Kisumu, Kenya — Kigali, Rwanda

Regan Ayiecho

Founder · Software Engineer in Training · Mastercard Scholar

I build tools that give young Africans back what shortcuts take away — real skills, real language access, real support that doesn’t stop halfway. Founder of AfriVid Studio and Jua Institute. Co-founder of Young Africans Network, now active in 25 countries.

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Mastercard Foundation Scholar · ALU Kigali

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Years Built

Organizations

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About Me

I build things
that matter
for Africa.

I am Regan Odhiambo Ayiecho — a Mastercard Foundation Scholar at the African Leadership University, Kigali, pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering. I co-founded Young Africans Network, a pan-African platform now active across 25 countries, built entirely from zero budget on GitHub Pages and Firebase.

Today I’m also the founder of AfriVid Studio, an AI video platform giving African creators native-language video tools, and Jua Institute, an AI learning platform helping students recover real skills AI shortcuts left behind. I believe Africa should own its digital infrastructure — its tools, its languages, its learning systems — not just consume them.

African Leadership University

BSc Software Engineering · 2024–Present

Young Africans Network

Co-Founder · 25 Countries

ALX Africa

AI Career Essentials · Certified 2026

AfriVid Studio

Founder · Live Beta

What I Build

Featured Work

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AI Startup · 2026

AfriVid Studio

Africa’s AI video platform. Type a topic, get a complete video — script, native-language voice narration in Swahili, Yoruba, Hausa, Arabic, French, and Portuguese, visuals, and editing — solving the fragmented workflow and language exclusion that leave African creators and businesses underserved by global tools.

React/Next.js Python/Flask Google Cloud TTS Cloudflare Workers AI

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EdTech · 2026

Jua Institute

An AI learning platform for two audiences: university students recovering the real skills AI let them skip, and form four leavers building practical, job-ready skills during their gap year. Live AI tutor sessions, real sandboxes, AI-graded practical assignments.

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Live Platform

Community · 2024–Present

Young Africans Network

A youth-led, volunteer-run pan-African organisation designed and built entirely solo, on zero hosting budget. Now active across 25 countries, structured as eight youth-led departments — members don’t just attend YAN, they run it.

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Web Development · 2026

Blizcity Music

Multi-page music label website with catalogue, gallery and fan board built for an African music platform.

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Education · ALU 2026

AI for Africa Masterclass

Comprehensive AI masterclass designed and delivered at ALU covering tools, applications and impact across Africa.

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Team Project · ALU 2025

Goal-Driven Elabers

A goal-tracking and accountability platform built during ALU Professional Foundations as a team project. Helps students stay focused, set milestones and track progress toward their goals.

HTML CSS Team Project Vercel

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Credentials

Education & Certifications

BSc Software Engineering

African Leadership University · Kigali

In Progress · 2024–Present

Mastercard Foundation Scholar

Mastercard Foundation · ALU

Full Scholarship · 2024–Present

AI Career Essentials 2.0

ALX Africa

Certified · April 2026

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Professional Foundations

African Leadership University

Completed · 2025

Healers of Africa Program

PLO Lumumba Foundation

3 Months · Completed

Upcoming Leaders Program

Upcoming Leaders of Kenya

3 Months · Completed

Regan Ayiecho

I build thingsthat matterfor Africa.

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Let’s BuildSomething Great

I build things
that matter
for Africa.

Let’s Build
Something Great