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Mafichoni Academy

How the Academy works

Learning without earning is a hobby. Earning without learning is a dead end. The Academy connects the two.

For learners

  1. Enrol

    Pay by M-Pesa, use the unlimited plan, or start a free course. You can also WhatsApp ENROL + course code.

  2. Learn by doing

    Every lesson ends in a project - a real output, not a quiz. The AI tutor answers questions in English, Kiswahili or Sheng.

  3. Get feedback

    Projects get AI feedback in minutes. If the tutor isn't sure, a person reviews it. Nothing is passed automatically without a score.

  4. Earn your certificate

    Finish every lesson, project, module quiz and the capstone. Your certificate has a public page anyone can verify.

  5. Verify and get matched

    A KSh 1 M-Pesa check confirms your identity. Your certified skills are matched to open jobs within 2 hours.

  6. Get paid safely

    Employers fund escrow before you start. You're paid to M-Pesa when they confirm - or automatically 48 hours after delivery.

For employers

  1. Post a job

    Describe the work and budget. Posts are checked for discrimination, fraud and prohibited work.

  2. Review matches

    See verified graduates ranked by skills, location, trust, availability and rate - with the reasons. You decide.

  3. Hire and fund escrow

    Pay the budget by M-Pesa. It's held until the work is done.

  4. Confirm and rate

    Release payment (minus a 5% platform fee) and rate the work. Ratings feed the talent's trust score.

Our promises

  • AI assists, people decide. Match scores help employers shortlist; nobody is rejected by an algorithm.
  • Trust is earned, not bought. Paid featuring shows a profile more often but never changes trust or match scores.
  • Every certificate is publicly verifiable - and if one is revoked, its page says so.
  • Your data: we process it under Kenya's Data Protection Act, 2019. Project files are deleted after 24 months; certificates are kept permanently.