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The Presenting Problem

The specific Global Education Challenge problems we are addressing are: Inadequate access to learning materials and Ineffective teaching of skills needed for people to thrive in a rapidly changing world.

Educational resources in Africa are dismal. In poor rural areas, there are no or minimal books or educational tools, no critical thinking skills development, and poor teacher education.

The presenting problem is multifaceted, involving inadequate internet connectivity, a lack of educational resources, and insufficient teacher training, collectively contributing to a substandard education system. The current system relies heavily on rote learning with minimal emphasis on critical thinking or practical application of knowledge.

One in four people in Sub-Saharan Africa does not have access to mobile broadband signals. Moreover, where cellphone penetration is high, its use is effectively limited to voice and text messages; digital downloads and streaming are prohibitively expensive. Only half of those in covered areas use the Internet.

When adequate internet connections are finally established in rural areas, they invariably require more human capital to deploy them effectively; experienced IT administrators and teachers who can usefully incorporate the internet in their classrooms and communities are unavailable. Developing the human capital capacity can take years of on-the-ground training and experience.

Impact of the Problem

The inadequate learning environment resulting from a lack of academic resources and poor teaching practices has yielded abysmal educational attainment in rural Africa. When our executive director asks fifteen to eighteen-year-olds in rural Uganda what the product of five times five is, they usually have no idea and do not understand why they need to know the answer. The scale of the problem is vast, affecting millions of individuals across Africa, impacting countless communities, and hindering the potential for economic and social development. 

Consequences of Not Solving the Problem

Poverty of the mind and the spirit are the consequences of the problem. Without access to quality education, individuals in rural African communities face limited opportunities for personal and professional growth, perpetuating cycles of poverty and inequality. Moreover, students' lack of critical thinking and problem-solving skills inhibit innovation and adaptation to new situations, crucial competencies in a rapidly changing world.

Emotions the Problem is Creating For Those Involved

The emotional toll on students and teachers in this challenging educational landscape cannot be overstated. Students' frustration with not understanding basic concepts due to insufficient resources and ineffective teaching methods leads to disengagement and a lack of confidence in their abilities. Conversely, teachers feel overwhelmed and undervalued, knowing they lack the resources and training to make a meaningful difference in their students' lives.

Edutek Global has developed a transformative educational tool called the Edupak to provide interactive offline learning to communities with limited or nonexistent internet access. This compact yet powerful system consists of a small antenna, a computer, and a Wi-Fi local area network (LAN) router (see the attached image). 

How does it function?

Edupak includes a LAN (“Access Point” in the above diagram) with a 300-meter range capable of connecting up to 80 devices simultaneously, such as smartphones, tablets, laptops, and interactive smart screens. Coverage can be expanded through bridging to accommodate more users. Users can access interactive AI and interactive Khan Academy, plus thousands of books and videos, all stored on the Edupak.

Technological Features

The proprietary software includes student-appropriate AI and a search feature for all of the books and videos on the server. The search feature in the right-hand corner of the screen allows users to find a wide range of content, from insects to physics.

Display and Interaction: The software can be used with any smart device (phones, tablets, computers, overheads), including, most recently, smart screens with keyboards. This is the most advanced use, and unusual for Africa.  

Capacity and Scalability: The small yet powerful 7x8” server facilitates a smooth, responsive user experience, and the system’s capacity for connections can be increased to support larger groups or greater distances.

Cost and Configuration:

The basic Edupak setup, which includes the computer, antenna, and necessary wiring, is priced at $1,000. A higher-end version, available for $2,000, offers increased speed and storage capabilities. Both versions provide invaluable resources, but the higher-end model includes enhanced interactivity features.

Unique Contributions:

Developed by a skilled team led by a Ugandan engineer, Edupak's software is uniquely tailored for no-connectivity environments. We have scanned the environment and have found nothing in Africa that facilitates interactive learning independently of the Internet.

Expanding Educational Horizons:

Edupak has broadened its impact from primary and secondary education to include college and vocational training, with university students accessing and downloading resources for free. It has fostered community interaction, exemplified by students from Mukono discussing educational topics with peers in Gulu via shared resources.

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Edutek Global Demo Video Showing Quality Education Without Internet in Rural Africa. It excites children!

Video of students using Edupak

Edutek Global’s Edupak primarily aims to enrich rural Africa's educational landscape, where limited or non-existent internet connectivity restricts access to quality educational resources. Our target audience encompasses a diverse group with unique needs.

