Members of the Alliance4AI family
get the opportunity to:
Be at the forefront of technological advancements in their society
Speak at events as knowledge experts
Truly impact their society by helping reduce poverty
But first they must demonstrate inquisitiveness, willingness to share and results-orientation
that can grow the collective intelligence of all of Africa's Diaspora
Do you believe together we can build an African diaspora whose people are positioned to collaborate, compete and lead the innovation of a better world for us all?
Join to shape and grow our education program, empowering youth to be FutureMakers, leaders of change where it matters.
We currently have an MVP serving over 150 people and you can help us design the next phase of the offering. Learners study about the practical uses of AI, building professional brands, African history of innovation and ways to position themselves as lifelong learners and leaders of tomorrow.
Workstream options include
- Upgrade curriculum by adding content, evaluation quizzes and altering method of delivery
- Foster network and collaboration across clubs and chapters in multiple cities and countries
- Open up pilot clubs in USA and/ or Brazil
Depending on workstream choice, your volunteer contributions can range from 4 to 10+ hours a week.
Email us explaining your interest and attach your resume. admin@alliance4ai.org
Interested in starting an Alliance4ai FutureMakers chapter in your secondary school, university or educational institution, read through the details below and apply!
Your chapter will
- Stimulate and develop student interest in frontier technologies like artificial intelligence;
- Progress knowledge from research to application in solving real problems including improving solutions to regular school or work projects; and
- Influence your parent organization to institute policy and provide infrastructure to aid the development of world-class research and/ or products
Find out more on the application here
The Role
The A4AI country Ambassador is part of a broader group of Ambassadors across the African continent, in charge of stimulating and telling the deep-tech stories of their country, with an opportunity to rise to a regional Ambassador Lead.
As of today, primary method of conversing is Slack, where Ambassadors and other officials share best practices, ask questions and complete their missions.
Top Recommended activities are
- Find new communities teaching AI in their jurisdiction. Engage to sign them up
- Find startups and companies leveraging AI for their. Engage to sign them up
- Periodically ask startups and communities to have members signup for newsletter and other A4AI educational tools, and about Case studies you should add to the A4AI platform
- Ask the ecosystem for top news and opportunities they can advertise through the A4AI platform
- Speak at conferences and workshops
- Engage government bodies and school structures to partner on their AI strategies
Try to get creative about compelling your ecosystem to come to you with all these information, instead of you asking them. And don’t forget to share your best practices on the slack channel.
Recommended Traction as an Ambassador
Below is first 8-months the traction of an average performing Ambassador. As you do better than this, keep your own scorecard and share with us how you are able to outperform.
Nation Ambassador | month 1 | month 2 | month 3 | month 4 | month 5 | month 6 | month 7 | month 8 |
City leader added | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Startup added | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Story added | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
The Role
The A4AI city evangelist is part of a broader group of city evangelists across the African continent, in charge of stimulating and telling the deep-tech stories of their city, with an opportunity to rise to a country Ambassador.
As of today, primary method of conversing is Slack, where A4AI officials share best practices, ask questions and complete their missions.
Top Recommended activities are
- nd new communities teaching AI in their jurisdiction. Engage to sign them up
- Find startups and companies leveraging AI for their work. Engage to sign them up
- Periodically ask startups and communities to have members signup for newsletter and other A4AI educational tools, and about Case studies you should add to the A4AI platform
- Ask the ecosystem for top news and opportunities they can advertise through the A4AI platform
- Speak at conferences and workshops
- Engage government bodies and school structures to partner on their AI strategies
Try to get creative about compelling your ecosystem to come to you with all these information, instead of you asking them. And don’t forget to share your best practices on the slack channel.
Recommended Traction as a city lead
Below is first 8-months the traction of an average performing city evangelist. As you do better than this, keep your own scorecard and share with us how you are able to outperform.
City evangelist | month 1 | month 2 | month 3 | month 4 | month 5 | month 6 | month 7 | month 8 |
Startup added | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Story added | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Community added | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The role
You get to define this one, congratulations. Let us know what your special skills are and how you’d like to contribute to A4AI community. You can view our current steering committee members here
Email us explaining your interest in any of the roles above and attach your resume