Ishango
Africa's Only Fully Funded Data Science Fellowship Program
Become a Partner
Become a partner today and support the next generation of data science leaders. Give back by sharing your knowledge, time, or even resources to offer opportunities and empower enthusiastic, talented African graduates.
Become a Partner
Become a partner today and support the next generation of data science leaders. Give back by sharing your knowledge, time or even resources to offer opportunity and empower enthusiastic, talented African graduates.
Partner With Us
Fund a residency
Give one of your team members the experience of a lifetime - an 8-week residency in Ghana or Rwanda to support our data scientists while continuing to work for your company.
Join our network
Meet leaders and professionals from around the globe and be a part of a thriving ecosystem using cutting-edge technology to build a better world.
Talent Partners
Are you a training organisation or education institution seeking work-experience opportunities and global exposure for your graduates? Get in touch to discuss how our programme can meet your needs.
Our Partners
Dataquest is the #1-rated, browser-based, self-directed data science learning platform.
Dataquest provided four hundred scholarships to Ishango.ai to support the growth of data science talent in Africa. Scholarship recipients received 6 months free access to Dataquest data science courses to prepare them for a career in the data industry.
African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) is a Pan-African network of centres of excellence for post-graduate training in mathematical sciences, research and public engagement in STEM.
The AIMS Rwanda Centre of Excellence in Kigali hosted the Ishango.ai 2021 Rwanda Data Science Programme..
Digital Skills Accelerator Africa e.V. (DSAA) is a non-profit organization supported by the Special Initiative on Training and Job Creation of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Corporation and Development (BMZ). DSAA brings together international companies to work together to accelerate and strengthen the growth of the digital sector in Africa.
“Ishango is very passionate about leveraging data science as one way to build capacity in Africa and also to provide opportunities to young graduates to work on very specific global problems.”
Charles Lebon Mberi Kimpolo Director, AIMS Industry Initiative, African Institute for Mathematical Sciences – Next Einstein Initiative (AIMS-NEI)