Genius Education Zambia

PROBLEM STATEMENT 

A huge disparity occurs between the education curriculum currently offered in schools and the expectations of what "an educated person" should be. These disparities lead to low employability, decreased productivity in the workforce, unemployment and an inability of our country to compete on global platforms. STEM education remains a huge factor to any country's socio-economic development. It is unfortunate that key STEM principles like AI, Robotics, Coding and Technology are not incorporated into our Zambian curriculum.

The biggest challenges hindering STEM education and consequently affecting how Zambia participates in 4th Industrial revolution solutions include:
1. Financial restraints on the part of government and community. Also financial restraints on communities that can't afford private schools that offer STEM education 
2. Outdated Curriculum and syllabus which doesn't adequately prepare learners to be globally relevant especially in the current 4th industrial revolution 
3. Educational policies in the country do not sufficiently support STEM education 
4. Limited opportunities and platforms to showcase STEM innovation 
5. No qualified teaching personnel due to lack of upskilling opportunities for teachers
6. Lack of research and therefore updated supporting data pertaining to STEM education in Zambia, mentorship and frameworks
7. Attitude- Burden of bigger national issues makes STEM seem like a trivial conquest 
8. Lack of structured career mentorship 
9. Lack of proper workforce preparedness for STEM careers
10. Low motivation for STEM persons who are underappreciated and unacknowledged
11. No industries/spaces where innovative young minds can design and create robotics

Genius Education Zambia is an EdTech, STEM organisation that facilitates and enhances quality STEM education in Zambia since 2018. 

SOLUTION

Our solution involves an online system as well as STEM driven projects. 

1. Genius E-learning is a web based designed (ability to support all platforms; Android, IOS and Web) system in its User Acceptance stage.  A multi- layered architectural approach was used in the development of the system to facilitate for separation of the presentation, application processing and data management functions. The system was implemented using open source programming languages which include PHP, SQL, XML, HTML, JavaScript and CSS. Other technologies used during this process include Apache Server and MySQL Database. The system utilises YouTube for free hosting of video lessons and has a provision for the creation of multiple time assessed virtual classrooms. Each virtual classroom has multiple video lessons that learners can access from the comfort of their homes. 

Additionally the system is expected to integrate the use of payment options for subscriptions using mobile money, visa card and other wireless financial services. This upgrade is paramount to the assured financial success of the site.

The E-learning offers informative and STEM content with an interactive audience between the tutor and learner. Students are given an option to leave their commentary at the end of every video which is swiftly responded to by the assigned tutor. Additionally, users can use quizzes after each online session to assess their understanding of the given topic.

The Genius E-learning is created by young people for young people. The school focuses primarily on STEM education and offering resources to facilitate for the acquisition of key STEM skills. The school uses unique visual and audio teaching styles such as animations, music, stories, pictures and visuals to teach STEM concepts like robotics, coding, sciences, mathematics, etc The E-school also has curriculum content for K-12 and incorporates lessons in AI, Robotics, Astronomy, Personal development, Employability skills and Financial Literacy. The school works via a tutors who are young people. The course content is supervised and regulated by our head of content who consult with relevant stakeholders.

The school began as a pandemic response in May 2020. During the pandemic, Zambian schools were closed for 12 months and in that period, the country had few alternative teaching resources. We currently have 100 active users on this school.

2. STEM projects 

Genius Education Zambia has other projects aimed at making STEM accessible to ordinary people by providing mentorship, resources, curriculum, spaces and innovation hubs that facilitates systemic knowledge acquisition. We support young innovators at every step of the way and promote lifelong pursuit in AI, Robotics, Technology and other STEM endeavors. 

Our organisation works through a systems change model, focusing on education in a holistic manner, considering the interconnectedness of the 'whole' rather than focusing on individual moving parts. We curate solutions for 3 main stakeholders; the end users(beneficiaries) , the policy makers(government) and the secondary stakeholders(community). 

1.    We host annual STEM Awards, writing contests, science fairs, innovation hubs, E-learning, academic mentorship programs, leadership development, STEM camps, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence clubs 

2.    Curriculum development and education policy reformation- working directly with the government of Zambia through the ministry of education, National Science Center and curriculum development center. We advise, lobby and advocate for better policies and undertake curriculum development.
3.    We also work with corporate organizations, embassies, industry leaders, parents/guardians, universities and other STEM organizations in collaborative ways, ensuring maximal impact and reach.

