iMlango

  • P Project/Program

? Activity Status: Unknown

Key Information

iMlango is a comprehensive educational technology programme delivered by a ground-breaking partnership of public and private sector organisations, which aims to improve Kenyan pupils’ learning outcomes, enrolment and retention through the delivery of: 

  • High-speed satellite broadband connectivity to schools;

  • Individualised simulated maths tutoring alongside digital learning content for literacy and life skills;

  • Continuous training and support to teachers to use best practice to integrate ICT into schools’ learning processes;

  • In-field teams to provide educational support to teachers and leadership guidance to headteachers;

  • Electronic attendance monitoring with digital semi-conditional payments to incentivise families to send their daughters to school – with the money used at local merchants;

  • In-field teams to support the schools and ensure timely technical maintenance;

  • Real-time project monitoring and measurement.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Kenya

Activity URL

https://girlseducationchallenge.org/projects/project/imlango/

Government Affiliation

Non-governmental program

Years

2017 - 2021

Partner(s)

Arimus Media, Avanti Communications, Camara Education, Whizz Education, Department for International Development, African Storybook, eKitabu, Longhorn Publishers, Q-files, Tusome

Ministry Affiliation

Ministry of Education

Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

COVID-19 Response

Unknown

Geographic Scope

Sub-national

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Attainment
  • Primary completion
  • Primary to secondary transition
Other
  • Remote Learning
Quality
  • Curricula/lesson plans
  • Teacher training
Skills
  • Literacy
  • Numeracy

Cross-cutting areas

  • COVID-19 Response
  • Digital literacy
  • Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
  • Empowerment
  • Social and gender norms and beliefs

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys (both in school and out of school), Girls (both in school and out of school), Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

All in school

School Level

  • Upper primary
  • Upper secondary

Other populations reached

  • Policymakers
  • Teachers - female
  • Teachers - male

Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top

Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization
  • Technical assistance/capacity building to civil society organizations or governments
Educational Technology
  • Computer-assisted learning
  • Digital devices for the purposes of studying, learning
  • Digital learning materials/programs
  • Digital reading materials (non-textbook)
  • Digital skills/literacy (including coding)
Mentoring/psychosocial support
  • Peer mentors
Policy/legal environment
  • Public-private partnerships
Reducing economic barriers
  • Unconditional cash transfers (including non-cash goods) to individuals/households
School-related gender-based violence
  • Training of school personnel (including teachers)
Social/gender norms change
  • Group activities with students or school-age children/adolescents
Teaching
  • Pre-service teacher training – pedagogy general
Women's empowerment programs
  • Self-help groups (financial, including savings and credit groups)

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Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
  • Increased grade attainment
  • Increased progression to secondary school
  • Increased school enrolment (general)
  • Reduced absenteeism

Cross-cutting goals

  • Changed social norms
  • More equitable gender attitudes and norms

Additional Information Back to Top

Primary Contact

iMlango General Contact Information
info@squidkenya.co.ke
+254730187000