Founding Class · Now Recruiting Chapters
Learn AI. Build real things. Lead your community.
ML Empowerment Foundation is a student-led nonprofit building free AI curriculum, build challenges, and local chapters, so any student, anywhere, can learn to build with AI.
72,000+
Students taught
1,788+
Build Challenge participants
$125,000
In sponsor prizes (valued)
11+
Sponsor partners
We help students build real AI skills, and ship real projects.
Chapters
Bring ML Empowerment to your school/community
Start a local chapter with our curriculum, resources, and support behind you. Just 3 members needed to launch.
3 min. to start
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Build Challenges
From idea to shipped AI project
We run and help chapters run build challenges, complete with sponsors, judges, and prizes.
1,788 participants
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Curriculum
Free, structured, beginner-friendly
From zero programming background to shipping an AI project, our curriculum powers every workshop we run.
12 lessons
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Why Get Involved
Everything you need to bring AI education to your community.
Whether you're starting a chapter or joining one, here's what's behind you.
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Free curriculum & workshop materials✓
Help finding sponsors & judges for events✓
Chapter branding & certificates✓
A network of other chapter leaders✓
Real leadership experience for resumes & college apps✓
Join 72,000+ students already taughtLeadership
Run by students, not around them.
Abyan Kashif
President
Founded ML Empowerment Foundation and leads its chapters, build challenges, and sponsor partnerships.
Anthony Vuong
Vice President
Supports chapter operations and program strategy across the foundation, and helped build our curriculum.
Chetansai Pothuraju
Treasurer
Oversees the foundation's finances, sponsorships, and prize funding.
Ready to bring AI education to your community?
Start a chapter, join a build challenge, or just say hello, we'd love to hear from you.