What is the name of your organization?
10Billion.org
What is the name of your solution?
10Billion Learning Commons
Provide a one-line summary or tagline for your solution.
Offline‑first, AI‑guided micro‑courses that run on any low‑power device, turning conflict‑ and low‑connectivity zones into inclusive learning hubs.
In what city, town, or region is your solution team headquartered?
London, UK
In what country is your solution team headquartered?
Italy
What type of organization is your solution team?
Not registered as any organization
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What specific problem are you solving?
250 million children have no formal schooling, and many enrolled learners finish primary school unable to read a sentence. Connectivity gaps are acute in emergencies: in Gaza, Sudan, and Ukraine, fewer than 30 % of schools function; in refugee settlements internet availability can fall below 5 %. Learners with disabilities are doubly excluded—only half of the world’s primary schools have disability‑adapted infrastructure. Meanwhile, AI‑era skills gaps widen. Existing EdTech assumes stable bandwidth, power, and teacher presence, leaving crisis zones and rural areas behind. We tackle three intertwined factors: lack of offline resources, scarce personalised support for diverse learning needs, and missing pathways to future‑proof digital skills.
What is your solution?
10Billion Learning Commons is an open‑source bundle of (1) a 2 GB offline content pack (curriculum‑aligned videos, interactive exercises, and local‑language textbooks), (2) a lightweight on‑device large‑language‑model (LLM‑Mini, 120 m params) that runs on Raspberry Pi‑class hardware to generate adaptive quizzes and “explain‑again” hints without internet, and (3) a mesh‑sync protocol that lets any learner’s phone become a hotspot, sharing updates via Bluetooth/Wi‑Fi Direct. Educators receive an Android admin app to curate content and track anonymised learning analytics. The entire stack is permissively licensed (Apache‑2.0) and installable in 15 min on second‑hand laptops, solar chargers, or e‑ink tablets.
Who does your solution serve, and in what ways will the solution impact their lives?
Primary‑ and lower‑secondary‑age learners (9‑16) in conflict‑affected or rural regions where internet costs exceed 5 % of monthly income, starting with pilot sites in South Sudan and Sicily migrant centres (~6,000 learners, 60 % girls). Learners gain: (i) uninterrupted study during displacement or school closures; (ii) dyslexia‑ and low‑vision‑friendly interfaces; (iii) personalised AI tutoring even when teachers are absent. Local educators gain offline dashboards that surface which concepts need reteaching. Parents and community hubs (libraries, refugee camps) turn cheap devices into learning kiosks. Early pilots show reading‑fluency gains of +0.37 SD in 10 weeks and a 47 % drop in lesson‑abandon rates.
