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Problem / Objective:
The traditional classroom system is not very conducive for providing customised learning to children who have been left behind. Also, the acquisition cost of learning and knowledge from traditional sources cannot be reduced drastically. Considering the huge number of children with no access to primary schools and insufficient basic literacy and numeracy, scaling up traditional schools and effective teachers will not necessarily solve the problem.
Solution / Approach:
Sutara Learning Foundation was incorporated in 2014 and the organisation entered into the Global Learning XPRIZE. Their product was selected by a panel of international judges along with four others from a group of 198 solutions from across the globe. Their software was then loaded onto around 500 tablets, which were distributed in 2017 by UNESCO and WFP in around 20 villages of Tanzania to children aged 7-10 years.
Sutara Learning Foundation aims to improve accessibility to education through their solution called Chimple - a gamified, personalised and adaptive learning system. The system guides a child from absolutely no knowledge of the alphabet to a stage where the child can read to learn. They believe that each child, if given access to a low-cost tablet or mobile phone, can use their solution to guide themselves to learn basic literacy and numeracy. The core software is a chatbot which uses natural language processing to chat with the child. It offers games and activities to improve the child’s level, and the content of the game is selected based on the child’s level.
Impact / Implementation:
Using low-cost mobile devices, intelligent software and gamified learning, the child can learn - in a group or alone - either under the direction of a teacher, parent, elder sibling, or by themselves. They adopt a scalable approach to help children attain foundational literacy and numeracy by encouraging children to use smart phones to acquire this knowledge.
Sources of Case study
Source: NASSCOM COE-DSAI AI for Good report
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