Africa Women in AI
A space where African women rise to lead, build, and shape the future of AI.
When Innovation Feels Out of Reach
Across Africa, the promise of technology often feels distant–something built elsewhere, owned by others, and rarely shaped by the people it’s meant to serve.
Young minds brim with ideas but lack the resources to explore them. Entrepreneurs hit ceilings trying to build digital solutions that solve local problems. Communities with vast potential are held back by limited access, education gaps, and outdated systems.
We know this feeling because we’ve lived it.
That’s why we started AIBIA.
Born From the Belief That Africa Deserves More
The Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain Initiative for Africa (AIBIA) is not just a nonprofit. It’s a movement of people rewriting the narrative of what’s possible for Africa through technology.
We exist because we believe the next world-changing innovation can come from a rural classroom in Uganda, a coworking space in Nairobi, or a university lab in Lagos. We exist because we know Africans can do more than use technology–they can create it.
We’re building an Africa where homegrown solutions powered by AI and blockchain aren’t the exception—they’re the norm.
What Drives Us
We are:
Community builders creating safe spaces for learning, experimenting, and collaborating.
Educators and mentors helping people unlock the power of digital tools.
Technologists and problem-solvers, focused on real-world solutions that serve real needs.
Visionaries, with our eyes fixed on a future where Africa is not just catching up, but leading.
We work with all age talents, women in tech, social impact innovators, and policy leaders. And we do it all with one shared belief:
Technology should serve people, not leave them behind.
Why Join AWAI
The numbers speak volumes:
Over 244 million African children are out of school.
66% of adults remain unbanked.
Less than half the continent has access to the internet.
Meanwhile, the world is building faster, smarter systems with AI and decentralized tools, without our voices in the room.
At AIBIA, we refuse to let Africa be left behind.
We are laying the foundation for a digital future shaped by Africans, for Africans.
Vision
To empower a generation of Africans to leverage artificial intelligence and blockchain technology in creating innovative, sustainable solutions for Africa’s socio-economic challenges, transforming the continent into a hub of technological advancement and digital inclusion.
We Are AIBIA
We are dreamers. We are builders.
We are the spark behind the next generation of African innovation.
And this is only the beginning.