A rero LTD product, built and hosted in Rwanda

AI tutoring for every student, from any phone.

No internet connection. No smartphone. No cost to the student. Just dial *384# and ask.

See how it works Bring it to a school
Three smiling students holding up a basic mobile phone showing 'CALLING *384#' on its screen.
A student in a school uniform sits at a home desk in the evening, writing in a notebook with one hand while holding a basic mobile phone in the other, lit by a desk lamp.

Extra help shouldn't require a data bundle.

For students without home internet or a smartphone, getting help with schoolwork outside class usually means going without — no tutor, no search engine, nowhere to check an answer at nine at night.

IshuriAI reaches those students using the one piece of technology that's already in almost every household: a basic mobile phone. Homework gets done, questions get answered, and the phone barely leaves the table.

Four steps, on any handset.

Click through each stage to see exactly what shows up on screen.

*384#
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Not a mockup

Watch it actually work.

This is a real recording of IshuriAI answering a real question — the same *384# session a student would dial from home. No script, no edits to the answer.

Try it yourself.

Press the green button to dial in, then pick a question and watch a response come through — a simulated preview of a real *384# session, on the same kind of phone a student would actually use.

Type *384# and press dial
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Press the green dial button above

What changes for a student.

Tap a card to see why it actually matters.

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Never stuck after school ends

Homework help doesn't stop when the classroom does — a student can ask at 9pm, on a Sunday, or right before an exam.

Whether it's 6pm right after school or 11pm before an exam, the answer is one dial away — every single day of the year.

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No shame in asking

No classroom, no hand to raise, no judgment. Students can ask the same question twice without feeling embarrassed.

Some students stay quiet in class rather than admit they're behind. IshuriAI removes that pressure entirely — it's just them and the phone.

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Matched to what they're learning

Answers are grounded in their actual curriculum, not a generic search result written for someone else's syllabus.

Every answer is grounded in what Rwandan students are actually taught, not a search result written for a completely different syllabus.

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A habit, not a luxury

It never needs a data bundle — just ordinary phone credit most families already have — so using it regularly is realistic, not a splurge.

No signup, no download, no ongoing setup — which means a student can use it once, or make it part of studying every single day.

Built for Rwanda, from the ground up.

IshuriAI isn't a global product adapted for Rwanda — it's built here, hosted here, and licensed here, aimed squarely at closing the gap between students who have data and students who don't.

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Above board, not a workaround

*384# is a real, RURA-approved short code under the E-Education category — not a hack.

The license means this isn't a gray-area workaround — it's a properly registered telecom service, the same category a bank's USSD line would use.

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Never leaves home

Every question and answer stays on servers based right here in Kigali — not shipped abroad.

No data crosses a border to reach a server overseas. It stays inside Rwanda, on infrastructure Rwandans can see and audit.

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Priced like a text, not data

Free during the pilot. After that, a session costs about the same as a normal SMS — credit many families already have free from a voice bundle.

Compare that to a 1GB data bundle, which can cost more than a full day's wage in some households — this is built to actually stay affordable.

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Part of the bigger picture

Built to support Rwanda's own Social Transformation Pillar under NST2.

NST2 explicitly calls for closing Rwanda's digital divide in education — IshuriAI isn't adjacent to that goal, it's built directly toward it.

What's coming next.

IshuriAI is free for every student during the pilot. After that, a session costs about the same as a normal SMS or USSD session — never a data bundle. As the platform grows, we're building additional ways for schools and partners to go further.

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Voice Call Tutor

Ask a question out loud and hear the answer back — for students who'd rather speak than type.

Useful for younger students still building reading confidence, or anyone who simply finds speaking faster than typing on a small keypad.

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AI Text Messages

Ask a question by SMS, get a researched answer texted back. Free during the pilot, standard SMS rates after.

No live session required — a student can text a question during a break and get a real answer back within minutes.

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Multi-carrier reach

Expanding beyond MTN to Airtel, so every student can reach IshuriAI regardless of network.

Right now, reaching *384# means having an MTN line. Airtel expansion means no student is locked out by their choice of network.

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School analytics dashboard

Usage and learning-outcome reporting for schools that want deeper insight beyond the pilot.

Shows which subjects students ask about most — a genuinely useful signal for where extra classroom support might be needed.

Let's build this together.

Two paths in — see what happens after you reach out.

For schools

Considering a pilot for your students? We'll walk you through exactly what it involves — no cost, no in-class disruption, no technical setup on your end.

  1. We send over the concept note the same day
  2. A short call to answer your questions
  3. We agree on pilot details together and launch
Request the concept note

For partners & funders

Interested in the technology, the pilot data, or where this goes next across Rwanda and beyond? We'd welcome the conversation.

  1. We share the technology and pilot data so far
  2. A conversation about where this goes next
  3. We figure out the right way to work together
Get in touch