I grew and schooled in rural Kenya, where the only chance I had at making it in life was through education. Throughout my nine years of primary education, my parents never afforded a textbook once. Post my university, I was nominated into the board of management of my former primary school. At one point, the school head narrated to us how she had a class that could not answer exam questions because they could not read the questions effectively.
It took me back to the years when I schooled, and I felt the kids could not read because of the same problems I experienced, where parents could not afford learning materials every year. This is when the idea of Esoma was born, to give children an opportunity to access learning more affordably, and even give a better twist with personalized learning. This way, we could not have eighth graders who cannot answer exam questions because they could not read for meaning. I felt that taking this adaptive learning to their parents phones or gadgets donated by government and well-wishers to their schools gives them a better chance at academic success.
The learning journey begins with diagnostic tests that assess each child's current abilities. Based on the results, the platform creates personalized adaptive learning paths, tailoring content to individual needs and ensuring steady progress. Key competencies are presented as manageable, measurable milestones, and learners must demonstrate mastery of each before advancing. This approach encourages deep understanding and retention.
Esoma Kids also provides instant feedback, progress tracking for parents and teachers, and offline capabilities to reach areas with limited connectivity, ensuring every child has a chance to achieve their learning potential.
Esoma Kids has been built with Sub-Saharan Africa in mind. We began by launching in Kenya, where we have managed to reach over 23,000 children through our platform. We have also developed a school/teacher learning portal that is now allowing us to integrate with schools and provide them with a platform for supplemental learning. Teachers are using Esoma Kids as a teaching and homework tool with their kids.
Our exploration of the African market is has begun in earnest, signing a distribution deal with a South African company that has business interests in South Africa and Zimbabwe. We hope to have started yielding business results from this agreement by Q4 of 2025. Further, we are on a charm offensive to improve reach, and increase our conversion to real use by learners in Kenya and the continent.
Initially meant for just parents and learners in a B2C model, we have made an adjustment to also target institutions. By adding the teacher/school leaning portal on out platform, we have added a powerful dynamic of system usability by important stakeholders in the education landscape. We had always wanted to have a hand in the school system, and that has been made possible by this new feature that allows teachers to use the system as an aid in class and as well as an assignment platform.
To try out Esoma Kids, access it through the following details.
Sign-in link: https://esomakids.com/start/
Phone Number: 0712054195
Password: esomakids20
When signed in, select any child with an active license and go through their experience in the system. You should be able to have a feel of how the interface works, and how out competency attainment process (CAP) embedded in every concept gives a child all the possible chances to master a concept.
