6-Week Intensive Program

Codewit Generative AIAccelerator Program

A project-driven curriculum blending technical skills with design thinking for Africa's digital leaders

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Program Curriculum

Week 1

AI Literacy & Foundational Tools

Tools:

ChatGPTPerplexityDeepSeekGoogle Gemini

Key Topics:

  • AI ethics and bias mitigation strategies
  • Prompt engineering for research/content generation
  • Real-time data analysis with Perplexity
  • DeepSeek's NLP for sentiment analysis

Hands-On Project:

Use ChatGPT + DeepSeek to analyze a local business's social media engagement and propose AI-driven improvements

Week 2

Web Development & Visual Design

Tools:

CanvaMidjourney

Key Topics:

  • No-code website builders vs. basic HTML/CSS
  • Midjourney's /blend command for branded visuals
  • Canva's Magic Design AI for marketing assets

Hands-On Project:

Design a small business website (no-code) + generate product images using Midjourney's hybrid human/AI workflow

Week 3

UI/UX & Accessibility

Tools:

FigmaFlux AI

Key Topics:

  • WCAG 2.1 compliance for African contexts
  • Flux AI's anatomy-focused prototyping
  • Mobile-first design principles

Hands-On Project:

Redesign a government service portal using Figma, incorporating Flux AI-generated personas

Week 4

Advanced AI Integration

Tools:

Google GeminiElevenLabs

Key Topics:

  • Gemini's multimodal API for agricultural advisory systems
  • ElevenLabs' voice cloning for localized content
  • Real-time translation workflows

Hands-On Project:

Build a maternal health chatbot with Swahili/French voice synthesis

Week 5

Enterprise AI Solutions

Tools:

DeepSeekChatGPT Enterprise

Key Topics:

  • Fraud detection models for mobile money
  • AI-driven supply chain optimization
  • Legal document automation

Hands-On Project:

Develop an AI audit system for a cooperative bank using DeepSeek's analytics

Week 6

Capstone Innovation Sprint

Tools:

All Tools Integration

Key Topics:

  • Ideate solution for SDG challenge
  • Build MVP with AI-generated code
  • Create multilingual explainer video
  • Present to panel via Gemini-powered real-time Q&A

Hands-On Project:

Full integration of all tools to build a comprehensive solution for a sustainable development challenge

Instructional Design Framework

Active Learning

Daily GitHub commits with AI code reviews

Contextual Relevance

Case studies from Jumia, Flutterwave, M-Pesa

Scaffolded Complexity

From single-prompt tasks to multi-tool workflows

Inclusive Assessment

Peer reviews + GPT-4 rubric scoring

Graduation Requirements

1

Final Project Excellence

80%+ on final project (judged by IBM/Google Africa engineers)

2

Knowledge Sharing

Publish 1 AI tutorial video in local language

3

Community Impact

Mentor 2 peers via African Recovery Mentorship Programme

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