Our projects are 11 in total and can be found below:

1. National Genius STEM Awards
2. Annual Genius Science Fair
3. Annual Genius Essay Contests
4. Genius Innovation Hubs
5. Genius STEM Camps (https://drive.google.com/folde...)
6. Global Genius STEM Summit 
7. Curriculum development 
8. Genius Excel Mentorship and Internship program
9. Genius Diverse for profoundly gifted artists 
10. Genius Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (AIR) program
11. Genius E-learning

You can learn more about our work through the Social media links below: 

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3. https://twitter.com/GeniusEd_Z... 
4. https://www.facebook.com/The-S... 
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Our solution is currently only available to Zambians. We work with young people between the age of 6 to 30, 75% from socio-economic backgrounds, 70% high school students and 15% are University students, 5% early career professionals and 10% stakeholders and partners. 

The communities that we serve suffer the consequences of poor STEM education by finding it hard to get employment and become productive in a highly digitalised and tech driven world. The lack of quality STEM education and resources results in wasted youth potential.

According to the United Nations, Africa has the youngest population in the world, with 70% of sub-Saharan Africa under the age of 30. Such a high number of young people is an opportunity for the continent’s growth – but only if these new generations are fully empowered to realise their best potential. It is especially important that young people are included in decision making and given appropriate opportunities for work and to innovate.  

According to the African Development Bank, less than 25% of African higher education students pursue STEM-related career fields. STEM stands for Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics, and it is arguably the most important field that would drive the socio-economic development of Africa quickly. The fact that only a few young Africans choose to pursue STEM-related career fields is a big issue. It potentially means that regardless of Africa’s talent pool, public and private institutions would have to source workers in those fields from outside of the continent consequently, leading to a limited domestic STEM workforce.  

At Genius, we believe that the low pursuit of STEM related topics seen in students and learners is because of poor foundation, lack of systems for acquisition of STEM skills and limited resources to fund STEM endeavors such as robotics and AI. To ensure that young Africans and in particular, young Zambians are empowered to realise their best potential,  it is important to invest in their STEM education. Therefore,  at Genius Education we focus facilitating quality STEM education by providing resources, tools, mentorships and platforms.

Since our early days of existence in 2014, prior to formal registration, Genius Education Zambia has carried out direct outreach programs in the communities that we serve. This hands-on experience has strengthened our knowledge of the target audience.

Secondly, our organisation places a great importance on partnerships and intergenerational synergy and dialogues. This helps us utilise the vast innovations and energy of the youthful team as well as incorporating the wisdom and experience of older generations.  Our intergenerational approach has made our work be very effective.

Thirdly, we carryout stakeholder engagement in all our projects by either informing, consulting, collaborating and co-creating solutions with government, community, private sector, corporate organizations and international organisations. 

Our team has the following unique value propositions: 

1. Female led, all 3 founders are women. We believe that we serve as role models and help change mental attitudes about women in leadership and in STEM 
2. Proximity to target audience- 90% of the team members are Zanbians and living in the communities that we serve. 
3. Age demographic- Our audience is young people aged 6-30, as a Youth organisation,  we understand our target audience deeply because we are part of the same age bracket. Genius Education Zambia is youth-led, all founding members are all below the ages of 26 and founded the organisation at 22, 21 and 22.
4. High capacity for leadership- Our founders and team have all undergone some form of intense leadership development program for the sole purpose of becoming better at leading the organisation
5. Effective partnerships - We focus on collaborative effort and work with many local and international partners. Our notable partners/affiliations include; Ernst and Young, NASA, Ministry of Education in Zambia, National Science Center, Engineering Institute of Zambia, Russian House of Science and Culture in Zambia, EO Robotics Zambia, Stirring Steam for STEM, Zambia National STEM Foundation
6. Diversity and Inclusion- Work with a diverse team of young and older persons fostering intergenerational synergy. We also have a diverse pool of team members and partners from all around the world from different races, religions and cultures. Our diversity is also evident in our vast range of STEM resources. Our STEM projects have 6 themes; Robotics and Intelligent Design, Engineering and Electronics, Computer Science and Mathematics, Medicine and Health, Agri-science and Climate Change and Astronomy and Physics. Through these interdisciplinary fields, we have been able to cater to the vast majority of STEM groups. 

1. Technically

- We are trying to create an application system for our E-school, this has been a challenge because we lack the human resource capital to do it.

- We are looking to receive coaching and training on financial models and managing money in a social enterprise. We want to ensure we utilise all the funds in a sustainable way that lives a lasting impact.