Primary and Secondary School Students:

Young African learners often face significant educational barriers. Classes feature rote memorization and limited access to diverse and engaging education. There is no opportunity for creativity, and students cram before exams. They remember very little of what they are supposed to learn in class. The students respond very positively to the videos we offer, whether they see them on a smart device or a smart screen. Children truly enjoy lessons using the Edupak.

Vocational Learners:

Individuals aiming to acquire practical skills to improve their job prospects or start their own businesses lack access to vocational training resources. There are well over 150,000 vocational training videos, and the demand for access to these is huge.

University Students:

These students need help accessing essential academic resources to support their studies, particularly in areas with unreliable or no internet service. Medical students have often come to our schools to use the free access to medical videos.

Educators and School Administrators:

Rural African teachers and administrators are keen to improve their teaching methods and resources but are constrained by the limited technology and content.

Local Communities, Including Healthcare Services:

The broader community impact includes essential services like local medical clinics, which can benefit from improved data management and information access our technology provides. Community members not affiliated with the host schools access the Edupak for its rich instructional resources, which they use to answer specific questions or to expand their professional knowledge.

How Edupak Addresses These Needs:

Access to Quality Educational Content Offline:

Edupak provides a comprehensive repository of educational and vocational content, enabling learners of all ages to access high-quality resources that enhance their learning experiences and outcomes.

Engagement and Interactivity in Learning:

Interactive smart screens and tablet-based learning apps supercharge engagement, making learning more enjoyable and effective.

Empowerment through Vocational Training:

By offering free access to over 150,000 vocational training videos, we empower individuals with practical skills, opening new employment and entrepreneurship opportunities crucial for economic development in these areas.

Enhanced Teaching Methods:

Modern tools and diverse content enable educators to deliver more effective instruction tailored to their students' needs and contexts. Teachers are “in love” with the Edupak.

Community-Wide Benefits:

The dual use of our technology in educational and community settings, such as healthcare clinics and vocational training centers, not only supports educational needs but also strengthens community services, contributing to the community's overall welfare.

Edutek is deeply rooted in our communities, making us uniquely qualified to deliver the Edupak solution to rural and remote areas in Africa. With twenty years of experience deploying computer-based learning systems in Africa, our team has developed the necessary technical expertise and a profound understanding of the local environments and the specific educational needs of these communities.

Team Composition and Proximity:

Our team comprises individuals either from these communities or who have spent considerable time living and working within them. Our Team Lead has spent twenty years raising funds for and deploying computer systems in Africa. The Ugandan head of IT, who designed the Edupak, resides in Uganda. Our close ties to the community ensure that our solutions are technically sound, culturally sensitive, and appropriately tailored to meet local needs. This proximity fosters genuine empathy and understanding, allowing us to approach our work with respect and commitment to the communities' well-being.

Community-Driven Design and Implementation:

Community members' input, ideas, practices, and agendas heavily guide our approach. For example, observing adults in the community accessing Edupak resources led us to expand our infrastructure to accommodate more users without compromising the quality of service for students. This was exemplified in Kalagi, Uganda, where local adults' use of Edupak overloaded the system. This led us to add an Edupak hub at a local medical clinic in return for agreeing to host the clinics’ medical records. This ensured that educational and medical data needs were met effectively while expanding Edupak access to the broader community.

Moreover, our curriculum design, especially in subjects like social sciences and agriculture, is directly influenced by local knowledge and practices. We recognize that these subjects cannot be effectively taught without considering the local context, so we engage community members in curriculum development. Through observing the actual use of Edupak, we capture valuable local insights that inform our content and teaching strategies, ensuring they are relevant and practical.

Engagement and Empowerment:

Our engagement with the community goes beyond consultation. We involve community members in our projects' testing and implementation phases, ensuring that our solutions meet their needs and are usable in their daily lives. This collaborative approach enhances the relevance and effectiveness of our educational programs and empowers the community by making them active participants in the educational process.

Edutek's strength lies in its team's intimate knowledge of and engagement with the communities we serve. Our two decades of experience have equipped us with the insights and skills to design and implement effective educational solutions. Our community-driven approach ensures that our interventions are accepted and embraced as valuable tools for education and empowerment, helping to transform lives and communities across Africa.

