Programs
Our Program Pillars
AI Skills Development, Work Readiness & Inclusive Workforce Transformation
We equip Nigerian youth, graduates, and professionals with cutting-edge AI, Machine Learning, and Data Science skills that are locally relevant and globally competitive. Our programs bridge academic knowledge with practical, market-ready expertise while preparing participants with soft skills in leadership, teamwork, and communication. We also champion diversity and inclusion by prioritizing access for women, underserved communities, and people with disabilities. By democratizing AI education and reducing barriers to entry, we ensure equitable opportunities for all to actively participate in Nigeria’s digital economy.
Industry-Aligned Learning & Strategic Partnerships
Our curriculum is continuously updated to reflect evolving technologies and labour market needs, supported by globally recognized certifications that enhance employability. By collaborating with multinational companies, government agencies, and local employers, we align training outcomes with real-world job opportunities. This positions Rise Networks as a strategic partner in workforce transformation and as a key contributor to Nigeria’s digital economy roadmap.
Applied AI Research, Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Through our innovation labs, we drive applied AI research across critical sectors such as agriculture, healthcare, energy, and education. Participants develop AI-powered solutions to Nigeria and Africa’s pressing socio-economic challenges. We also nurture entrepreneurship and indigenous innovation by supporting AI-driven startups with incubation, seed funding access, and enterprise mentorship.
Policy Advocacy & Global Competitiveness
We actively shape Nigeria’s AI and digital economy policies through thought leadership, conferences, and community engagement. Our work contributes to digital skills strategies and future-of-work frameworks, ensuring Africa’s voice is represented in global AI debates. At the same time, we prepare Nigerian AI talent for global competitiveness, providing international exposure, job-matching opportunities, and cross-border collaborations — while keeping their innovations rooted in local impact.
Tech Justice, Digital Rights & AI Safety and Governance
We promote ethical technology use, AI safety, and governance by advocating for policies that protect privacy, freedom of expression, and democratic participation. Through research, advocacy, and stakeholder engagement, we advance digital rights, transparency, accountability, and inclusion in the design and deployment of AI systems. Our goal is to ensure that Africa’s digital transformation is just, rights-based, and centred on human dignity.
Our Program Pillars Framework
Building AI Talent & Engineers → Training Africa’s next generation of AI innovators.
Policy & Regulatory Capacity Building → Shaping responsible AI governance for Africa.
Evidence-Based Advocacy & Storytelling → Turning research into policy and impact.
AI for Organizational Transformation → Empowering organizations to thrive with AI.
Tech Justice & Digital Rights → Ensuring ethical, inclusive, and rights-based AI.
Program Pillar 1 — AI Skills Development & Inclusive Workforce Transformation
What we do:
Train youth, graduates, and professionals in AI, Machine Learning, and Data Science.
Provide work readiness skills: leadership, teamwork, problem-solving, and communication.
Democratize AI access for women, underserved communities, and people with disabilities. Impact: Future-ready, diverse, and inclusive AI workforce.
Program Pillar 2 — Industry-Aligned Learning & Strategic Partnerships
What we do:
Continuously update curriculum to match industry needs.
Offer globally recognized certifications to boost employability.
Partner with multinationals, government, and local employers. Impact: Training aligned with jobs, powering Nigeria’s digital economy.
Program Pillar 3 — Applied AI Research, Innovation & Entrepreneurship
What we do:
Run innovation labs in agriculture, healthcare, education, and energy.
Support AI-powered startups with incubation, mentorship, and seed funding access.
Promote indigenous innovation addressing African socio-economic challenges. Impact: Locally designed, globally relevant AI solutions.
Program Pillar 4 — Policy Advocacy & Global Competitiveness
What we do:
Shape AI policies, skills strategies, and future-of-work frameworks.
Host thought leadership platforms (conferences, convenings, community forums).
Prepare African AI talent for global competitiveness with international exposure. Impact: Africa’s voice represented in the global AI ecosystem.
Program Pillar 5 — Tech Justice, Digital Rights & AI Safety & Governance
What we do:
Advocate for privacy, freedom of expression, and democratic participation.
Advance ethical AI, safety, and governance frameworks.
Ensure inclusive, rights-based digital transformation. Impact: A just, ethical, and human-centered AI future for Africa.
Our Programs
Graduate Development Programs
We offer deep, professional-level Data and AI trainings that goes far beyond introductory courses. These programs are carefully designed for accessibility and affordability, equipping students, fresh graduates and youth corpers with hands-on skills in AI, machine learning, and data analytics. Participants gain practical experience to tackle real-world challenges and prepare for careers in the rapidly evolving tech landscape.
Mid-Level & Senior Management Programs
Inspired by Singapore’s leading AI education frameworks, these programs target mid-level and senior professionals seeking to integrate AI into strategic decision-making. Participants combine technical knowledge with managerial expertise, enabling them to lead AI initiatives, manage innovation projects, and drive organizational transformation in their workplaces.
Industry Upskilling Programs
Tailored to critical industries such as manufacturing, oil & gas, finance, and the public sector, these programs focus on bridging skills gaps and fostering innovation. Through hands-on projects, industry case studies, and expert mentorship, professionals gain practical AI knowledge to optimize operations, enhance productivity, and introduce new technologies to their organizations.
Government & Policy Programs
Designed for regulators, policymakers, and public institutions, these programs focus on the ethical, legal, and societal dimensions of AI. Participants learn how to leverage AI for governance, improve oversight, and design policies that maximize public benefit while mitigating risks, ensuring responsible and impactful technology adoption in government and civic systems.
AI Research
Our research drives applied AI innovation with a focus on solving Africa-specific challenges. From large language models to next-generation AI systems, we explore cutting-edge technologies and methodologies that not only address local needs but also contribute to global AI knowledge and innovation. This research underpins our teaching, consulting, and policy initiatives, keeping Rise Networks at the forefront of AI development.
Kokokah Edtech
Kokokah is a next-generation, AI-powered EdTech platform from Nigeria, reimagining K–12 education across Sub-Saharan Africa. With offline-first, gamified, and culturally relevant learning, Kokokah breaks barriers of access, geography, and resources to deliver engaging, future-ready education for students, teachers, and schools. Strategically designed to fill gaps in accessibility, engagement, teacher support, and exam readiness, Kokokah is a Pan-African solution empowering learners in diverse, low-resource, and multilingual contexts to thrive today and shape the Africa of tomorrow.
Makemation
Africa’s first groundbreaking feature film that highlights how young Africans particularly girls and women are AI and other emerging technologies to solve some of the continent’s biggest problems. The Movie has evolved into a powerful social impact and innovation platform that inspires creativity, problem-solving, and youth/women-led advancement in technology and entrepreneurship. Widely praised by critics and audiences across the world, MAKEMATION blends cinema, artificial intelligence, and immersive storytelling to explore the possibilities, dilemmas and human consequences of AI in Africa. Through the lens of a young protagonist navigating education, governance, innovation and social challenges, the film opens a unique cultural and ethical dialogue on how technology can be both a tool for liberation and a mirror of society’s deepest inequalities in the global south.