Project iMlango

Delivered as part of the Girls Education Challenge Fund (GEC) Project iMlango (‘mlango’means doorway or portal in Swahili) is an e-learning partnership, led by global satellite operator Avanti Communications and its partners: sQuid, Whizz Education and Camara Education. The programme aims to improve learning outcomes for 25,675 marginalised girls, across 195 Kenyan primary schools.

Project iMlango uniquely addresses the cultural and financial issues that can lead to reduced school attendance and drop outs, with electronic attendance monitoring and conditional payments to families. At the programme’s core sits an internet learning platform, accessed via high-speed satellite broadband connectivity, where partners provide students with interactive, individualised learning tools. Project iMlango delivers:
 * high-speed satellite broadband connectivity to schools
 * personalised maths tuition with a virtual online tutor, alongside digital learning content for maths, literacy and life skills
 * tuition and support to teachers to use ICT in their teaching
 * electronic attendance monitoring with conditional payments - to incentivise families to send their daughters to school – for use with local merchants
 * in-field capacity in IT, technology and support resources
 * real-time project monitoring and measurement