We want to work with women's rights organizations across Africa to explore how AI technology might help solve real problems across communities and move toward greater gender equality.
Women's rights organizations across Africa understand the daily challenges their communities face - gender-based violence, economic barriers, healthcare gaps, education obstacles, and limited political participation. But many organizations don't have access to the technical tools to build AI solutions that could help.
Right now, organizations often spend their limited resources building similar tools separately, which wastes time and money. Basic chatbots with pre-programmed answers can't handle complex problems.
We want to change that. Together, let's imagine how AI can be shaped by and for communities working toward gender equality.
The big idea: You know your community's challenges better than anyone. We want to help you conceive and build AI tools that reflect your knowledge, priorities, and vision for justice.
The Gender & AI Innovation Collective is an initiative of A+ Alliance supported by Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO).
Important dates:
Deadline for submission: December 12, 2025
Selected groups will be notified between January 2-5 2026
Cohort One begins on January 7th 2026
Read more: https://aplusalliance.org/2025-call-for-applications-gaic/