AI assistants for programmes across East Africa

Support in Swahili, alongside English

Learners, health information seekers and jobseekers across the region are often taught, coached or informed in a second language. The assistant can explain material in Swahili alongside English, then bring participants back to the session or the task at hand. Somali and Amharic are also available, and other languages can be configured.

Built for stretched trainer and health-worker time

Trainers and health workers running programmes across Kenya, Tanzania and neighbouring countries rarely have time to repeat material one-to-one between sessions. The assistant gives participants somewhere to go for practice, explanation or general health information between contact points, without adding to your team's caseload.

Configured to your programme's own materials

We set the assistant up around your own curriculum, health information or CV and interview materials, rather than generic content, typically in about 30 days. It runs in a mobile browser and is designed for low-bandwidth connections, so there is nothing to install and participants use the phone they already have.

Safeguarding and data protection

Safeguarding rules are configured for your programme, including the topics the assistant will and won't discuss. We support your data protection impact assessment and will answer your data protection questions before anything goes live.

How a pilot works

We suggest starting with a scoped pilot for one cohort or one delivery site, with the success measures agreed together up front. That gives you something specific to judge against your own participants, rather than against general claims.

Where it comes from

Hikmad.AI is a London-based company, with regional bases in Nairobi and Mogadishu. Programmes across Kenya, Tanzania (including Zanzibar) and the wider region can use the platform, configured to their own materials and language needs.

Questions

Does this replace trainers or health workers?

No. It supports practice, explanation and general health information between sessions, alongside your team.

Which languages does it work in?

Swahili alongside English, with Somali and Amharic also available. Other languages can be configured.

Is this only for Zanzibar, or for Tanzania and Kenya more widely?

Programmes anywhere across Kenya, Tanzania (including Zanzibar) and the wider East Africa region can use it, configured to your own materials.

Does the health assistant diagnose anything?

No. It gives general health information, not diagnosis.

How long does set-up take?

Typically about 30 days from receiving your programme's materials.