Shupavu 291: Mpesa of Education Launched for Schools in Kenya

Toni Maraviglia, CEO Eneza Education says the Eneza app is meant to be for the teachers more than the learner.

“We want to empower all stakeholders involved in person’s education with high quality content and data to help young adults learn.”

She described the launch as a, “mark of grand achievement’, “We have made it a reality,” she says in coming up with a product specifically designed for the people.

We inten to spread it across Africa because we believe every child can have access to education. This is a collaborative effort driving education with technology. This is the M-pesa of education,” she says.

“Everything we do is aligned to the 844 Kenya curricula. It is 100 per cent made in Kenya. The content is low cost. A small fee of KSH 10 per week. Incredible quality for the price.”

Shem Ndolo, chairman, Kenya Primary School Heads of Association (KEPSHA) said they will support all initiatives that are promoting digital inclusion of e-learning in Kenyan schools.

“We urge the government to fast track. Scalable did gitar solutions in all primary schools.”

Bob Collymore, CEO Safaricom describes the launch as, “First of its kind in Kenya. A number of firsts changing lives.”

“Through mobile phones, we have done things not done any where globally. From mobile banking, agriculture apps now we are venturing in to education.

Mobile phone is going beyond the utility. It is now for the social good. It has the potential to change the. Society,” says Collymore.

To ensure its increased reach to Kenyans, he said Safaricom is working  to bring the cost of mobile phones down.

“We do not live in an equitable world. We are working with the government to ensure there is free internet access in schools.”

He notes that with the introduction of the Free Primary Education in Kenya, something ‘incredible’ happened. “Surge numbers of the pupils increased leading to lack I individualised attention and feedback. This prompted the partnership with Eneza education to have a platform that provided quality content through SMS.”