Empowering Africa Through Design
AIDA is a practical school of design that incorporates the teaching of the principles of design thinking and storytelling to empower the next generation of designers across Africa so that they can unlock their creative potential, thrive in their design journeys, and improve their lives through intensive hands-on training and robust mentorship programs.
Designing The Future
“Hands-on learning and mentorship are
the keys with which we design the future.”
At AIDA we aim to empower the next generation of designers across Africa with the tools, skills, guidance, knowledge, and opportunities to shape their futures and navigate their career paths with confidence and success, ensuring the sustainability of the African design industry and economy, by bridging the skills gap and fostering creativity across the continent, through partnership with the local industry to provide well-structured hands-on training, mentorship programs, and career opportunities.
OUR CURRICULUM
Our curriculum is a bold fusion of industry relevance, innovation, and expert mentorship, designed to equip students with the skills, knowledge, and confidence to excel in the dynamic world of design. Guided by experienced industry leaders from across Africa, our students gain hands-on expertise that ensures they are not only industry-ready upon graduation but also positioned to lead and inspire.
The Collaborator Challenge
Where Innovation Meets Impact.
Real world Problems. Innovative solutions. Real-time execution. High-stakes creativity.
Get ready to push boundaries and redefine possibilities! The AIDA Collaborator Challenge is an electrifying real-world experience designed to shape the next generation of industry leaders, innovators, and problem-solvers. This high-intensity challenge immerses students in cross-disciplinary collaboration, bringing together designers from diverse fields to develop and execute groundbreaking through-the-line solutions to real-world problems through design.
The challenge is more than just a project, it’s a launchpad for future careers– empowering participants with critical skills, hands-on experience, and the confidence to excel in today’s fast-paced creative industries. Through teamwork, innovation, and real-world pressure, students unlock their full potential and take their first bold step toward shaping the future of design!
AIDA INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
At AIDA, we believe that excellence deserves recognition. Our top-performing graduates gain access to exclusive internship placements with leading design firms, innovative startups, and local companies. These opportunities provide real-world experience, industry exposure, and a pathway to launching successful careers. Through hands-on projects, mentorship, and collaboration with professionals, our interns sharpen their skills and expand their networks, setting the stage for impactful contributions to the design industry.
The AIDAVERSE
A bold borderless, and African tribe
At AIDA, it is more than just learning; it is about that experience of being part of a social and industrial evolution and revolution, a thriving, borderless design community that brings together creative minds from across Africa. Here, students, mentors, and industry leaders collaborate in a dynamic space fueled by diversity, culture, and innovation. AIDANS from across the continent, with different backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives, but with one goal in mind to shape the future of the African design industry. AIDAVERSE fosters a rich exchange of ideas that transcends borders. Our students gain not only technical expertise but also the invaluable experience of working in a globalized, multicultural environment. They learn to collaborate, adapt, and draw inspiration from Africa’s vast creative landscape, building lifelong networks that support their growth beyond the classroom. At the AIDAVERSE, diversity is our strength, and community is our driving force. Together, we are shaping the future of African design-bold, innovative, and united.
OUR MANIFESTO
We are fearless in our thoughts and boundless in our curiosity. Our heads live in the clouds, and our hearts walk amongst men.
We are youthful, innovative, and resolute in disrupting conventional norms and breaking the rules. We are always on the move, constantly adapting to the ever-evolving socio-cultural and technological landscape.
Step into our world where ordinary people are, transformed into demigods empowered to create visual narratives that shape perceptions and decisions.
We are the pioneering academy shaping the future of the African design industry, preparing the next generation of revolutionary designers.
Creativity runs in our DNA.
AIDA
Design the future.
MEET OUR INSTRUCTORS AND MENTORS
Our instructors and mentors are well rounded and experienced industry practitioners with decades of expertise as industry leaders and thought influencers.
VISION
To Produce 10,000 groundbreaking designers across Africa yearly
MISSION
PARTNERS
