RiseAfrica Sierra Leone
AI, data science and STEM learning in Sierra Leone: our team, chapters, programs and news.
Our national team in Sierra Leone runs school clubs, workshops and community programs, working with local partners and schools.
Programs and projects in Sierra Leone
Flagship project
Girls in STEM Rising
Our work with girls and young women across Africa, starting in Sierra Leone: Girls in STEM clubs in secondary schools, real projects like collecting African-language data with Girls Connect Sierra Leone, and free online courses in AI and data science.
View project →Flagship project
SaloneLearn: Open STEM Dataset in Krio, Mende and Temne
Students across the North, South and East write STEM questions and answers in the languages they speak at home, and teachers verify every pair. The result is an open dataset of at least 500 question-and-answer pairs, free for anyone to build learning tools on. Delivered with Girls Connect Sierra Leone through the Salone Learn Pilot.
View project →Hybrid Master Class: AI, Management & Research (Sierra Leone)
A flexible hybrid program (online plus weekend or weekday in-person sessions) delivered with a local partner in Sierra Leone. Modules run over 4 to 6 months, taught by expert facilitators, ending in a RiseAfrica certificate. For college students and young professionals closing the gap between university and real-world skills.
View program →News from Sierra Leone
Training young women to collect Sierra Leone's STEM language data
Two days on AI and careers: our seminar at Imtech Hall
Launching an open STEM dataset in Krio, Mende and Temne
A Year After the Letter: Girls in STEM Club Opens at Dr. Kadi A. Sesay Girls Secondary School
AI for Career Success: inside our Career Connect Forum with LEAD Sierra Leone
RiseAfrica joins LEAD Sierra Leone's Career Connect Forum: AI for Career Success