Agilix Labs wins AWS grant to expand AI education program in Sierra Leone
Agilix Labs has received a grant from the AWS Education Equity Initiative to support the Finder program in Sierra Leone, using artificial intelligence and Amazon Web Services cloud technology. The program will formally launch on Nov. 10, 2026, when the Future Learning Institute opens a second Community Learning Center at Freetown Polytechnic.
- Agilix Labs received an AWS Education Equity Initiative grant.
- The Finder program serves young people who did not obtain university places.
- Students will use AI through Amazon Bedrock to address community questions.
- A second Community Learning Center will open at Freetown Polytechnic on Nov. 10, 2026.
A program for young people shut out of university
The Finder program is run by the Future Learning Institute, an organization created by Agilix Labs in 2025 under an agreement with Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Technical and Higher Education. It is designed for young people who meet the requirements for university but did not receive a place.
The target group includes young women, students with disabilities, and young people from rural areas or low-income families. In the program, a “Finder” is a young person whom community members approach with questions or problems.
Participants use artificial intelligence alongside judgment adapted to local circumstances. They review the results and provide practical solutions that can be used by local traders, farmers, or teachers. Over the one-year program, students will work on questions submitted by local businesses and community groups.
AWS will power student AI tasks
Under the grant, students’ artificial intelligence tasks will run on AWS through Amazon Bedrock, according to the announcement. Lessons will be delivered through Agilix Dawn, a platform that continues operating when an internet connection fails.
The program’s first Community Learning Center opened in Sierra Leone’s Kono District in March 2026. The new center at Freetown Polytechnic’s Jui Campus in Freetown is scheduled to open in November 2026, with the formal program launch set for Nov. 10.
Mustapha Turay, president of the FLI centers in Sierra Leone, said the young people know their communities better than anyone else. Agilix Labs co-founder, president, and chief executive Curt Allen said FLI was established to help young people gain access to employment, beginning with those who wanted to learn but lacked a place to do so.
Training for a community-facing role
The program connects technical training with services for communities. Students will use AI to investigate real questions from organizations and businesses, then apply their own review and local understanding before offering an answer.
For Agilix Labs, the Finder role is the employment pathway the program is preparing participants to take on. The company is a technology education business based in Lehi, Utah. Its Agilix Dawn platform is being used for the lessons, while AWS infrastructure will support the associated AI work.
Agilix Labs said its Buzz platform has supported more than 55 million course enrollments, with users in more than 200 countries and territories. The AWS grant gives the Sierra Leone initiative cloud infrastructure for its student projects, while the two learning centers provide the setting for the training and community work described in the announcement.