Apombee

We are committed to providing quality learning activities for girls and young women to improve their quality of life through academia, employment, entrepreneurial skills. 

Our solution is to provide access through several avenues.  

Zero rating services to provide access to applications that have no data costs. 

Expanding the type and language of content on the Internet to increase Internet usage. 

Reducing taxes. Research has shown that reducing connectivity taxes on mobile and fixed Internet connections these types of taxes can increase the number of Internet users. 

Offline intranet. A thriving offline intranet facilitating mobile to mobile communication and file sharing through Bluetooth and USB drives offers a promising way to deliver the core functionality of the internet to the unconnected. 

Internet in a box. Low cost computers, like a Raspberry Pi minicomputer can be preloaded with content, function as a router and broadcasting wirelessly.

Over the last 20 years, the online world which has created millions of jobs and billions of dollars of economic activity has been one of the most effective ways to reduce poverty in developing countries . Approximately 56 percent of the world or 4 billion people do not have access to the internet. Main barriers to accessibility: 

1. Access is too expensive 

2. The internet lacks relevant content

3. The internet is too unfamiliar 

The unconnected are predominantly female, low income, rural, and living in developing countries. The lack of access to the internet can affect every facet of their daily lives, from communicating with family members, how well their crops grow, to how long they live. Solutions to address the lack of connectivity in developing countries have been limited because the political will and market forces do not exist to spur this type of infrastructure investment. 

The affordability barrier can be removed by modernizing the data infrastructure to make access cheaper and more efficient. A consultative approach can been used for those who are unfamiliar with the Internet. In Sri Lanka, for example, local entrepreneurs run training centers educating people in internet use and let them experience the benefit of online communication. 

Our solution is to set up a database library of resources in multiple languages to reach as many young girls and women as possible. It will also be free and updated frequently. This information would be downloadable in many formats (audio, video, braille, printed, mobile, tablet, desktop). 

The database would employ Artificial intelligence (AI) to personalize the lessons and improve educational outcomes. AI can grade the student’s work, offer immediate feedback and power complicated simulations and virtual reality software to help the students learn. Virtual Reality (VR) can help students learn complex subjects with no risks. AI can help to create more realistic virtual reality scenarios and allow make subjects such as history, languages and mathematics more approachable than ever. 

An example of the type of software that can be used is one that turns confusing math equations into simple images. This new software allows the user to input how they want the visualization to look, select from a Venn diagram, trees, vector points illustrated by arrows, points shown as dots, or continuous lines - the computer comes up with a few candidate diagrams that the user can select from and edit until they come up with the perfect graphic.  

Our solution serves girls and young women from anywhere in the world particularly those who are poor. The database would be set up for different ages and encompass a significant amount of information that can be self intuitive and help to teach the girls and young women as they learn. 

Our organization currently engages girls and young women from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds through STEM programs for which we write grants and have obtained thousands of dollars in funding from government and corporations. Our solution is aimed at engaging and giving immediate feedback to girls and young women to encourage them in the STEM fields. 

We have conducted research to determine the barriers that prevent girls and young women from entering the STEM fields. Our aim is to reduce those barriers by providing access, support and resources.

The database would be transcribed into many languages so that it can reach as many young girls and women as possible.  It will also be updated frequently and readily available to everyone free of cost. This information would be downloadable in as many formats as possible (audio, video, braille, printed, mobile, tablet, desktop). These formats would reduce the cost of expensive and unnecessary equipment. 

Our solution utilizes a database focused on strengthening practical skills, competencies and experiential learning opportunities in STEM and digital literacy, for girls and young women to effectively transition from education to employment from anywhere in the world. Artificial intelligence (AI) would be used to personalize the lessons and help individuals learn at their own pace creating greater reach for the target population. Virtual Reality (VR) and simulations would be used to teach complex subjects.  AI can help to create more realistic virtual reality scenarios and make subjects as diverse as history, languages and mathematics more approachable than ever.