Learn for mastery. Build for life.
Jeli brings personalized, curriculum-grounded learning to students across Africa. AI supports the process; the learner does the thinking.
Why Jeli
Africa's classrooms are not the West's.
The AI learning tools everyone else builds assume fast internet, a laptop for every student, small classes and examples from somewhere else. Our problems are different, so importing those tools leaves the gap exactly where it was.
Jeli is built the other way round: from the conditions African learners actually study in.
- Data costs moneyLearning has to be light and worth the bundle.
- The phone is the computerMany learners study on one shared phone.
- Big classesPractice and feedback have to reach every learner.
- Examples from homeMarkets, farms, clinics and mobile money.
What Jeli does
One coach, three paths
Learn
Practical courses with lessons, flashcards and quizzes, and a coach that gives hints and explains mistakes instead of handing over answers.
Build a career
Not sure what to do next? A career coach helps you find a direction, map the skills it needs and plan the projects that prove them.
Get into grad school
Plan your applications and draft a Statement of Purpose that tells your story, with feedback before you send it.
For schools
Bringing Jeli to your school?
We're piloting Jeli with a small number of schools and learning from every class. If you run a school or teach one, tell us about your learners.
Talk to usFAQ
Questions
How is Jeli different from ChatGPT?
ChatGPT is built to answer. Jeli is built to teach: it asks questions, gives hints and checks your understanding, so you do the thinking. Courses, career coaching and grad school support live in one place, with examples from African life.
Who is Jeli for?
Learners of every age: pupils in basic school, secondary students preparing for exams like the BECE or WASSCE, university students and adults building new skills. Jeli follows the curriculum you're on. We're also building Jeli for Teams, for companies teaching their staff new software.
Can I use Jeli now?
Yes. Create an account and start learning. Jeli is still early, so expect it to change, and tell us what works and what doesn't.
Does it work on a phone?
Yes. Jeli runs in the browser on phones and computers, with nothing to install. We're working on letting parts of it run on the device itself, so it uses less data and keeps working on a weak connection.