2. Business development 

The team has invested significant time and effort into developing our leadership and management skills through leadership development programs and deliberate conscious effort. This has directly  improved our capacity to lead and manage people and is reflected in the exponential growth we have undergone in the past year.

However, our financial knowledge and business strategy is still weak. We are yet to fully monetize our organisation or elevate it to a stable financial capacity. This is a unique opportunity to learn an refine our knowledge of business strategy, customer journey and product design. This will enable us to achieve our mission, build financial muscle through our E-learning school. This financial ability is what will ensure we reach more students and also provide employment opportunities in the country.

3. Financially 

- Since our existence, our organisation has been sustained with 90% self generated income and 10% external  funding support. We are very passionate and can work aside from financial compensation,  however,  we have come at at point where we can't grow any further unless we receive financial assistance. With funding, the team plans to increase the efficiency of the E-school through the integration of simulative projects and scheduled live classes for students. This set of upgrades will not only enable us increase our competitive advantage, but also cement our commitment to being the most interactive Zambian E-learning platform on the market.  

- Funding of upto $20, 000 will help us achieve the following goals: Create an app for our E-school, buy more equipment and gadgets for our STEM camps, innovation and Science fairs. These resources will directly support our Genius innovators as well as help us build better AI and Robotics solutions. Funding will help us secure permanent residence where we can create content for our E-school and a Makerspace for our AI and Robotics projects. The funding will support our campaigns, curriculum development and ensure we author more textbooks.

Our solution is unique because we use technology to revolutionise education in a systemic way,  instead of focusing on a single aspect of the education system we have a holistic approach that encompasses policy makers, teachers, educators as well as learners. We aim to for systemic change by tackling root cause problems.

1. The Genius E-learning school is innovative because we offer curriculum content for K-12 as well as additional lessons in AI, Robotics, Astronomy, Machine learning, Critical Thinking, Employability skills, Personal development and soft skills I English and local languages.

What sets us apart is we have created a tutor based teaching style and not the traditional teacher format.  Our tutors are young people who are monitored by our content creation heads. Our E-learning incorporates visual and audio teaching styles presenting STEM concepts in a way that makes cognition and memory easy.

2. Our solution is locally revelant. We intend on incorporating local languages into our E-school and make it as simple to use as possible for locals.

3. Being one of the top EdTech organizations in Zambia, we are contributing to changing mindsets and serve as advocates for STEM, AI and Robotics.

4. By working directly with ministry of education and National Science Center, we are able to engage the relevant stakeholders in the educational system. We also contribute to national educational policy reformation.

5. Something else that sets us apart from the crowd is that are creating holistic, sustainable STEM solutions that cut through every aspect of the educational process by involving policy makers, beneficiaries as well as community engagement.

6. Our solution harnesses the huge youth potential of Zambia. We have been able to gather the youthful human resources in our country and translate their creativity into innovative AI solutions.

7. Through our key partnerships with organisations like NASA, Global STEM Action and EO Robotics Zambia, we are able to receive support, guidance and resources like stationery and STEM kits.

Our solution has the following unique value propositions: 
1. Female led, all 3 founders are women. We believe that we serve as role models and help change mental attitudes about women in leadership and in STEM 
2. Proximity to target audience- 90% of the team members are Zanbians, living in the very communities that we serve.
3. Age demographic- Our audience is young people aged 6-30, as a Youth organisation,  we understand our target audience deeply because we are part of the same age bracket. Genius Education Zambia is youth-led, all founding members are all below the ages of 26 and founded the organisation at 22, 21 and 22.
4. High capacity for leadership- Our founders and team have all undergone some form of intense leadership development program for the sole purpose of becoming better at leading the organisation
5. Effective partnerships - We focus on collaborative effort and work with many local and international partners. Our notable partners/affiliations include; Ernst and Young, NASA, Ministry of Education in Zambia, National Science Center, Engineering Institute of Zambia, Russian House of Science and Culture in Zambia, EO Robotics Zambia, Stirring Steam for STEM, Zambia National STEM Foundation.
6. Diversity and Inclusion- Work with a diverse team of young and older persons fostering intergenerational synergy. We also have a diverse pool of team members and partners from all around the world from different races, religions and cultures. Our diversity is also evident in our vast range of STEM resources. Our STEM projects have 6 themes; Robotics and Intelligent Design, Engineering and Electronics, Computer Science and Mathematics, Medicine and Health, Agri-science and Climate Change and Astronomy and Physics. Through these interdisciplinary fields, we have been able to cater to the vast majority of STEM groups. 

