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theTeacher.AI — WhatsApp AI teaching assistant for Sierra Leonean teachers in low-connectivity schools

Sierra Leone · Freetown · See the Sierra Leone profile

EducAid and FabData deploy theTeacher.ai, a WhatsApp AI assistant for 529 teachers in 300 Sierra Leonean schools. A World Bank study of 40,350 queries found AI outperforms web search at 98% lower cost; 64.8% of teachers view AI as positive for education.

40,350
Queries analysed (17 months)
529
Teachers using the tool
-98%
Cost vs. web search
64.8%
Teachers viewing AI as a positive force (2025)
theTeacher.AI — WhatsApp AI teaching assistant for Sierra Leonean teachers in low-connectivity schools

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Promoter
EducAid
Period
2023–2025
Keywords
NGO, education, development, EdTech

Context

EducAid, a UK-registered charity, partners with FabData to deliver theTeacher.ai, a WhatsApp-based AI teaching assistant for lesson design, pedagogy and subject content, across 300 schools in Sierra Leone's Northern and Western regions.

Results

A World Bank working paper analysing 40,350 queries from 529 teachers over 17 months found more teachers relying on AI than web search each month, AI answers rated more relevant, helpful and correct than web-search results in blinded evaluations, and AI queries costing 98% less than loading a web page; by 2025 all EducAid-affiliated teachers reported using AI tools, with 64.8% viewing AI as a positive force in education.

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