Dozens of Edutek Global's Edupak systems are currently used in Uganda, serving over 4,000 users. Our five Zimbabwe deployments support around 2,500 users. We have one installation each in Kenya, Liberia, and Rwanda, supporting 600, 2,000, and 1,500 users. These installations are generally schools, and the users we cite are largely students accessing the system in classrooms.

The Edupak system has gone through multiple refinement iterations. It is mature and stable, although we continue to improve it; our most recent innovation, not yet implemented, is to support wireless (rather than wire-connected) interactive learning screens.

Applying to Solve represents a strategic opportunity for Edutek Global to scale our impact and enhance our solution's effectiveness in addressing the educational needs of underserved communities in rural Africa. Our primary goal extends beyond merely raising funds; we recognize the multifaceted challenges we face, which include financial, technical, staffing, legal, cultural, and market barriers. We believe Solve can play a pivotal role in helping us navigate and overcome these obstacles:

Technical Barriers:

Our innovative use of technology in education, particularly in regions with limited internet connectivity, requires ongoing adaptation and improvement. We hope to gain access to Solve's network of tech experts and innovators for insights and collaboration opportunities to enhance EduPak’s robustness and scalability.

Staffing Barriers:

Recruiting skilled African leadership and technical staff remains a significant challenge due to the limited availability of local expertise in advanced educational technology. Solve’s network could connect us with potential leaders and technical experts who share our vision and commitment.

Market Barriers:

Expanding into new communities involves understanding diverse local needs and navigating different regulatory environments. Solve's global network could provide valuable market insights and connections with local partners to facilitate smoother entry and adaptation to new markets.

Legal and Regulatory Barriers:

As we scale across different countries, we encounter complex legal and regulatory frameworks governing education, technology, and data management. Solve's assistance in navigating these legal landscapes would ensure compliance and protect our operations and beneficiaries.

Cultural Barriers:

Delivering culturally relevant and sensitive educational content requires an in-depth understanding of the communities we serve. Through Solve, we hope to engage with cultural experts and organizations that possess local knowledge, helping us tailor our solutions to align more closely with local values and educational priorities.

Financial Support and Strategic Partnerships:

While direct funding is not our sole objective, the non-monetary support accompanying financial grants—such as capacity building, mentorship, and strategic partnerships—is invaluable. We aim to leverage Solve’s ecosystem of partners to enhance our operational capacity and expand our impact.

Networking and Collaborative Opportunities:

Solve’s community of social entrepreneurs, innovators, and change-makers offers immense potential for collaboration. We seek to engage with this community to share knowledge, learn from others’ experiences, and explore synergistic partnerships that can amplify our collective impact.

Our application to Solve is driven by the desire to leverage the platform’s comprehensive support ecosystem to address our multifaceted challenges. Through collaboration, knowledge exchange, and strategic partnerships facilitated by Solve, we believe we can enhance our solution’s impact, sustainability, and scalability, contributing to a more equitable and educated world.

Edutek Global's solution revolutionizes the delivery of interactive educational content in regions traditionally limited by poor internet access. By utilizing a local area network (LAN) system, our technology ensures access to a rich repository of educational resources, facilitating learning in remote areas of Africa for primary, secondary, vocational, and college students without the need for conventional internet connectivity.

Our innovative approach has resulted in substantial improvements in educational outcomes. Students who previously struggled with math show measurable improvements after just three weeks of using the Edupak. Students' math skills blossom when they share a tablet with a peer for one hour a day or collaborate on interactive whiteboards. Similarly, reading skills among primary students improve markedly within two weeks when using interactive smart screens.

Beyond traditional subjects, our system supports a range of vocational and life skills training. Hundreds of young students engage in chess, which correlates with enhanced math and reading comprehension. Vocational training through Edupak enables young women to learn tailoring, marketing, and bookkeeping, equipping them with high-demand skills across Africa. Both boys and girls acquire practical plumbing and electrical skills, with girls notably securing jobs due to their new capabilities in inventory control. Lessons on building with sustainable materials and critical medical knowledge like first aid are extremely popular and impactful.

The broader positive impacts of Edupak could significantly influence the educational technology market and the wider landscape. By demonstrating the feasibility and effectiveness of Internet-independent LAN-based educational systems in remote and underserved areas, we pave the way for a new paradigm in educational resource delivery. This can lead to increased investments in similar technologies, encouraging a shift in focus towards solutions that prioritize accessibility and inclusivity.

