MIT Solve

Solution Overview & Team Lead Details

Our Organization

Learning Differently Limited

What is the name of your solution?

Learning Mall

Provide a one-line summary of your solution.

Specific Learning Disabilities Training and Inclusive Learning Resource Center

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What specific problem are you solving?

1 in 5 children is believed to have a specific learning disability like dyslexia. These are students with high IQ and have no physical disabilities that may hinder learning yet they continue to perform poorly in class, leading to low self-esteem, school dropout, early marriages, and crime.

there is very little awareness about learning disabilities and interventions are expensive and inaccessible.

We are training teachers about the basic symptoms of learning disabilities and equipping them with skills that they can apply to make classrooms inclusive. We know that making those lessons takes time so we are also creating a resource center called the Learning Mall where they can access content and materials that they can use to make learning inclusive for children with specific learning disabilities and ADHD

What is your solution?

We have an LMS system where the teachers, parents and caregivers can sign up for a free course about learning disabilities and two courses that are accessible through a basic subscription that equip them with inclusive learning techniques and psychosocial support skills respectively.

The second part is a learning/teaching resource that is accessed through a subscription. it has teaching/learning content that can be used to make learning inclusive in school and at home. It has features that allow the learner to be self-guided as they revise.

Who does your solution serve, and in what ways will the solution impact their lives?

The solution equips teachers, parents and caregivers with skills that will enable them to support learners with Specific Learning Disabilities and ADHD.

The solution also helps learners with ADHD to access content that is delivered in ways that suit their learning styles and abilities and allows them to do well in school and in life and their careers

How are you and your team well-positioned to deliver this solution?

We have a diverse team. The team lead is a counseling psychologist who has done the research and has skills that are needed to shape the creation of inclusive learning material and training modules. she will work with a team of teachers editors and designers to be able to deliver this.

We have a programs director who heads fundraising and daily operations and we have a developer who oversees the tech side of the solution.

Which dimension of the Challenge does your solution most closely address?

Facilitate meaningful social-emotional learning among underserved young people.

Where our solution team is headquartered or located:

Nairobi, Kenya

Our solution's stage of development:

Pilot

How many people does your solution currently serve?

30

Why are you applying to Solve?

We need resources to market the training modules so that we can reach as may teachers as possible. We believe all teachers need to understand learning disabilities and how to be empathetic and inclusive

We are also seeking resources for the development and content creation for the Learning Mall resource center. it will require teachers, editors, designers and technological support.

In which of the following areas do you most need partners or support?

Human Capital (e.g. sourcing talent, board development, etc.)

Who is the Team Lead for your solution?

Kaimuri Karauki Njeru