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CaseStudy

Digital school-in-a-box solution for remote communities

CaseStudy

Digital school-in-a-box solution for remote communities

Partner

Tiwala Kids & Communities (Tiwala) – a non-profit NGO and Social Welfare Agency, working among underprivileged children and families in the Bicol Region, Philippines.

The Problem

Public schools in rural provinces don’t have enough resources to provide students with access to digital content, which limits children’s learning and technological competencies that are necessary in the digital age.

Partner

Tiwala Kids & Communities (Tiwala) – a non-profit NGO and Social Welfare Agency, working among underprivileged children and families in the Bicol Region, Philippines.

The Problem

Public schools in rural provinces don’t have enough resources to provide students with access to digital content, which limits children’s learning and technological competencies that are necessary in the digital age.

Project Summary

The Patatas visited Tiwala to introduce e-learning resources into Puro Elementary School in Legazpi City. In that process, we came to understand Tiwala’s unique challenges and needs, such as unstable internet connectivity and high data costs. Through ongoing conversations with the goal to address such issues, we co-created CaseStudy, a digital school-in-a-box solution that does not require internet or power.

Target Beneficiaries

Low income families who cannot afford to buy
tablets or computers for their children and do
not have internet access at home.

Project Summary

The Patatas visited Tiwala to introduce e-learning resources into Puro Elementary School in Legazpi City. In that process, we came to understand Tiwala’s unique challenges and needs, such as unstable internet connectivity and high data costs. Through ongoing conversations with the goal to address such issues, we co-created CaseStudy, a digital school-in-a-box solution that does not require internet or power.

Target Beneficiaries

Low income families who cannot afford to buy tablets or computers for their children and do not have internet access at home.

Impact

Introduction of technology acted as an incentive for students to attend school when education was not a priority to some families.

Teachers reported improvement in overall literacy and comprehension as well as self-confidence of students.

Parents who were initially averse to sending their children to the program began to request for their children to attend the program as they progressed.

Students who dropped out of school, but were enrolled by the teachers into the program showed incredible improvements, by being in the top 3 in the class by the end of the year.

Impact

Introduction of technology acted as an incentive for students to attend school when education was not a priority to some families.

Teachers reported improvement in overall literacy and comprehension as well as self-confidence of students.

Parents who were initially averse to sending their children to the program began to request for their children to attend the program as they progressed.

Students who dropped out of school, but were enrolled by the teachers into the program showed incredible improvements, by being in the top 3 in the class by the end of the year.

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