Moreover, our system's success in providing multifaceted solutions that support education and healthcare could inspire integrated approaches to community development, where technology serves multiple critical needs. This holistic perspective could redefine the scope of technological interventions in development, leading to more synergistic and sustainable outcomes.

In essence, Edutek Global is not just an educational tool—it's a catalyst for broader systemic change. By addressing the immediate challenges of educational access in rural and underserved areas, we lay the groundwork for a future where technology bridges gaps across various sectors, fostering a more inclusive, educated, and healthy global community.

Edutek Global's theory of change is focused on transforming education in underserved areas through our Edupak platform, which delivers interactive digital learning experiences. This approach aims to improve educational outcomes, foster economic empowerment, and enhance community development.

Activities:

Interactive Learning Content Access: We provide offline access to over 150,000 educational and vocational videos and other academic resources.

LAN-Based Educational Technology Deployment: We install LAN systems to ensure reliable access to these resources in remote areas.

Immediate Outputs:

Increased Educational Resource Access: Students and educators in remote areas gain immediate access to a vast library of educational materials.
Enhanced Learning Opportunities: Extensive academic and vocational content allows learners to explore and acquire new skills and knowledge.

Community-Wide Benefits: Our technology also supports data management and information access for local clinics and other community institutions.

Longer-Term Outcomes:

Improved Educational Outcomes: Enhanced access to quality educational resources will improve literacy rates, numeracy skills, and overall academic performance.

Economic Empowerment: Vocational training provides individuals with employable skills, promoting local economic development.

Supporting Evidence:

Third-Party Research: Studies, including UNESCO's findings and the TILO project in Egypt, show that digital learning tools significantly boost student performance, particularly in math and science.

Impact Evaluation: Feedback from Edupak deployments indicates increased engagement and improved educational outcomes. For instance, students sharing a tablet or using interactive whiteboards show measurable improvements in math within three weeks; working interactively, their skills blossom. Reading skills for primary school students improve measurably in only two weeks when using interactive smart screens. 

Both boys and girls are learning plumbing and electrical skills. Girls are getting jobs because they learn inventory control.

Lessons about building techniques with sustainable materials are very popular. Basic medical and first aid are critical videos in rural areas.

Interactive Responses and Community Feedback:

Enhanced Classroom Atmosphere: Edupak transforms classrooms into dynamic learning environments, increasing student engagement and allowing teachers to facilitate rather than direct learning.

Vocational Skills Development: Students gain practical skills in fields like plumbing and electrical work, enhancing their job readiness. With the help of the Edupak, young women are learning tailoring and marketing, creative thinking and also communication skills. They learn bookkeeping - a job with increasing demand in Africa.

Health Education: Health modules provide essential information, improving community health awareness and practices in remote areas.

Edutek Global's Edupak addresses immediate educational challenges and fosters sustainable community development by integrating technology with educational content and ensuring community involvement. This comprehensive approach aligns with Nelson Mandela’s belief in the transformative power of education, positioning us to effectively change lives through learning.

Our impact goals at Edutek Global center on transformative educational changes, economic empowerment, and community welfare in underserved rural areas. To ensure our solution achieves its intended impact, we have established specific, measurable indicators that align with our objectives and reflect our work's core values. These indicators are inspired by and, in some instances, directly drawn from the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly those focusing on quality education (SDG 4) and economic growth (SDG 8).

Dozens of Edutek Global systems are currently used in Uganda, serving over 4,000 users. Our five Zimbabwe deployments support around 2,500 users. We have one installation each in Kenya, Liberia, and Rwanda, supporting 600, 2,000, and 1,500 users. These installations are generally schools, and the users we cite are largely students accessing the system in classrooms.

Impact Goals:

Enhanced Quality of Education: Provide access to a wide range of learning materials to improve the educational outcomes for students in rural areas.
Economic Empowerment Through Vocational Training: Equip vocational students with practical skills that lead to employment or entrepreneurship opportunities, contributing to local economic development.

Improved Community Services: Utilize our dual-use technology to support education and other community services such as healthcare.

Measuring Progress:

To measure our progress towards these goals, we have identified the following specific indicators:

Educational Engagement and Performance:

• Increase in school enrollment rates in areas where our technology is implemented.
• Improve pass rates on standardized tests or internal assessments indicate enhanced comprehension and learning outcomes.
• The frequency and duration of educational content accessed on our devices as a proxy for student engagement.

