FIP 87: Audience Stories – Ravi Shankar from Accelerated
Today, we speak with Ravi Shankar of Accelerated on how Finding Impact has helped the company as it doubles its operations during its growth phase, for which learning from others’ mistakes has been critical. Link |
Accelerated gets selected to participate in the inaugural Next Billion Ed Tech Forum at GESF
40 ed-tech start ups given “money can’t buy” opportunity to meet education ministers, leading VCs, academics from the world’s best universities and leading foundations at GESF 2018 Link |
African entrepreneurs discuss the promise and pitfalls of ed tech
While educators are right to be skeptical about some education technology, evidence-driven home-grown technologies that seek to support rather than replace teachers have a key role to play in driving learning across Africa, according to education experts, investors, and entrepreneurs. Link |
Ethiopia’s remarkable education statistics mask a system in crisis
Education in Ethiopia over the past decade is in some senses a success story. Government statistics are not wholly reliable—the ruling party does a good job of steering clear of most international surveys, making regional comparison difficult—but many of the headline figures are impressive regardless. Link |
Why the World’s Youngest Continent Got an Edtech Accelerator
Humanity’s future may well be in Africa, where 60 percent of the population are under the age of 25. Yet their prospects are perilous. In 2012, 30 million primary-age children (or 1 out of 5) in sub-Saharan Africa did not attend any school. Secondary schools can only take in 36 percent of students who finish primary school. In South Africa, the youth unemployment rate topped 50 percent in 2016. Link |
19 EAST AFRICAN BUSINESSES CHOSEN TO LAUNCH PRODUCT AND SERVICE INNOVATIONS TO TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF GIRLS
19 businesses committed to making a lasting positive difference to the lives of adolescent girls aged 10-19 from across Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda have been chosen for SPRING Accelerator’s third cohort. It is the accelerator’s third cohort, returning to East Africa where it all began in 2015. Link |