About Alia Al Kasimi
Alia Al Kasimi is an entrepreneur, technologist and mother of two. She holds a Master’s in Computer Science from Indiana University Bloomington and an MBA from UC Berkeley, where she focused on innovation, and has worked with leading technology companies on global strategy.
Raised in a multicultural family and having lived across Africa, Asia, Europe and North America, Alia wanted to introduce her own children early to three ideas she believes will matter in the world they are growing into: understanding the world, AI and money. World of Toto grew from that idea, turning these big subjects into stories, adventures and conversations families can explore together.
A world built for curious kids
Some adventures begin in a city. Others begin with a question.
World of Toto began with my own children.
As a mother of two young kids, 4 and 7, I think a lot about what they will need for the world they are growing into.
Reading, maths and science matter. But I kept coming back to three other things I wanted them to understand early: the world, artificial intelligence and money.
Not as school subjects. As part of life.
The world is getting smaller
Our children are growing up in a world where people, cultures and opportunities cross borders every day.
They may study in one country, work in another and build friendships with people very different from themselves.
I want my children to be curious about those differences and comfortable exploring beyond what they know.
I want them to feel that the world is open to them.
That is why Toto travels.
World. Be open to it.
AI is already part of their world
Artificial intelligence isn’t something our children will meet someday. It is already here, and it will grow up alongside them.
Rather than keeping children away from it, I want them to understand it.
To experiment, create and discover what AI can do, while also learning that it can misunderstand, make mistakes and give answers that aren’t true.
Using AI matters. Knowing when to question it matters even more.
AI. Understand it.
Money is a life skill
We teach children maths, but rarely teach them what to do with money.
Financial education doesn’t need to begin with complicated lessons. It can start with simple questions:
- Why can’t we buy everything we want?
- What does it mean to save?
- How do we choose what to do with the money we have?
Small conversations today can shape how children think about money tomorrow.
Money. Learn about it early.
And then came Toto
I didn’t want any of this to feel like homework.
So Toto became an explorer.
He travels, meets new people, experiments, makes mistakes and asks lots of questions.
Through his adventures, children can discover new places, explore AI and begin thinking about money while doing what children naturally do best: being curious.
Three big ideas. One curious explorer.
World of Toto is for curious kids and the grown-ups exploring alongside them.
Not lessons. Adventures.
Where to next?