Short term goals(1-3 years):

1. Train as many as 5000 learners annually through our E-school and STEM programs.

2. Incorporate more tutors, local language experts, animators and artists to our E-school to increase effectiveness of teaching. This will provide employment opportunities to these experts and artists.

3. Create a well structured STEM mentorship course on our E-school with modules  in critical thinking, design thinking and personal development through our Genius Excel Mentorship program.

4. Create an app version of our E-school that can be accessed offline 

5. Increase access to quality STEM education

6. Promote gender equity and female participation in STEM disciplines

Midterm goals(3-5 years):

1. Shift mental models and facilitate a paradigm shift towards STEM, Technology and AI in Zambia

2. Encourage other organisations to use our model

3. Create more impactful partnerships 

4. Facilitate for systemic change and education policy reformation occurs 

5. Expand to other African countries

Long term goals (5-10 years)

1. To successfully revolutionise the Zambian education system by expanding our already existing work with stakeholders and government 

2. To be one of the leading EdTech organizations in the world. Paving the way for new and evolved learning and teaching styles.

3. Expand to other countries outside the African continent

4. In the next 3 years we intend to build our first line of Genius Learning bots to enhance our E-school. The bots will act as a home-based personal tutor and friend.

The bots will incorporate elements of our culture, ancestry and language into their makeup. These Genius bots will be used to solve challenges in different sectors of our education system. 

Our Targets are:

Target 1- Reach 5000 learners annually through our STEM and EdTech projects 

Indicator- Have at least 5000 active E-learning users.

- Replicate our STEM camps,  Innovation hubs, Science fairs on a wider scale through partnering with grassroot organizations 

- Have Genius projects  in marginalised communities such a villages and shanty compounds 

Target 2- Contribute to education policy reformation 

Indicator- See to it that a holistic plan STEM education policy is put into place by government 

Our progress thus far has been; in 2018, we authored a curriculum textbook that got endorsed and approved by ministry of education through curriculum development centre. There are over 800 copies I libraries and communities around the country. And in 2020, we successfully lobbied with government to ensure the ministry of education sets up a Covid-19 response education TV and radio stations. We intend to do more collaborative work with the ministry of education in Zambia and National Science Center.

Target 3- Increase motivation for people to pursue STEM education 

Indicator- Have a quantifiable increase in graduate students of STEM disciplines especially those in line with AI, Robotics and Machine learning 

Target 4- Mentor upto 50, 000 high school leavers in STEM careers

Indicator- Annually conduct 3 Mentorship program cohorts of upto 100 participants in each. Through our Genius Excel Mentorship program which is a 3 month long bootcamp involving one month of personal development followed by 2 months of internship at one of our partner organisations.

Target 5- Shift mental mindsets about STEM especially Artificial Intelligence and Robotics in Zambia

Indicator- STEM,  AI and Robotics should be household names in Zambia by 2024

Target 6- Reach 1 million young people via our social media campaigns 

Indicator- Social Media analytics, metrics and statistics 

Target 7- Foster effective partnerships with key stakeholders 

Indicator-  Have multi-level partnerships who we shall inform, consult, collaborate or co-create

Our existing partnerships and affiliations are:

Local partnerships 
• Engineering Institute of Zambia 
• Ernst and Young Zambia 
• Russian House of Science and Culture 
• Ministry of education in Zambia 
• Ministry of Technology and Science in Zambia 
• National Science Center 
• EO Robotics Zambia 
• Stirring Steam for STEM 
• Girl Alliance 
• Girl Coders
• University of Zambia 
• Information Communications University 
• Zambia Research Development Center 
• Zambia National STEM Foundation 

International partnerships and affiliates 
• STEM Global Action
• NASA
• Global Changemakers 
• World Merit
• Unite 2030
• SDSN Youth- United Nations 
• Ajibu Community 
• Lead me back Foundation 

Target 8- Increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship

Indicators- Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by type of skill 

CONCLUSION 

In conclusion, in the past 4 years, Genius Education Zambia has undergone prototyping, scaling up and exponential growth in all areas. Quantitative indicators for the past 4 years are: 12 projects, a combined, annual social media reach of over 2 million people on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter, 200 active E-learning users, 300 schools reached, 100 volunteers trained, 800+ textbooks sold, 2 regional science fairs, 4 national writing competitions hosted, 1 STEM Award, 5 community schools directly impacted through our STEM clubs, an estimated $5000 raised through our projects in the past 4 years, 1 global STEM summit hosted, 23 winners from our science fairs and writing contests, 20 school outreach mentorship programs and 2 innovation hubs. In 2020, we successfully lobbied with government to ensure the ministry of education sets up a Covid-19 response education TV and radio stations.

