Campus Organizing Circles
Empowering student organizers to seed, lead, and grow sustainable Transformative AI reading groups, advocacy circles, and research communities at universities across Africa.
What We Expect from Campus Leads
Enrolled in a 4-year Bachelor's or on a Master's Track in an African university
Campus leadership presence or past experience in running technical/academic events
A short proposal on what focus area (Technical Safety, AI Ethics, Governance) your group will prioritize
Commitment to bi-weekly check-in meetings with the regional organizing team
Structured reporting on workshop attendance, paper reading milestones, and project completions
Facilitating member participation in monthly GAIN Action Weeks and Apart Research hackathons
Structured Roadmap for Campus Circles
Phase 1: Setup & Community Space
Secure a physical meeting space on campus or set up a dedicated communication hub. Onboard the initial 10-15 student members into the circle.
Phase 2: AI Safety Fundamentals
Run introductory workshops covering foundation models, frontier alignment risks, and evaluation frameworks using GAIN curated decks.
Phase 3: Weekly Paper Reading Circles
Convene weekly deep dives into pivotal alignment papers (e.g. Anthropic interpretability, deep reinforcement learning from human feedback, African evaluation gaps).
Phase 4: Hackathons & Practical Actions
Guide members to participate in Apart Research hackathons, regional red-teaming tasks, and GAIN monthly Action Week quests.
Phase 5: Global Pipeline & Fellowship Placement
Mentor standout circle members on submitting applications to international fellowships (MATS, ERA, BlueDot, AISEF).
We Provide Resources, Guides & Event Stipends
GAIN SSA provides workshop slides, reading pack links, speaker invitations, and logistics stipends so you can focus on building your campus community.