program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, managed by the local U.S. Embassy/Consulate in Nigeria.

Over time, the intersection of cognitive science and educational technology has opened new ways for bettering the learning experience. At the forefront of this development is Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI); with Gen AI, we can create personalized learning content tailored to the learner’s learning requirements, ditching the one-size-fits-all approach.

Aid for Rural Education Access Initiative (AREAi) has been named one of the 6 finalists of the 2024 WISE Prize for Education. AREAi joins a group of exceptional organizations from across the world as the only Nigerian and African entity in this year’s final shortlist of a global prize dedicated to recognising outstanding, world-class contributions to education.

Photography has always had the power to tell stories that words alone cannot convey. In the hands of activists, it becomes a force for social change, a bridge between art and advocacy, where images spark reflection, raise awareness and incite action. This intersection of art and activism invites photographers to use their creative expression as a vehicle for justice, amplifying the voices of those who need to be heard.

The Centre for Digital Development and Innovation Research seeks to be a leading do-think tank that will create a supercluster of digital innovation, expertise, and skills development for the consistent use of robust evidence to inform ecosystem activation, policy formulation, resource allocation, and program implementation.

Aid for Rural Education Access initiative (AREAi), a Nigerian non-profit organisation has won the prestigious UNESCO Confucius Literacy Prize 2024 for its outstanding foundational learning Programme based on the recommendations of an international jury. The UNESCO Confucius Literacy Prize is sponsored by the Government of the People’s Republic of China and recognizes contributions to functional literacy and leveraging technology for literacy development.

The fundamental human right of every child to education is threatened during and after a crisis. Every year, millions of children have their education disrupted due to humanitarian crises, acts of terrorism, natural hazards, and other forms of sudden and unforeseen insurgencies. People are forced to flee the comfort of their homes during a crisis with children paying the highest price one of which is an absolute disruption in their education. In the words of Catherine Russell, UNICEF Executive Director: “Children do not start wars, and they cannot end them, but they always pay the highest price”.