Impacting Lives, one Learner at a Time.
Our estimated current reach is around 330,000 learners and nearly 10,000 teachers – the majority in rural Government schools.
Previous success has been based on the strength of working relationships with our partners, and with all stakeholders - including Ministries of Education, district education officials, head teachers, teachers, communities and parents.
Mwabu measures impact by improvement in teacher skills as well as learning outcomes. We are committed to the highest standards of evaluating our results. As we move forward with well-developed data capture systems, our own data in combination with standardised testing results, Mwabu’s impact will become clearer with each passing year.
The impact of several completed custom digital content solution projects vary greatly. It is harder to measure impact on these projects, as most often we have handed over content management to the client well before programmes are scaled.
What is considered impact varies per project, as does the reach. For some, there are under 100 participants in the first few years, while others have touched the lives of 18,000 learners and counting.
Time + Tide Reading Improvement
After one year of using the Mwabu Learn app as part of an after-school programme aimed at improving low literacy levels of girls, the 2023 cohort scored a collective average of 53% on their literacy assessments – a significant increase from the baseline at 27%.
Mingomba Mines Introduce Mwabu Learn to Kawama Primary School
The introduction of Mwabu Learn content and tablets to Kawama Primary School, sponsored by Mingomba mines, has the potential to improve learning outcomes for 492 learners.
Positive feedback from CIDRZ
Recent feedback from a CIDRZ DREAMS centre using Mwabu Learn shows improved attendance, increased confidence, improved learner performance and increased engagement since the introduction of Mwabu.
Mwabu’s Growing Impact on Learning Outcomes: Project Luangwa
Mwabu has worked with Project Luangwa since 2022, supporting their Digital Learning programme (DigiLearn), supplying projectors and tablets pre-loaded with Mwabu Learn interactive e-learning content and lesson plans for teachers. Anecdotal evidence shows the positive impact of Mwabu Learn on achievement levels of the learners in the schools using this learning platform.
UNICEF Findings on the Value of Digital Content in Zambian Schools
UNICEF visited the N50 project in Luumbo, Gwembe District as part of their assessment of digital education in schools. In their report, UNICEF share positive feedback on their observations of lessons delivered using Mwabu’s projector and phone solution.
Impact Network AIR Report
In Feb 2020 American Institutes for Research (AIR) published their Midline Report on the use of Mwabu as the core part of the eSchool 360 program implemented by our partners Impact Network (IN).
Midline results show that the opportunity to attend an IN school positively affected children’s learning outcomes across the board.
Mwabu: The Evidence
Three multi-year comparative studies in collaboration with UNICEF, Impact Network and the Peter Cundill Foundation have found that interventions delivering Mwabu content and training in very poor, remote areas all showed that Mwabu-trained teachers deliver active, engaging, child-centred lessons and Mwabu pupils achieve better learning outcomes than their peers.