A billion people will struggle to learn to read in the next 25 years, and schools are unable to fill the gap. Africa is headed into a population explosion. It is estimated that by 2050, 1 in 4 people on the planet will be African. Simultaneously, India’s population is continuing to rise. Between these two regions, over 1 billion people will be added to the planet within the next 25 years who are unable to get the support they need to learn to read.
In an effort to step in where governments and societies have not, Curious Learning curates, localizes, and distributes local language-specific, open-source, mobile apps that allow anyone to learn to read anywhere in the world. These apps, including the flagship app, Feed the Monster, empower learners through self-guided exploration while teaching them the building blocks of literacy.
Apps can measure literacy skills and provide a more cost-effective assessment than traditional methods, offering a unique opportunity to scale digital learning tools. In support of this, research conducted by the World Bank, UNICEF, and World Vision has all shown the effectiveness of our digital literacy content and approach.
Furthermore, our experience with awareness campaigns allows us to target specific geographic locations and demographic groups efficiently and inexpensively. This allows parents anywhere to provide free learning content to their children in support of their education.
Our apps currently have content in 50+ different languages.
We average close to 100,000 downloads per month, and our complete content suite has surpassed 5 million downloads.
We have reached all 195 countries worldwide, and as of 2022, there are 6.567 billion smartphone subscriptions globally, indicating a highly enabling environment for digital learning tools.
Using a digital marketing approach, we reached 100K Ukrainian learners within the first 100 days of the invasion.
We aim to reach 20 million learners over the next 3 years.
Spread the word, download the apps, and start sharing: https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=Curious+Learning
One of the best ways to get apps into the hands of children is to inform parents of the available content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbUKg41eYfc
Contact partnerships@curiouslearning.org for more information.
