A device called Edusua: An online + offline educational platform, connecting kids and teachers. It helps teachers empower children with knowledge to achieve their full potential. The device lets any screen, display or projector become a knowledge central. It contains learning material that is tailored for specific markets; contextualized and culturalized that one can scroll through using the buttons. It can be handed out by NGOs, governments, and schools, and be used by students both online and offline.

1. THE PROTOTYPE CHANGE SUMMIT
21 – 22 NOVEMBER 2014, STOCKHOLM
TEAM 1 – ACCESS TO EDUCATION
FOR THE HARDEST TO REACH
Hayford Siaw – Faraja Sylvia Gloria Nyalandu
Ellen Pettersson – Alexandra Lund
Latifa Ngone Diaba Diak – Greg Carniel

2. CHALLENGE
Provide access to education for the world’s hardest to reach children
REGION
Ghana & Tanzania
PROTOTYPE
A device called Edusua: An online + offline educational platform,
connecting kids and teachers. It helps teachers empower children
with knowledge to achieve their full potential. The device lets any
screen, display or projector become a knowledge central. It contains
learning material that is tailored for specific markets; contextualized
and culturalized that one can scroll through using the buttons. It can
be handed out by NGOs, governments, and schools, and be used by
students both online and offline.

3. TEAM
Latifa DIACK SOW
Hayford SIAY
Alexandra LUND
Ellen PETTERSSON
Gregory CARNIEL
Faraja NYALANDU

4. CONTEXT
649 281 in Tanzania (World Bank, 2010) Number of children not going
to school.
652 518 in Ghana (World Bank, 2012) Number of children not going to
school
67% of assigned teachers are absent in secondary schools.
Only 20% of primary school children proceed to secondary school,
leaving behind 6,000,000 children.
The available capitation grant for learning resources is app. $10 while
each text book cost $5. Minimum requirement is 7 textbooks.
Language is a barrier to comprehension of learning content

5. WHAT

6. WHAT

12. Navigation
USB SDcard
INPUTS

13. OUTPUTS
HDMI
VGA
SOUND
POWER Total Cost
$15

14. WHAT
EDUSUA Is a multi-platform device that can provide both online and
offline access to learning content to children in remote villages in
Ghana and Tanzania.
The children from 6 to 18 should be able to learn anytime and
anywhere through already existing devices in their communities.

16. BUSINESS MODEL
Operation
Competitive
Priorities
Offering
OPEN EDUCATION for far to reach children in communities
Strategy
Risk

17. WHERE
GHANA
A population of 500 in Maame Dede village
A population of 500 in Kwesitenten village
TANZANIA
A population of 4, 000 in Msamvu village

18. VALUE
PROPOSITION
BENEFICIARIES
Government: The solution is enabling the Government to provide
education to children as stipulated in the National Education Policies
Parents: Their children are now able to access learning content and get
educated
Teachers: are empowered with a teaching tool and qualified teaching
resources to enable more children to learn
USERS
Students: are empowered with learning resources to achieve their full
potential
Out of school children will now be able to learn

19. USER EXPERIENCE
Easy and simple
Local and International Learning Content (Creative Commons)
Offline and Online access
Devices (readily available in the community)
TV (50% watch)
Computers/Laptops (30% of schools)
Mobile Phones (80% usage)
Radio (98% listen)
Community Learning/ In-School Learning/ Individual Learning

20. PARTNERS
DEVELOPMENT
Tanzania Ministry of Communication, Science and Technology
IBM
Samsung
Microsoft
Silicon Valley
SVEfoundation.org
New Schools.org
Singularity University
Innovation partnership program
South Africa Innovation Hub
Brocku.ca
Deloitte education innovation prize

21. PARTNERS
TECH
Ministry of Communication, Science and Technology
Ministry of Infrastructure Development
IBM
MIC Tanzania Limited (tiGO), telecommunications
Tanzania Telecommunications Company Limited, telecommunications
Vodacom Tanzania, mobile
Celtel Tanzania, defunct telecom, now a part of Airtel Africa
Electricity
Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (TANESCO), electricity supply
utility
Media

22. PARTNERS
CONTENT
Educational ministry
Teachers with ”license”
OER
Education Partnerships Africa
Higher Education - can they try to

23. PARTNERS
DISTRIBUTION
Local schools
Churches
IPP Media, media conglomerate - radio/ (televison)
Mwananchi Communications, media
Vodacom
Coca-Cola
Deloitte

24. PARTNERS
FUNDING
GLOBAL INNOVATION FUND
GLOBAL FUND FOR CHILDREN

25. PARTNERS
MARKETING & PR
PP Media, media conglomerate
Mwananchi Communications, media

27. THE PROTOTYPE CHANGE SUMMIT
21 – 22 NOVEMBER 2014, STOCKHOLM
WWW.PROTOTYPECHANGE.COM
A PROJECT BY REACH FOR CHANGE