Free exercise books.
A dataset no one can buy.
The Foundation is our NGO arm. It gives free exercise books to students across Zimbabwe — and builds the African handwriting dataset that makes the Neriah AI Engine better every month.
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Updated monthly by Kundai from the ground
How the exchange works
Student brings in a completed book
When their exercise book is full, the student brings it to a Foundation collection point at their school — usually during school hours with Kundai or a teacher present.
Student receives a brand new one
A new Neriah-branded exercise book, free of charge. No conditions. No registration. The student keeps learning without interruption.
The book trains our AI
Real Zimbabwean student handwriting — anonymised and labelled by our team — is fed into the Neriah AI Engine. Every book makes the OCR more accurate for every student that follows.
Why this matters
Every major AI company needs diverse, labelled voice and handwriting data to build models that work for African languages and scripts. That data does not exist at scale — yet. The Foundation is building it, one exercise book at a time.
The handwriting dataset we collect is a structural competitive moat. It cannot be downloaded. It cannot be scraped. It can only be built by being present in African schools — which is exactly where we are.
Partner with the Foundation
We are looking for school principals, publishers, NGOs, and donors who want to support the Foundation. Whether you want to host a collection point, co-brand exercise books, or fund the programme in a specific district — get in touch.
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