Our 2021 impact report is that: we reached 20 countries. Had a Succesfully global STEM summit involving 100 participants, 20 countries and 5 continents. We gained 10 new partners, directly impacted 450 high school students through our innovation hubs, E-learning, writing contests and mentorship. We worked with 10 volunteers, 5 community schools, 8 STEM Award recipients, 25 high schools took part in our projects, trained 30 young people in our career mentorship program and we reached 1 Million people online through our websites and social media. Our revenue for 2021 was $ 2300 and was raised through book sales, merchandise sales, and consultancy services.
Qualitatively, we conducted pre and post project surveys recording an average approval rating of 91%.

Activities/Input

1. Offering STEM, AI, Robotics lessons on our E-school and application

2. Carrying out STEM capacity building programs like STEM camps, innovation hubs, STEM Awards, Artificial Intelligence and Robotics programs,  science fairs, STEM summits 

3. Working with ministry of education to reform STEM curriculum 

4. Host annual STEM awards

5. Carrying out global STEM summits to provide capacity building and inter-country idea sharing for educators and all persons in the STEM ecosystem 

6. STEM teacher capacity building workshops 

7. Building effective partnerships with organisations that share our vision and mission 

Short term outcomes

1. Students and learners take part in our activities

2. Students who find our activities beneficial refer their friends and colleagues to join too

3. Students learn new skills 

4. Students learn use machine learning to build robots

5. Partner organisations meet their Corporate Social Responsibility and organizational mission

Long terms outcomes

1. Increased capacity for STEM students and pupils in Zambia

2.  Improved curriculum 

3. Change in status quo and mental attitudes 

4. An educational system change

Results

1.  People become more employable and qualified to meet current labor demands

2. Increase interdisciplinary communication and collaboration as STEM teaches team work. According to Study USA,  "Active engagement of experts from diverse fields will drive change in our society. STEM education exposes students to effective interdisciplinary communication. Scientists research and experiment, offering the team discoveries. Technology experts provide gadgets that can make the work of the team more effective. Engineers help to solve challenges by designing and running platforms that enable change. Mathematicians analyze information to eliminate mistakes and provide precise calculations. Our world is continuously changing. The only way we can be ready for its challenges is through communication and collaboration."

3. Increased enrollment rates into STEM programs like AI, Robotics

4. Increase in critical and design thinking of young people

5. Encourage ministry of education to maintain flexibility and adaptability in terms of education curriculum.  The world continues to effort constantly and technology keeps disrupting systems.  To stay relevant,  it is important to be adaptable to change 

6. Encourage innovative solutions and creativity among Zambian youth

5. Contribute to national development through alleviating workforce crisis by creating a system that produces skilled citizenry 

Genius E-school is a web based designed (ability to support all platforms; Android, IOS and Web) prototype in its User Acceptance stage.  A multi- layered architectural approach was used in the development of the system to facilitate for separation of the presentation, application processing and data management functions. The system was implemented using open source programming languages which include PHP, SQL, XML, HTML, JavaScript and CSS. Other technologies used during this process include Apache Server and MySQL Database.

The system utilises YouTube for free hosting of video lessons and has a provision for the creation of multiple time assessed virtual classrooms. Each virtual classroom has multiple video lessons that learners can access from the comfort of their homes. 

Additionally the system is expected to integrate the use of payment options for subscriptions using mobile money, visa card and other wireless financial services. This upgrade is paramount to the assured financial success of the site 

Holistically, our solution uses STEM education to engage learners through cognitive means. We utilise technology and train learners to code in c#, httml, java and python. We also teach Cybersecurity and social media strategy.

The technologies we use include:

1. 3D printing

2. Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

3. Design Thinking 

4. Software 

5. Cloud computing 

6. SMS technology 

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion- At Genius Education Zambia we work with a diverse team of young and older persons fostering intergenerational synergy. We also have a diverse pool of team members and partners from all around the world from different races, religions and cultures. Our diversity is also evident in our vast range of STEM resources. Our STEM projects have 6 themes; Robotics and Intelligent Design, Engineering and Electronics, Computer Science and Mathematics, Medicine and Health, Agri-science and Climate Change and Astronomy and Physics. Through these interdisciplinary fields, we have been able to cater to the vast majority of STEM groups. 

