BASIC DIGITAL EDUCATION INITIATIVE (BDEI)
Equipping underserved communities with essential digital literacy skills to participate in the digital economy.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
The Basic Digital Education Initiative is an experiential learning computer education and STEM initiative by Tech4Dev with the mission to train 500,000 public school students across Africa by 2030.
The goal of the project is to equip students in public schools with a comprehensive and cutting-edge digital education that empowers them for the evolving landscape of the future workforce. This entails providing them with a strong foundation in essential digital skillsets, ensuring they possess the requisite competencies to actively engage and thrive in an ever-accelerating digitized global environment.
The Basic Digital Education Initiative aligns with sustainable development goals 4 & 10 (Quality Education & Reduced Inequalities).
1Provide foundational digital literacy skills to 50,000+ individuals annually- 2Provide foundational digital literacy skills to 50,000+ individuals annually
- 3Establish sustainable community learning centres in rural and underserved areas
- 4Create pathways for participants to advance into specialised tech training
ILIMI KIT
To address the issue of limited internet access and broadband coverage in low-income communities, we developed the Ilimi Kit, a solar-powered, eco-friendly and sustainable technology kit, designed to offer a transformative learning experience to children.
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