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1. E-learning in
Morocco’s rural areas
Team members :
Ahmed GHAIDI
Hajar TAOUZER
Yassine BISSAOUI
Btissam EL HOUDAIGUI
Fadwa KHALDOUN
Badr RHAFIRI

2. Moroccan students and teachers in rural communities and isolated villages are confronted with
many challenges in the e-learning delivering process.
This new e-learning experience and its issues endangers education as it grows up the digital divide
between urban and rural areas.
This issue needs resolution so as to facilitate equal opportunities in education irrespective of rural
or urban location.
The severity of the digital divide is so important as it affects on nearly 50% of Moroccan students
when it comes to their educational practices.

3. The first visualization
reflects the responses of
teachers who have
adopted distance learning
and challenges they
encountered such as
difficulty of access for
students, maintaining
student motivation, lack
of materials.

4. The problems associated with
delivering E-Learning in rural
areas, which most providers
agree about is lack of suitable
infrastructure for fast
Internet connectivity. IT
illiteracy was also mentioned
as a problem by half the
providers overall while
limited financial capacity of
rural residents and lack of
support staff in rural areas
was mentioned by one in four
providers

5. The third one represents
responses of a request
indicate the mode of learning
people would opt for, 61% of
the respondents chose face-
to-face education as they
need real contact with the
teacher and real interaction,
28% chose remote learning
with all comfort and
flexibility of space and time
offers, while 10% chose
blended learning.

6. Rural areas have limited access to technology and the internet. Many students lack necessary
equipment and reliable internet connections. For that, the development of solar-powered
digital libraries is one effective way to overcome educational issues in remote regions.
These libraries, which are outfitted computers or tablets, will have reliable internet infrastructure to
support online learning and allow access to a wide range of resources and e-learning
platforms. These libraries promote sustainability and overcome the restrictions of
unpredictable electricity supply in rural locations by utilizing the power of solar energy
Establish solar-powered learning centers in this areas ensures that educational resources, including
computers and lights, are available even in off-grid locations.

7. Our solution

13. ● Limited Access to Electricity
● Inadequate Educational Infrastructure
● High Operating Costs for Educational Facilities
● Limited Connectivity to Information
● Environmental Impact of Conventional Energy Sources
● Inequality in Educational Opportunities
Pain points

14. ● Writing short annotations or descriptions would be great to make the functionality easier and
clearer for the potential user.
This is a good recommendation that we will apply and that will alleviate the user’s
interaction, also for visually impaired users or other disabled users.
● One effective feature in the wireframes is the clear presentation of the solar technology
concepts. . However, it's important to ensure that any interactive elements are optimized for
users with potentially slower internet connections in rural areas. Consider incorporating
features that allow users to access essential content offline, ensuring a seamless learning
experience regardless of internet availability.
This point is interesting and is the core of our work. This learning platform is going to be
accessible in solar energy powered centers to ensure a quality experience for students.
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15. ● If necessary funding is given, our team will be able to install Solar-Powered learning centers,
and implement energy storage solutions, such as efficient battery systems, to store excess
energy during periods of high sunlight for later use during low-light conditions.
And will start the training of staff that will be responsible for accompanying students during
the first use of our solution.

16. ● If the problem of the disparity in the e-learning experience between rural and urban areas in
Morocco were successfully addressed and solved, several positive changes could be expected
in the reality of education in the country.
For example, student enrollment percentage might increase by 30% or operating costs for
educational Institutions might reduced by 40%.