markarif/acaii-career-pathways-hub

Free AI career guidance hub for Kenya and East Africa — scholarships, grants, mentorship, and training, powered by ACAII-ACTS AI Institute. # Africa AI Career Pathways Hub ### Powered by ACAII-ACTS AI Institute > Free AI career guidance for Kenya and East Africa — scholarships, grants, mentorship, training, and direct human support, all in one place. --- ## What This Is The Africa AI Career Pathways Hub is a free, open-access web platform that connects aspiring AI practitioners, researchers, entrepreneurs, and innovators in Kenya — and across East Africa — with the opportunities they need to enter and grow in the field of Artificial Intelligence. Built and operated by the **ACAII-ACTS AI Institute** (Africa Centre for Advanced Innovation Initiatives — AI and Technology for Society), the Hub is funded through development partnerships and is completely free to use. There are no fees, no subscriptions, and no barriers. The platform is part of a broader Tech for Good initiative, submitted for the **2026 Zendesk Tech for Good Impact Awards**, under the impact area of *Creating Career Pathways into Tech*. --- ## The Problem It Solves Across Africa, thousands of talented individuals — nurses, teachers, farmers, engineers, and students — have ideas that AI could bring to life. Most of them never act on those ideas, not because they lack ability, but because they have no idea where to start. They do not know which scholarships exist, which grants are open, how to find a mentor, or how to write a competitive application. The Hub closes that gap. It puts all of this in one place, adds a human support layer, and makes sure that no promising person is turned away for want of information. --- ## Features * **Opportunity Database** — Scholarships, innovation grants, mentorship programmes, free training courses, and tech job listings, all tagged by type, deadline, eligibility, and location. * **Live Search and Filtering** — Search by keyword or filter by category (scholarships, grants, mentorship, training) to find the right opportunity instantly. * **AI-Assisted Matching** — The platform uses Zendesk's …