Our flagship initiative, DugsiAI, is an AI-powered learning platform built around Ethiopia’s curriculum — helping students understand, practise and prepare.
From textbooks to understanding.
Connecting research, language depth, educational support, and community-driven technology.
Applied research, implementation research, education research, language and literacy research, digital inclusion, community-based research and research-informed innovation.
Supplementary learning, student development, academic support, inter-school activities and opportunities for students to discover and develop their talents.
Linguistic research, African-language resources, terminology, translation/localization, literacy and high-quality linguistic data.
Connecting research, educational knowledge, linguistic expertise and community understanding with capable technical partners.
SILT seeks to generate evidence that can inform practical interventions, institutional decisions and responsible innovation.
SILT conducts and supports structured research domains to translate community observations into sustainable interventions:
Applied Research
Implementation Research
Education Research
Language & Literacy Research
Digital Inclusion Research
Community-Based Research
Technology Adoption Research
Research-Informed Innovation
DugsiAI is a supplementary and complementary digital-learning platform for Ethiopian students in Grades 7–12, designed around the official Ethiopian secondary school curriculum.
A voice-first digital-health initiative intended to improve access to health information for populations facing language, literacy or digital-access barriers.
SILT provides research depth, local context, and African-language expertise to inform equitable digital-health solutions:
Technical development and software engineering of the OpenCareAI platform is undertaken by the relevant technical partner:
Linggax Tech Partnership
Technical engineering, software architecture, and system implementation partner.
Beyond grades. Beyond classrooms. Across schools.
SILT is developing programs that can bring students from different schools together to learn, communicate, compete, create and receive recognition.
Supplementary live and online classes focusing particularly on difficult academic subjects and core conceptual building blocks.
A student publication intended to celebrate learning, creativity, achievement and inspiring student stories. Features high-performing students from regional schools across Grades 1–12.
Activities designed to strengthen critical thinking, research, communication, confidence and respectful exchange of ideas.
Inter-school opportunities for technological ideas, problem-solving, creativity and practical community innovation.
Opportunities for students to showcase art, design, handcrafts, cultural expression and practical human creativity.
Initiatives intended to recognize academic achievement, consistency, learning growth and positive student role models.
"Academic excellence matters. But talent is broader than examination scores."
One student may excel in logical reasoning and mathematics.
Another may be an exceptional speaker and communicator.
Another may build something remarkable with their hands.
Another may discover a practical technological solution.
Another may express profound ideas through art and design.
SILT's emerging student programs aim to create opportunities where different forms of talent can be discovered, developed and celebrated.
SILT welcomes collaboration with institutions, organizations, and partners sharing a commitment to research, education and community growth.
Curriculum enrichment & student programs.
Joint research & academic inquiry.
Policy-relevant evidence & institutional support.
Technical development & infrastructure integration.
Community inclusion & literacy initiatives.
Field research & localized application.
An Africa where language, location or access to technology does not limit a person's opportunity to learn, participate and innovate.
To combine research, education, language expertise and responsible innovation to generate knowledge, strengthen learning and develop practical responses to challenges affecting students and communities.
Whether you represent a school, university, government institution, research organization, development partner, technology partner or community, SILT welcomes collaboration around meaningful research, education and innovation.