The people behind financial and digital inclusion.
First-hand stories of people across Africa whose lives are changing through digital skills, finance and inclusion.
If You Can Send a Voice Note, You Can Use AI
Adam Watkins of AI for Ghana on the first wall most people hit with AI — and why it is not understanding the tool, but typing at it.
By Adam Watkins, AI for Ghana
10 Messages. 4 Paying Jobs. GHS 2,000.
No website. No logo. No business cards. Ten messages sent from a phone — and four people paid for work. Adam Watkins of AI for Ghana on the simplest client-finding method there is.
By Adam Watkins, AI for Ghana
One Academy, Ninety Days
Estella saw the gap from the stands, years before she ever coached. Then she built the answer — the registration, the name, the court, the first five girls — in ninety days, with AI in the loop at each step. Her husband, Adam Watkins of AI for Ghana, watched every decision as it was made.
By Adam Watkins, AI for Ghana
One Question, Three Months
Tiffany runs a catering business in Accra. Three months ago she asked one question — how do I get started? Last month she showed Adam Watkins of AI for Ghana an entire system she had built for her business. No trainer, no course, and nobody charged her a cedi.
By Adam Watkins, AI for Ghana
Six Weeks at a Gate
A security guard in Accra spent six weeks learning the fundamentals of cybersecurity on the phone in his pocket — and has now registered for Ghana's One Million Coders Programme. Adam Watkins of AI for Ghana tells the story of what happened when someone finally put a tool in his hand.
By Adam Watkins, AI for Ghana