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PearlAI:Advancing Human-Centered,Inclusive AI

Harnessing AI to help people learn, earn, stay safe, and build their futures.

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Technology education in Africa

Our Platform: Learn, Earn, Stay Safe, Build

PearlAI is building an AI platform that helps communities thrive in the age of artificial intelligence.

Learn

AI literacy, youth clubs, and learning companions that make complex ideas accessible.

Earn

Pathways for young people and communities to use AI for income-generating projects.

Stay Safe

AI & Safety Clubs and curricula that teach critical thinking, digital safety, and AI risk awareness.

Build

Tools, prompts, and platforms that help communities design their own AI-powered solutions.

Flagship Programs

From classrooms to communities, our programs make AI accessible, safe, and transformative.

Flagship

AI & Safety Clubs

After-school and community clubs where young people learn how AI works, how to stay safe, and how to use it to solve real problems.

School Partnerships

Integrated AI literacy and safety programs co-designed with schools, teachers, and administrators.

Online Youth Clubs

Virtual communities connecting young people across countries to learn, build, and share AI projects.

AI Safety Curriculum & Learning Companions

Curricula and AI assistants that guide students through safe, context-aware use of AI tools.

AI Wealth Creation & Skills Development

Training, challenges, and mentorship that help young people turn AI skills into income and entrepreneurship.

PearlAI Research Labs

Research labs studying how AI, culture, and behavior interact—and turning insights into tools for classrooms and communities.

Built for real communities, not generic users

PearlAI is designed from the ground up for young people, educators, and communities in places like Lagos, Abuja, Tulsa, and beyond. Our tools are grounded in real constraints: bandwidth, language, culture, and safety.

Cultural Context

Stories, examples, and prompts that reflect local realities.

Multi-Language

Support for local and global languages.

Behavioral Adaptation

Design informed by behavioral science, not just algorithms.

Research Insights

Everything we build is backed by ongoing research and testing in classrooms.

Our Impact

Over 15 years of empowering communities through technology and education.

15+
Years
of work through Pearls Africa & PearlAI combined
20,000+
Girls Reached
through training, mentorship, and programs
14
African Countries
served through direct and partner programs
CNN Heroes
Award
global recognition for our founder's work with girls in tech

Partners & Supporters

Working together to democratize access to AI education and tools.

Union Bank
Stanbic IBTC Bank
US Mission in Nigeria
Microsoft
Google for Nonprofits
African Development Bank