Baobab brings free, AI-powered personalised education to every African student. Adaptive. Contextual. Built for the continent.
Sub-Saharan Africa faces the world's largest education gap. Traditional solutions alone cannot close it in time.
Children and adolescents out of school across sub-Saharan Africa
Children cannot read proficiently by age 10 in low-income African countries
Additional teachers needed across Africa by 2030 to meet demand
Baobab is built on three non-negotiable principles.
No premium tier. No ads. No data selling. Every student gets the full platform, fully funded by institutional partnerships.
AI personalises the learning path. Human mentors provide the guidance, motivation and emotional support that technology cannot.
Built for the African context from day one. Local languages, local curriculum, local examples. Not a Western product adapted after the fact.
Like the baobab tree, deep roots create a strong foundation for expansive growth.
Advanced specialisation, real-world projects, career pathways, mentorship connections, and portfolio-ready credentials.
Subject deep-dives, critical thinking, collaborative projects, and discovery of individual strengths and interests.
Strong foundational skills in maths, science, language and reasoning. Building confidence and learning-how-to-learn.
Literacy, numeracy, curiosity. Learning through play, stories, and local context. Every journey starts here.
Every feature designed for low-bandwidth, multilingual, mobile-first environments.
AI builds a unique profile of how each student learns — pace, style, strengths, gaps — and adapts in real time.
No two students follow the same path. The curriculum reshapes itself around each learner's progress and goals.
Examples from Johannesburg to Nairobi. Local currencies, local history, local relevance in every lesson.
AI handles instruction. Trained mentors provide the motivation, empathy and guidance that students need to thrive.
Works on basic smartphones, tablets, shared computers. Designed for intermittent connectivity and low data.
Verified digital certificates aligned with national curricula. Recognised achievements that open real doors.
Every student's journey through Baobab follows the growth of the tree itself.
Sign up, set your language, take the placement assessment.
Build your foundation in literacy, numeracy, and curiosity.
Strengthen core skills across maths, science, and language.
Explore subjects, discover strengths, collaborate with peers.
Specialise, build a portfolio, earn credentials, launch your future.
Your personal AI tutor that adapts to how you learn, in your language, at your pace. Learn anything from maths to creative writing — all free.
Join as a Student →See exactly what your child is learning, where they're excelling, and where they need help. Safe, ad-free, and designed for African families.
Learn More →"The baobab doesn't ask permission to grow. It simply finds the light."
Baobab is launching soon. Join the waitlist to be among the first students, or partner with us to bring free AI education to millions.
Baobab's curriculum framework will be open source. We believe education infrastructure should be a public good. Our adaptive learning engine and content will be freely available for any organisation to build upon.
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