Volunteer Developers, Designers & AI Engineers – Help Build Africa's Education Recognition Platform (Remote)

Volunteer Developers, Designers & AI Engineers – Help Build Africa's Education Recognition Platform (Remote)

Organisation: Santos Creations Educational Foundation (SCEF)

Platform: NESA-Africa (New Education Standard Award Africa)

"The African Blue-Garnet Awards for Education"

🌍 Location: Remote (Worldwide)

🕒 Commitment: Flexible (5–15 hours per week)

📅 Type: Volunteer | Internship | Fellowship | Open Source | Part-Time

About NESA-Africa

NESA-Africa is Africa's Education Recognition & Impact Platform, dedicated to identifying, verifying, recognising and celebrating the Enablers of Education for All across Africa and the African Diaspora.

Our platform connects educators, philanthropists, innovators, institutions, governments, NGOs, businesses and public figures whose work is transforming education across the continent.

We are expanding our global technology ecosystem and invite passionate volunteers to help build the next generation of our digital platform.

🌐 Website: https://nesa.africa

About the Opportunity

We're looking for talented volunteers who want to use technology, creativity and Artificial Intelligence to build a platform with real social impact.

You'll join an international team working to improve the NESA-Africa website, AI-powered workflows, mobile applications and digital infrastructure.

Our current frontend is being developed using Loveable, and we're looking for volunteers who can help review, improve, refactor and scale the platform into a production-ready, enterprise-grade application.

Whether you're experienced with AI-assisted development tools or eager to learn, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to a real-world continental platform.

Volunteer Roles

We welcome volunteers in the following areas:

Product, Design & User Experience

• UI/UX Designers
• Product Designers
• UX Researchers
• Graphic Designers

Software Development

• Frontend Developers
• Backend Developers
• Full-Stack Developers
• Mobile App Developers

Artificial Intelligence

• AI Engineers
• Prompt Engineers
• AI Automation Specialists
• AI-Assisted Website Developers

Cloud & Infrastructure

• DevOps Engineers
• Cloud Engineers
• Cybersecurity Specialists

Data & Analytics

• Data Engineers
• Data Analysts
• Database Developers

Content & Digital Growth

• Website Content Writers
• SEO Specialists
• Technical Writers
• Digital Content Reviewers

Multimedia

• Video Editors
• Motion Graphics Designers
• Creative Media Designers

Quality & Delivery

• QA/Test Engineers
• Product Managers
• Technical Project Coordinators

Current Technology Stack

Frontend

Current Frontend Development Environment

• Loveable (AI-assisted frontend development)
• React
• Next.js
• TypeScript
• Tailwind CSS
• shadcn/ui
• Framer Motion

Backend

• FastAPI
• Python
• Node.js
• PostgreSQL
• Supabase
• Prisma ORM
• REST APIs

Artificial Intelligence

• ChatGPT
• Claude
• Gemini
• GitHub Copilot
• Cursor AI
• Loveable AI
• AI-powered development workflows
• Prompt Engineering

DevOps & Cloud

• GitHub
• GitHub Actions
• Docker
• AWS
• Google Cloud
• Microsoft Azure
• Vercel
• Cloudflare

Mobile

• Flutter
• React Native

Who We're Looking For

We welcome applications from anywhere in the world.

Whether you're a student, recent graduate, freelancer, software engineer, AI specialist, designer, researcher, startup founder, open-source contributor or experienced technology professional, we'd love to hear from you.

If you're passionate about technology, AI and building solutions that advance Education for All, we'd love to work with you.

What You'll Do

Depending on your role, you may help to:

• Review and improve the existing Loveable frontend.
• Refactor UI/UX for a better user experience.
• Build new frontend and backend features.
• Develop scalable APIs and databases.
• Integrate AI into platform workflows.
• Build dashboards and analytics.
• Improve SEO, accessibility and website performance.
• Create graphics, videos and digital content.
• Test, review and strengthen platform quality.
• Help scale a platform serving users across Africa and the African Diaspora.

What You'll Gain

• Work on a real continental technology platform.
• Collaborate with volunteers and professionals worldwide.
• Build an outstanding portfolio with measurable social impact.
• Gain hands-on experience with AI-assisted software development.
• Learn modern frontend, backend, cloud and DevOps practices.
• Receive mentorship and recognition for your contributions.
• Be considered for future internship, consultancy, contract and leadership opportunities as the platform grows.

How to Apply

Please include:

• Your CV or résumé (if available)
• Portfolio, GitHub, LinkedIn, Behance or personal website (optional)
• Your preferred volunteer role(s)
• Your weekly availability
• A short statement explaining why you'd like to join the NESA-Africa Technology Team

🌐 Learn more: https://nesa.africa

Join Us

Help build Africa's Education Recognition & Impact Platform and contribute your skills to recognising the Enablers of Education for All across Africa and the African Diaspora.

NESA-Africa

"The African Blue-Garnet Awards for Education"

A flagship initiative of Santos Creations Educational Foundation (SCEF).