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March 18 and March 21, 2024

Generative AI Workshops at the ICT4D Conference, Accra

Join us at the ICT4D Conference in Accra, Ghana for two full-day, in person workshops on Gen AI.

  • Monday March 18, 9am-4pm: GenAI: (How) Will it really revolutionize Social and Behaviour Change interventions? (free)
  • Thursday, March 21, 9am-4pm: Generative AI: How might it help or harm development and MERL efforts? ($80USD)

There is a cap of 30 people for each workshop, so register soon!

Register Now!

Upcoming events


May 18-19: In-person Free Bootcamp AI for MERL in Nairobi

This 2-day free in-person workshop will equip participants to think critically about AI, evaluate where it genuinely adds value to MERL workflows, and apply it responsibly. Facilitators Vari Magodo Matimba, Emeka Nwankwo and Linda Raftree will cover two key aspects: 1) how to apply AI to support tasks along the MERL lifecycle, and 2) how […]

May 25: AI autonomy, regionalization and ethics

The Ethics and Governance Group at the NLP-CoP is hosting a conversation about AI autonomy, regionalization and ethics on May 25, 2026, at 10am ET, 4pm Harare, 10pm Singapore. We will be joined by Chenai Chair (from Masakhane African Languages Hub), William Tjhi (from SEA-LION), and Wayan Vota (ICTworks).

May 28: Building a GenAI Sexual and Reproductive Health Chatbot in Senegal and Kenya – Technical and Operational Learnings

We are hosting an event about designing, testing, and scaling an AI-powered sexual and reproductive health chatbot on May 28 with Alyssa Young and Xian Ho, from Dimagi.

June 1-5: Glocal Evaluation Week 2026

Glocal Evaluation Week is a unique knowledge-sharing event, connecting a global community of people across sectors and regions. Over the course of a week, participants from all over the world join events – in their neighborhood or across the ocean – to learn from each other on a vast number of topics and themes. Allowing participants […]

July 13-15: Introduction to AI in Evaluation – IPDET Workshop

The IPDET Workshops in Bern (Switzerland) will take place from July 13 to 17, 2026. Linda Raftree (The MERL Tech Initiative) is co-facilitating a training with Paul Jasper to help evaluators who have so far had limited exposure to emerging AI, including Generative AI (GenAI), to understand potential implications and risks for their area of work. Learn more and register here.

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