Empowering Learners
Across Africa
70% of children in low-income countries cannot read a simple sentence by age 10. Millions of adults never got the chance to learn. We deliver free, AI-powered literacy and numeracy courses to anyone who needs them — on any phone.
The Learning Crisis
Millions of children and adults lack the foundational skills to read, write, or do basic math — skills that unlock everything else.
70%
Of 10-year-olds in Nigeria cannot read and understand a simple sentence
World Bank / UNICEF 2022
35%
Average score on everyday math — the weakest domain at every grade level
NALABE National Assessment, 43,200 students
$40B
Lost every year in Nigeria from an under-educated workforce — roughly 8% of GDP
SBM Intelligence
Learning Is Worth 4x More Than Attendance
A child who spends 10 years in school but can't read earns almost nothing more than one who never attended. But a child who can read earns NGN 4.4 million more over a lifetime — same years, dramatically different life.
Aromolaran (2004), World Bank HCI+ 2026
Free Foundational Courses
For children and adults who never had the chance to learn. AI-powered voice lessons that meet every learner where they are.
Foundational Literacy
Learn to read from scratch. From letter sounds to full sentences — voice-guided lessons that work on any phone, no smartphone needed.
Start ReadingFoundational Numeracy
Master counting, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and real-world math — using everyday market scenarios learners already understand.
Start MathThe Economic Case for Foundational Skills
Investing in foundational literacy and numeracy isn't charity — it's the highest-return investment a government can make.
+20%
Boost in labor earnings
If schools delivered effective foundational learning, labor earnings would rise by 20%. A child who can actually read earns NGN 4.4 million more over a lifetime than one who sat in school the same years but can't.
World Bank HCI+ 2026 / Aromolaran (2004)
161-260x
Return on AI tutoring investment
AI tutoring in Nigerian public schools produced 1.5-2 years of learning gains in just 6 weeks, with a benefit-cost ratio of 161-260. No other education intervention comes close.
World Bank RCT, Edo State 2024
$40B/yr
Recoverable lost productivity
Nigeria currently loses $40 billion annually — 8% of GDP — from an under-educated workforce. Foundational skills programs can recover a significant share of this, generating returns that dwarf the investment.
SBM Intelligence
47M
People lifted from poverty across Africa
Quality foundational education could lift 47 million people out of poverty across Sub-Saharan Africa and add $368 billion to the continent's GDP — a 4.3% increase.
ISS Africa
Why Learn With Us?
100% Free
Every lesson is completely free. No hidden costs, no subscriptions, ever.
Works on Any Phone
Voice-guided lessons on any phone. No smartphone needed, no internet required.
AI That Adapts
Sabi remembers where each learner left off and adapts to their level automatically.
Our Founder
Why I Started This
Growing up in Lagos, Nigeria, I attended my secondary school on a scholarship and a discount based on my mother's salary as a teacher. Sometimes my family didn't have food to eat.
On the way to school every day, I saw children my age hawking wares or fixing cars so their families could survive. I knew there was no difference between me and them. Without the grace of God and the extreme sacrifices of my parents, I would have been one of those kids.
Education gave me a way out. Now I want to extend the same opportunity to every child who didn't get one. If we can teach people across Africa to solve problems around them, we can set off a chain reaction of transformation across the continent.
Naomi Ivie
Founder, Education for Equality
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Partner With Us
We're looking for governments, NGOs, schools, and organizations to bring foundational literacy and numeracy to every learner who needs it. Let's work together.