Title of Innovation: SCOLARYX Educational Box

Year of implementation: 2017

Implemented by: SCOLARYX

Country/Countries where the Innovation is being implemented: Cameroon, Chad

Problem being solved

In Cameroon, 4 over 10 young people are out of school, tuition fees are extremely high at around 85% of GDP per inhabitant, only 54% of teachers deployed in secondary education are qualified, the security context comes more tarnish the following statistics especially as: The North is plagued by the exactions of terrorism, the East is stormed by refugees from the Central African Republic, the North-West and South-West are the scene of instabilities due to separatist inclinations. In addition, secondary education must also raise the issue of equity and quality. All that precedes depicts a reality: Quality Education is not yet effective.

Description of innovation

Our educational Box is a micro server containing the equivalent of 10,000 lessons available offline. Its administration is relatively simple and can be done by the Head of the School, the learner or a Parent. The Box SCOLARYX contains a Wifi card through which you can connect with a computer and access educational content without internet. This lightweight, powerful and inexpensive micro server locally contains the SCOLARYX Educational Software completely developed by our Engineers as well as all the educational contents necessary for the learners. The Scolaryx mini box also has HDMI access for classroom class screenings.

SCOLARYX can be used with a mobile phone or tablet as well, and thus enjoys the intuitiveness of mobile technologies to enable learners to feel the reality they are entering in the classroom. The diversity of educational resources (videos, animations, sounds, quizzes, games, etc.) offers learners an exhilarating learning experience.

Outcomes and Impact

In Africa, internet access remains difficult, especially in areas with low enrollment rates. Educational Box SCOLARYX is deployed to allow students to have local access to lessons and exercises without need to be connected to the internet.

To date, SCOLARYX is deployed throughout the Cameroonian territory and a pilot version is being tested in N'Djamena (Chad). Nearly 1000 learners trust us (mostly from risky areas), and have access to more than 10,000 educational resources including audio lessons, texts, videos. We have a network of 30 teachers who ensure the development of courses and remote monitoring of learners.

Potential to be scaled and replicated

The Core of Scolaryx is a software developed by our engineers. It has been designed with the flexibility, adaptability and intuitivity necessary to make it reproducible whatever the context and the educational curriculum. This core does not undergo any variation from one country to another. We deploy the same design and build technologies and the same electronics to build the Box.

The only change to move from one country to another lies in educational programs that vary. It is then important to set up a network of Teachers for the elaboration of course contents according to the specificities of the pedagogic curriculum of each country.