Vocational Skill Development and Utilization:

• Number of vocational students accessing our video resources, indicating the reach of our vocational training materials.
• The rates of vocational students who gain employment or start their own businesses as a result of using our resources.
• Partnerships with local businesses and industries to track the transition of vocational students into the workforce.

Community-Wide Benefits:

• Feedback from community surveys and interviews assessing the perceived value and impact of our technology on community services, such as healthcare.
• Data management efficiency improvements in community services (e.g., healthcare clinics) leveraging our technology for data storage and access.

Data Collection and Analysis:

To gather this data, we employ a mix of quantitative and qualitative methods, including:

• Surveys and Interviews: Regularly conducted with students, teachers, vocational learners, and community members to gather firsthand accounts of the impact.
• Usage Analytics: Monitoring the usage patterns of our devices to understand engagement levels and preferences.
• Partnerships with Local Institutions: Collaborating with schools, vocational centers, and healthcare facilities to collect and analyze educational and community outcomes data.

By closely monitoring these indicators, we continuously assess the effectiveness of our solution and make informed decisions to enhance its impact. Our commitment to transformative change is reflected in how we measure our progress, ensuring that our solution genuinely improves lives and empowers communities.

Edutek Global's core technology integrates advanced hardware and bespoke software to provide quality education in regions with limited or no internet access.

Hardware Components:

Compact Computing Devices: Our current system utilizes a server capable of storing up to 4TB of educational content, including 150,000 vocational videos. The small but powerful server is central to the Edupak system. 
Antenna: Our standard antenna has a range of 300 meters. A larger more powerful antenna is used in a community setting. The LAN eliminates the need for internet access.

Interactive Smart Screens: These are new to our system. We have progressed from using overhead projectors to tablets, computers, and interactive smart screens. We use interactive screens of all sizes, from 32” to 55”. 55" interactive smart screens that connect wirelessly to our Edupak system are in the works in a new project. This will be an experiment. This transition from simple displays to advanced interactive screens enhances the learning experience by making it more engaging and dynamic. Teachers are ecstatic! Students love learning!

Software Components:

Custom Proprietary Software: Developed over three years by Ugandan software technicians, our proprietary software is the backbone of Edutek Global's solution. It is designed to meet the specific needs of our target communities and ensures seamless distribution and access of educational content across our hardware platforms.

Educational Apps on Tablets: To support personalized learning, we equip tablets with various apps that cover academic subjects like mathematics and English and teach skills such as dexterity and creative problem-solving. These apps are crucial for fostering interactive learning and developing critical thinking skills among students. Tablets have become a bit of a luxury. Interactive smart screens are more economical.

Anne Prinzhorn works full time from the US and from Uganda. Suzi Hill is on call as a Board Member. Eric Noreen does our financials.

Lyndon Kyeyune is our software engineer in Uganda. He delivers, installs, and maintains devices. He also works as an IT administrator for a Christian mission in Uganda. Three other staff members do the software development, testing, installation, and maintenance work.

Anne Prinzhorne, Edutek Global’s founder, has been working on solutions of this kind in Africa for 22 years. 

Lyndon Kyeyune has been working on this particular project for seven years. He is a Microsoft certified software engineer. He is a Ugandan who worked and learned out of Uganda. He returned to Uganda to help develop quality education.

Historically, Edutek Global’s leadership and financial roles have been led by American whites, while Black Africans have driven product development and deployment. Recognizing the need for greater leadership diversity, we seek MIT Solve's help to recruit an African CEO, enhancing our alignment with local insights. Meanwhile, our American team will continue supporting fundraising efforts, tapping into established networks.

We employ inclusive strategies to attract diverse talent, ensuring equal opportunities for all candidates. We prioritize hiring local community members who inherently bring cultural competence and understanding.
Edutek Global is committed to fostering growth and education for Africans and African communities.

Edutek Global operates on a socially driven business model designed to provide significant educational value to underserved populations while ensuring sustainable revenue streams to support and expand our impact. Our model centers on delivering high-quality, accessible educational technology solutions to rural and remote communities, focusing on areas with limited or no internet connectivity. Here’s how our model works:

Key Customers and Beneficiaries:

Our primary beneficiaries are students, educators, and communities in rural and underserved regions, particularly in Africa. These include primary and secondary schools lacking access to quality educational materials, vocational learners seeking practical skills, and universities with challenging internet connectivity. Our technology also serves community services like local medical clinics, as seen in our dual-use systems that manage educational content and medical data.