1. Social Business Model

Our business model is a hybrid system of nonprofit social impact and service delivery. We work with local and international partners organizations to facilitate our projects. Our partners help us with visibility, premises for certain activities and grants. We have in the past 4 years received a total of $1000 in grant funding from Zambia Research Development Center.

Our services include upskilling training, facilitation, social media management, educational policy consultancy and cybersecurity. Income generated through these services is channeled back into our social impact.

2. Partners and Stakeholders 

Our stakeholders ecosystem includes government,  ministry of education in Zambia,  National Science Center, corporate organizations, industry players, other STEM organizations, community,  the beneficiaries and international organisations.

Local partnerships 
• Engineering Institute of Zambia 
• Ernst and Young Zambia 
• Russian House of Science and Culture 
• Ministry of education in Zambia 
• Ministry of Technology and Science in Zambia 
• National Science Center 
• EO Robotics Zambia 
• Stirring Steam for STEM 
• Girl Alliance 
• Girl Coders
• University of Zambia 
• Information Communications University 
• Zambia Research Development Center 
• Zambia National STEM Foundation 

International partnerships and affiliates 
• STEM Global Action
• NASA
• Global Changemakers 
• World Merit
• Unite 2030
• SDSN- United Nations 
• Ajibu Community 
• Lead me back Foundation 

3. E-school business model

We are currently working to monetise our E-school and  integrate the use of payment options for subscriptions using mobile money, visa card and other wireless financial services. The business model of that venture including market trends, our input, the how to, the cost and revenue plan:

How we provide the services?

Genius Learning is a web based designed (ability to support all platforms; Android, IOS and Web) product in its User Acceptance stage.  The system utilises YouTube for free hosting of video lessons and has a provision for the creation of multiple time assessed virtual classrooms. Each virtual classroom has multiple video lessons that learners can access from the comfort of their homes. 

• Teaching tools 
We utilize high tech materials such as virtual boards, live video presentations, precision cameras, quality audio and also animation. Additionally, we tailor the material in a way to make it relevant to Zambian learners. 

•Cost

Compared to the expected turnovers, the costs incurred when running an E-learning Platform are relatively fair. Our location facilitates for the reduction in operational costs such as utility bills, purchase of raw materials and transport that would initially make the cost of running the business high. Additionally, a large number of costs are annual payments that are paid at the beginning of the year and ensure the smooth running of the site all year round.
Thus, the company will utilize the opportunities presented by our business models by:
• Optimizing on our ability to retain customers at a low cost with high value offer while making money without being at the point of sale.
• Optimizing on the use of relatively cheaper formats and content creation tools used in the creation of high quality course content.

• Price

  Subscriptions 
Our Subscription packages consist of ___________
    Quarterly @ K300
    6 months @ K 500
    Annual @ K750

For the past 4 years, Genius Education Zambia has sustained it's operations with minimal grant support through the following ways:

1. Book sales from our curriculum textbooks and literature 

2. Sale of merchandise like t-shirts

3. Consulting services with organisations including government(ministry of education)

4. Skills trainings in personal development, social media strategy and other upskilling courses

5. Services such as STEM CAMP

6. Recently ventured into a gofundme and are learning on crowd funding 

7. Sponsorships for events like STEM Awards

8. Web development and software services offered by our IT team

9. Fundraising events such as game nights, sporting events 

Going forward we plan on sustaining our income via:

1. Monetizing our E-school 

2. Brand endorsements with organisations that share our vision and mission 

3. Grants

4. Offering personalised teaching, mentorship and coaching in STEM 

1. Our incredible partners Zambia Research Development Center (ZRDC) has awarded us a total of K20, 000 ($1000) in grant support

2. Most of our revenue is generated through our activities and services.

Our cumulative revenue in the past 4 years has been an estimated $5000. We have focused mostly on utilizing resources without our reach and maximising on low lying fruits. Going forward, we intend on expanding and scaling up and will require greater financial capital to meet our targets. The following ways is how we have sustained our work:

1. Book sales from our curriculum textbooks and literature 

2. Sale of merchandise like t-shirts

3. Consulting services with organisations including government(ministry of education)

4. Skills trainings in personal development, social media strategy and other upskilling courses

5. Services such as STEM CAMP

6. Recently ventured into a gofundme and are learning on crowd funding 

7. Sponsorships for events like STEM Awards

8. Web development and software services offered by our IT team

9. Fundraising events such as game nights, sporting events