A group called the Slum and Rural Aid for African Child Development Initiative has launched the second round of its TechUpRuralGirls program. Along with this, they introduced SabiAI, a learning tool that uses artificial intelligence on WhatsApp. The goal is to help more rural girls in Ondo State access digital education.
The program will start on September 25 at Fiwasaye Girls Grammar School in Akure. It will train 30 girls aged 13 to 23 who are in need, along with 10 teachers from three schools in the city.
The group said in a statement that the girls and teachers will learn useful skills like using computers, understanding AI, designing graphics and websites, robotics, managing social media, and photography.
The top 10 students in the program will get chances for internships with private companies or government offices. Also, ICT clubs and school competitions will be set up to help them keep learning.
The group said SabiAI will teach reading, math, and digital skills through chat and voice messages in different local languages. This will help more children in rural areas learn easily.
The group shared that only 22% of engineering and tech graduates in Nigeria are women. They also pointed out that over half of the world’s women do not have access to the internet.
The founder of the group, Blessing Dada, said the program is meant to reduce the gap between boys and girls when it comes to learning digital skills.
Dada said that TechUpRuralGirls II and SabiAI are new ways to make education available for everyone. By mixing in-person training with a WhatsApp tool that uses AI, they are making it easier for children—especially in rural areas—to learn, no matter their language or income. This helps them be part of Nigeria’s digital future.
The group said the program will run from September to November 2025. The SabiAI tool will be tested with 200 children in rural areas of Ekiti and Ondo States.
