CardinalStone has deepened its support for Aje Comprehensive Senior High School, Yaba, Lagos, by equipping 100 SS2 and SS3 students with practical AI literacy skills.
The initiative builds on CardinalStone’s earlier investment in the school. In 2023, the organisation established a solar-powered ICT centre, supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 4 (Quality Education). In 2025, it partnered with STEM Learning by 9ijakids to introduce practical AI training, helping students move beyond simply accessing technology to creating with it.
The second edition, held in October 2026, focused on creativity, entrepreneurship and future work skills. With over 83 per cent of participants having no previous coding experience, students used AI to generate codes that was used create websites, simple games, digital content for media promotions.
One SS2 student used AI to develop an educational learning platform and said:
“I didn’t know I could create something like this with AI. It made me realise I can build my own ideas and think differently about what I can do in the future.”
Speaking on the initiative, Onayimi Aiwerioghene, Chief Operating Officer at CardinalStone, highlighted the programme’s contribution to reducing inequalities in access to emerging technologies and digital skills, in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 10 (Reduced Inequalities).
“AI is transforming the world of work, and without deliberate intervention, the gap between young people who have access to these skills and those who do not will continue to widen. Through this initiative, we are helping to bridge that gap by creating opportunities for children in underserved communities to develop skills that will prepare them for the future.”
Fisayo Oludipe, Head of STEM Learning, said
“We want children to see AI as something they can create with, not simply consume. When a student discovers that they can build a website, develop a game or turn an idea into something useful, they begin to see a much wider range of possibilities for their future.”
The Principal of Aje Comprehensive Senior High School, Mrs Awofeson, also commended CardinalStone for its sustained investment in digital learning and for helping students build skills relevant to the future of work.
Through its continued support, CardinalStone has moved from providing digital infrastructure to building digital capability, helping expand access to future-ready skills for young people in underserved communities.
