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CyberSmart Africa

place Senegal

CyberSmart Africa is an educational social enterprise harnessing mobile technology, deep local relationships and learning content.

Since proudly winning WestAfricaCom’s Game-Changing Innovation Award, CyberSmart Africa continues to innovate ways to deliver up-to-date quality content directly supporting learning both online and to the vast majority of schools that have no electricity in sub-Saharan Africa.

HundrED 2023
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Overview

HundrED has selected this innovation to

HundrED Global Collection 2023

HundrED 2021

HundrED 2020

Web presence

2008

Established

1.25M

Children

1

Countries
Target group
Teachers
Updated
July 2019
Innovation like never before is the only way to provide the massively scalable learning Africa needs: Educational technology is vital. Population growth and economic growth demand it.

About the innovation

What is CyberSmart Africa?

What we do?

Since proudly winning WestAfricaCom’s Game-Changing Innovation Award, CyberSmart Africa continues to innovate ways to deliver up-to-date quality content directly supporting classroom learning both online and to the vast majority of schools that have no electricity in sub-Saharan Africa.

Our massively scalable learning solutions are based on deep insights into local needs. Insights that start with our over decade-long grassroots collaboration with Senegalese teachers. Insights that come from our longstanding and deep relationships with local associations and local government. And insights that build on our global industry expertise.

Social network growth is core to our strategy. Teachers are already heavy users of social networks. SmartSenegal.com uses artificial intelligence (AI) technology to provide a social network designed to specifically address their professional needs — including the ability to access and share learning content and collaborate within an empathetic and inspirational environment.

Our CyberSmart Digital Learning Platform brings social networking together with affordable solar-powered classroom equipment that is specifically designed to meet the needs of the developing world. Previously unavailable instructional materials — maps, photos, videos and up-to-date quality content — directly supports classroom learning.

Why we do it?

The data speaks for itself. Children in sub-Saharan Africa are not learning. But irregular attendance, repetition, and inadequate teacher training are not the real problems. Rather, they are merely symptoms of much larger systemic weaknesses. The international development community, including The World Bank and USAID, feed into the dysfunction — and are partially to blame for it — by funding and then funding again inefficient and ineffective bureaucracies and contractors.

Our massively scalable learning solutions are based on deep insights into local needs. Insights that start with our over decade-long grassroots collaboration with Senegalese teachers. Insights that come from our longstanding and deep relationships with local associations and local government. And insights that build on our global industry expertise.

Notable achievement: Africa Com Game Changing Award 2017

The West Africa Com Awards celebrates the most impressive achievements in West Africa’s telecommunications, digital and ICT sectors. The award for Game-Changing Innovation honors the new product, solution or business model that has the potential to change the way the market works.

Impact & scalability

Impact & Scalability

CyberSmart Digital Learning Platform delivers up-to-date learning and teaching digital resources to a vast number of schools that have no electricity in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing regions. With just one single unit, the CyberSmart Digital Learning Platform can reach 250 students per school each day for a low monthly cost.

HundrED Academy Reviews

This type of alternative and renewable energy is the key to social change and a sustainable environment. This innovation could be implemented in many different contexts where access to internet and electricity is restricted.

Quality digital learning solutions designed together with teachers and therefore addressing their needs is one of the surest way to improve the quality of instruction and learning using digital tools.

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Academy review results
High Impact
Low Scalability
High Impact
High Scalability
Low Impact
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