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1 hourMedium
Build with no code
- 1Pick a tool: Google Forms, Canva, or a simple AI website builder.
- 2Build a 1-page site for a small idea — a class trip, a fundraiser, your hobby.
- 3Share the live link with 3 friends.
Drop the link in class chat.
Real world · Level it up
Take it outside the screen
Pick a challenge. Try it for real. Then read how the world is already solving it.
Real-life challenges
Do this. Not just read it.
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30 minEasy
Prompt like a pro
- 1Pick a topic you struggle with.
- 2Ask Buddy (or any AI) 3 ways: vague, specific with role, specific with example.
- 3Compare the answers.
Write 1 line about which prompt worked best and why.
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1 dayEasy
Find the AI in your day
- 1Note every AI you used — Google search, YouTube recs, Maps ETA, photo filter, autocorrect.
- 2Mark each: helpful / harmful / both.
- 3Pick 1 to use less. Pick 1 to use more.
Share your list with a parent or sibling.
Global case studies
Stories from around the world
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Kenya
M-Pesa: phones replaced banks in Kenya
Launched 2007. Today, over half of Kenya's GDP flows through it.
Most Kenyans had no bank — but they had simple feature phones.
Safaricom let people send money over SMS via a network of small kiosks.
Result: financial inclusion jumped from 27% to 84% in 15 years.
Takeaway · Solve a real problem cheaply. Tech that fits the user wins.
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India
A 17-year-old's app warned millions
During COVID, students built dashboards parents couldn't.
Avi Schiffmann (USA, age 17) built ncov2019.live — 700 million visits in 2020.
In India, college teams built oxygen-bed locators in days.
All free. All open-source. All started with curiosity, not a degree.
Takeaway · You don't need permission to build. You need a real problem.