Education is one of the most powerful tools for personal and societal growth (Rury & Rury, 2005). However, in many parts of the world, especially in developing countries, gender disparities continue to threaten educational opportunities and development (Zickafoose et al., 2024).
Play a 5-second game with me: name the first five tech innovators that pop into your head.
1… 2… 3… 4… 5!
I’m willing to bet that men dominate your list. I’m guilty of it too—my mental list was overflowing with familiar male faces, while female innovators were scarce. I’m guessing you felt a similar pang of realisation. It’s a feeling that’s both uncomfortable and enlightening.
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.
As a recipient of the 2024 Confucius Literary Prize, we honored the invitation from the National Commission of the People’s Republic of China for UNESCO to attend the China International Confucius Cultural Festival and Award Ceremony of the 19th “UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy” themed – Dialogue with Confucius: Mutual Learning Among Civilizations.At this ceremony, we were ably represented in China by our Director of Digital Communications, Opeolu Eniola Adeyemi, who received the Literacy Award on our behalf.
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.
We are excited to announce the release of our 2023 Annual Impact Report, showcasing the transformative work we have accomplished through our flagship foundational learning program, FastTrack. This program has reached over 120 communities across Nigeria, empowering thousands of students with the skills they need for lifelong learning and academic success.
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.
In today’s digital world, technology isn’t just a means to an end but has formed a big part of our daily life. It is commonly said that the illiterate of this generation is not necessarily the person who does not know how to read and write alone but the digitally illiterate one. If you look through this statement’s lens, it is not far-fetched from the truth. Our world is governed by technology and, more so, every facet of our lives, activities embedded with technological tools needed to improve our life pursuits.
The English Access Scholarship Program (hereafter known as “Access Program” or “Access”) is a U.S. Department of State-sponsored program that is managed by the local U.S. Embassy/Consulate and implemented by the Aid for Rural Education Access Initiative (AREAi).
The access program is designed to expose participants to U.S. culture, global citizenship, and democratic values through English language scholarships, professional development opportunities for teachers and administrators, and programming for alumni.