Arifu

Arifu is a Nairobi-based edtech company making it possible for anyone to access the information and opportunities they need from the organizations they trust over any mobile phone. With Arifu, people seeking to learn can freely access the Arifu chatbot using interactive SMS or smartphone chat apps to master new skills, discover a world of free educational content, and earn rewards from our partners whether or not they have internet or airtime. The Arifu chatbot delivers personalized content designed in-house in close collaboration with our partners including financial service providers, mobile operators, agribusinesses and NGOs. Our partners use Arifu to engage, train, and capture data on underserved people across their value chains, especially hard-to-reach customers, retailers, and suppliers. Currently serving over 1.2m learners in Africa, Arifu has demonstrated results increasing people’s income and access to impactful products and services while creating shared value for partners. To date, the Arifu chatbot has helped thousands of refugees and marginalized communities learn financial and livelihood skills while connecting to impactful products and services that will help address some of their toughest challenges. With the Arifu platform, iNGOs, socially-minded firms, and governments can now deliver interactive skills training and essential information to millions of people in a scalable, sustainable way that creates shared value for all.