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World Economic Forum
What role will private equity play in Africa’s AI future?
Africa is building its own AI future—and Opportunity International is leading with tools like UlangiziAI—proving that patient, purpose-driven capital can unlock local innovation at scale.
Unlocking Africa
5 Powerful Lessons from Building AI Solutions for African Agriculture
Dr. William Derban shares how Opportunity International is using AI like UlangiziAI to deliver trusted, low-tech agricultural advice to smallholder farmers across Africa—designed with dignity, access, and inclusion at the core.
Microsoft
Ending farmer poverty in Malawi with Azure AI
Opportunity International works to end farmer poverty in Malawi with Azure AI.
Unlocking Africa Podcast
AI and Agriculture: Using AI To Provide Quick and Effective Advice to Farmers with Dr. William Derban
Dr. William Derban discusses how Opportunity International is using AI tools like UlangiziAI to deliver agricultural knowledge to smallholder farmers across Africa.
IT News Africa
Safaricom & Opportunity International Launch AI Farming Solutions to Kenyan Agriculture
New digital tool will help smallholder farmers grow more and earn more.
Borgen Project
Empowering Malawian Farmers: AI-Driven Agricultural Solutions
The app Ulangizi, which means “Advice” in the local Chichewa language, is transforming how farmers access critical agricultural knowledge.
WGN Chicago
Non-profit Opportunity International and how it's using Artificial intelligence in rural Africa
WGN Chicago’s Lourdes Duarte speaks with Opportunity’s Joe Dutra about our newest AI interventions and what it could mean for Chicago.
Time
Inside the New Nonprofit AI Initiatives Seeking to Aid Teachers and Farmers in Rural Africa
Opportunity International is harnessing the power of AI to support underserved communities, beginning with rural farmers in Malawi, who are already accessing agricultural guidance through Ulangizi, an AI-driven chatbot.
Africa’s Big Switch Podcast
Unleashing Potential: How Opportunity International Empowers Farmers
Opportunity’s Malawi Country Director, Richard Chongo, shares about his journey in agriculture finance and how technology is shaping the way we help farmers grow more and earn more.
Civic Tech in Africa Podcast
Using Artificial Intelligence to Fight Poverty in Malawi with Dr William Derban
Opportunity’s Global Director of Digital Innovations, Dr. William Derban, shares how AI is being used to fight poverty in Malawi.