Meta and Data Science Africa Launch Llama Impact Grant to Boost AI Innovation in Sub-Saharan Africa

Meta, in collaboration with Data Science Africa, has unveiled the Llama Impact Grant, a funding initiative designed to empower startups and researchers across Sub-Saharan Africa to develop artificial intelligence (AI) solutions that address the region’s unique challenges. Part of Meta’s global Llama Impact Grants program, this initiative aims to accelerate AI-driven innovations by leveraging Llama, Meta’s open-source large language model. The grant will provide $20,000 to selected proposals, enabling innovators to turn their AI concepts into impactful soluti...