Public beta, launching live in January

Twiga

Empowering Tanzanian education with AI

Problem & Impact

Teachers in Tanzania often spend too much time searching for accurate, syllabus-aligned materials and creating exercises from scratch. We provide an online tool that understands the syllabus, so teachers can prepare better lessons, check information quickly, and generate exercises in seconds.

Tech Stack

Python
FastAPI
Postgres
Docker
LLM
OCR
RAG

Key Features

  • Excellence in STEM subjects
  • Adaptation to Tanzanian context
  • Super-fast responses

Screenshots

Twiga application screenshot

Twiga interface showing AI-powered teaching assistance

Twiga marketing overview

Twiga empowering Tanzanian education with AI

Timeline

Start Date

January 2024

Current Phase

Scaling to more subjects, include audio and images as possible input, onboard 30+ teachers

Upcoming Milestones

  • Cover all Tanzanian curriculum
  • Onboard +100 teachers
  • Support multi-format input and output

Affiliations

Tanzania AI Lab & Community, AaltoAI

Maintenance & Deployment

The tech is responsibility of the KTH AI Society, while adoption belongs to the Tanzanian AI Community

Contributors

ÁM

Álvaro Mazcuñán Herreros

Tech Lead

BT

Ben Temming

AI Engineer

SM

Silvia Mosca

AI Engineer

SH

Simon Habte

AI Engineer

JL

Johan Liu

AI Engineer

EB

Erik Boustedt

AI Engineer