Products and Services:

Edupak System: Our flagship offering is the Edupak system. It is a comprehensive interactive educational technology platform that includes hardware (such as a NAS device, a server with 4TB capacity, and smart devices) and software developed by our team. This system provides access to a vast library of educational and vocational content stored on the server and accessible without internet connectivity.

Interactive Learning Applications: We provide tablets with educational apps covering a wide range of subjects and skills designed to enhance the learning experience through interactive and engaging content. Recently, we have started using interactive smart screens. They are more economical than individual tablets for large classrooms and produce great results. Test scores zoom upwards.

Installation, Training, and Support: Beyond the provision of hardware and software, our model includes installing our systems, training for educators and administrators on how to maximize the benefits of our technology, and ongoing support to ensure the long-term success and impact of our solutions. The system is very easy to use. The learning curve is short. It is simple to use.

Revenue Streams:

Direct Sales to Educational Institutions: We sell our Edupak systems primarily to foundations. African schools rarely have the funds to pay for the Edupak. We are a non-profit. We also sell tablet-based learning solutions directly to schools, vocational training centers, and universities, providing them with a one-time purchase or a lease-to-own option.

Government and NGO Partnerships: We collaborate with governments and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in education and community development to secure contracts or grants to implement our technology in targeted communities, often as part of broader educational or economic development programs.

Value Proposition:

Our customers and beneficiaries seek our solutions for several reasons:

Interactivity: To our knowledge, Edupak is the only truly interactive learning system being installed in rural African villages lacking access to the Internet.

Accessibility: Our technology overcomes one of the most significant barriers to quality education in remote areas – the lack of reliable internet access – by providing rich educational content through a local network.

Quality and Relevance: Our content is extensive and tailored to the communities' needs and contexts, ensuring relevance and effectiveness in improving educational outcomes.

As we advance, we want to diversify our funding stream, leveraging a blend of donations, grants, product sales, and potentially government contracts to ensure a balanced and sustainable approach to funding our work.

Diversified Funding Streams:

Donations and Grants: Over the years, over $200,000 in donations and grants from individuals and foundations committed to educational equity have made our sustained operations possible, evidence of our success in this area. 

Product Sales: We have begun offering our Edupak systems to educational institutions with their own financial sources, including primary and secondary schools and colleges. This revenue stream will complement our donation-based funding, ensuring that institutions with the means contribute to our sustainability.

Service Contracts with Governments: While challenging in Africa without subsidies, we are exploring opportunities for service contracts with government agencies, particularly in urban areas like Kampala. Success in this endeavor would represent a significant step towards sustainability, offering a model that could be replicated in other cities and regions. The visibility from our Kampala installation could catalyze this process, providing a showcase that underscores the effectiveness and value of our solutions to government stakeholders.

Strategic Partnerships: We seek partnerships with private sector entities, NGOs, and other organizations that align with our mission. These partnerships could provide financial support and opportunities for collaborative projects, expanding our reach and impact.

Evidence of Success:

Our plan's success to date can be illustrated through several key achievements:

Sustained Operations: Our ability to continue and expand our operations, despite the challenges inherent in working in impoverished, rural areas, is a testament to the effectiveness of our funding model. The sustained support from our donor and grantor base underscores the trust and confidence in our mission and execution.

Successful Installations: Each new installation of our Edupak system, including the forthcoming project in Kampala, is evidence of our operational success and the demand for our solutions. These installations are milestones in terms of educational impact and demonstrate our capability to potential funders and clients.

Increased Interest from Educational Institutions: Head teachers and school administrators have been making more inquiries and requests, indicating a market for our products and services that can be monetized to support our sustainability.

Moving Forward:

Looking ahead, our financial sustainability plan includes expanding our market reach within urban settings where paying clients are more accessible, enhancing our product offerings to increase appeal and value to these clients, and continually refining our pitch to donors and grantors to secure larger, multi-year commitments.

In conclusion, Edutek Global's approach to financial sustainability is based on diversified revenue streams, strategic visibility projects like the Kampala installation, and leveraging the success and impact of our work to attract further support. Our journey demonstrates a viable path toward sustainability, driven by a commitment to our mission and the communities we serve.