mjangale pitch at the meducation alliance, october 2013
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Ecole Seydina Issa Laye
mJangaleMobile Learning Solution for Primary School in Senegal
Dr. Christelle Scharff
Context
Senegal’s mobile penetration rate is close to 94%
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Sources : ARTP June 2013
Each class has an average of 40 students (some classes have more than 100 students)
There are 146 schools in Dakar
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Sources : ChildFund and Ministry of Education 2011, 2012, 2013
Only 60.8% of pupils complete their primary education
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Sources : ChildFund and Ministry of Education 2011, 2012, 2013
52% and 33% of students have an average < 4 (out of 10) in mathematics and reading
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Sources : ChildFund and Ministry of Education 2011, 2012, 2013
26% of the CM2 students passed the test to go to middle school in 2013
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Sources : ChildFund and Ministry of Education 2011, 2012, 2013
Improve primary school education in Senegal using mobile phones
Permit children (6 to 10) to practice and improve their reading and mathematics skills supervised by teachers
Strengthen the relationship between schools and parents
Involving parents (even illiterate) in the learning of their children
Goal & Objectives
The mJangale Kit for Schools
“Jangale” means “learning” in Wolof, one of the
local languages of Senegal
Mobile phones (Nokia or Android low-end, 40 per schools + 1 per teacher)
Mobile applications in reading and maths
Monitoring of the use of the apps
Training and coaching for teachers
Incentives for schools to use the kits (e.g., school of the month)
Incentives for teachers to use / contribute to the kits (e.g., teacher of the month, phone and phone credit)
Distribution of apps to parents
Phone support
Repairing
Solar power system (optional)
Mini-projector (optional)
Apps
X 40
Is composed of :
Permits students to learn words
Words are written, illustrated, and read aloud
Knowledge assessment: find the missing letter, unscramble words, and dictation, and get feedback
Lire au CE1 (Reading in 2nd Grade)
Senegalese curriculum
Lets pupils practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division etc., and provides feedback
Calculer au CE1 (Calculate in 2nd
Grade)
Senegalese curriculum
Knowledge of the field
Multi-facets - Apps + Implementation + Business model
Promising results of a pilot with ChildFund
Partnership with NGO
Motivated team (distributed &
coded-in country)
Methodology
Rapid-prototyping with
stakeholders
Agile (Scrum)
Existing institutional support (Ministry) and network
Our value proposition
Getting the Kits in Schools and Beyond
Begin with 2 schools
Scale in Dakar and then in the rest of the country
Get phones for 2-3 schools from generous manufacturers to lower the cost of the kit at first
Sell / lend the kit to schools
Price per student (in the registration fee)
Get funding for schools through NGO and international organizations
Get funding through crowdfunding (e.g., use the diaspora)
Give the apps to parents for free (compatible phones), lend them phones, or sell them phones with the apps
Distribute the apps in the app stores
Seydina Issa Laye B School in Cambérène, Dakar
All the pupils and instructors who participated in the
project
Mr. Malick Diouf, director
Mr. Abdou Sow, teacher of the CE1-A class
http://art4apps.org http://voxygen.fr
Special Thanks
Ecole Seydina Issa Laye
mJangaleMobile Learning Solution for Primary School in Senegal
Dr. Christelle Scharff
Video of the pilot with ChildFund
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lmKYKpGJ6I
Annex
