LoomED Foundation
LoomED Foundation’s mission is to improve foundational literacy and numeracy outcomes for children in underserved communities by equipping teachers and volunteers with effective, level-appropriate teaching approaches, developing contextually relevant learning resources, strengthening community participation, and generating evidence that can inform wider education improvement.
Teaching at the Right Level CHALLENGE; Nigeria
PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED
Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) Education Program
Learn more about the Teaching at the Right Level Challenge and how an evidence-based foundational learning program can improve primary literacy and numeracy in low-resource schools.
DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION
LoomED Foundation’s mission is to improve foundational literacy and numeracy outcomes for children in underserved communities by equipping teachers and volunteers with effective, level-appropriate teaching approaches, developing contextually relevant learning resources, strengthening community participation, and generating evidence that can inform wider education improvement.
LoomED will pilot its foundational literacy and numeracy programme across three primary schools in Etsako Central LGA, Edo State, reaching approximately 250 children in Primary 1–3. They will work through existing schools and community structures, bringing structured learning support directly into communities where geographical isolation and limited access to education services make consistent learning difficult. What sets LoomED apart is its last-mile, community-rooted delivery model; they adapt implementation to the realities of underserved and riverine communities, working closely with local teachers, families and community stakeholders while using data to continuously monitor and improve learning. This enables them to take proven approaches to children who are often hardest to reach, without creating parallel education systems.
Faridat Abubakar is an Education Programme Manager and Consultant with over 10 years of experience in education programme management, teacher development, curriculum implementation, community engagement, and education innovation. As LoomED’s Founder and Project Lead, she brings extensive experience designing and managing education programmes, coordinating diverse stakeholders, and translating strategy into practical delivery.
Eghosa Osadolor is an Education Operations and Programme Management professional with extensive experience in the education and development sector, with strong expertise in monitoring, evaluation, performance management, and data-driven decision-making. As Operations Director at NewGlobe Education, he led large-scale education operations across 18 LGAs, implementing operational dashboards and performance indicators to strengthen programme visibility, decision-making, compliance, and accountability. He brings valuable experience in tracking performance metrics, assessing operational effectiveness, identifying areas for improvement, and translating data and evidence into actionable strategies for programme delivery and impact.
Together, they combine education programme leadership, learning and curriculum expertise, operational and systems management, and monitoring and evaluation to design, deliver, and measure LoomED’s foundational learning interventions in underserved communities.
PILOT AND SCALING GOALS
Reach 250 students within three months.
Distribute 1 proven intervention.
Fundraise $2000.
FOUNDING TEAM
Faridat Abubakar Omoh - Founder and Project Lead
Eghosa Osadolor - Co-Founder
Rural Education Project (REP)
The Rural Education Project (REP) aims to improve foundational literacy and numeracy among primary school children by implementing the teaching at the right level (TaRL) methodology in underserved rural communities in Eastern Nigeria.
Teaching at the Right Level CHALLENGE; Nigeria
PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED
Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) Education Program
Learn more about the Teaching at the Right Level Challenge and how an evidence-based foundational learning program can improve primary literacy and numeracy in low-resource schools.
DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION
The Rural Education Project (REP) aims to improve foundational literacy and numeracy among primary school children by implementing the teaching at the right level (TaRL) methodology in underserved rural communities in Eastern Nigeria.
The venture aims to implement the Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) model to address gaps in foundational literacy and numeracy among primary school children in Eastern Nigeria. The pilot will be implemented over three months in three primary schools in the Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State, reaching approximately 300 learners. The participating schools are Community Primary School, Ufodo; Community Primary School, Owerre-Eze; and Township School, Aji.
Their distribution model is designed around sustainability and local ownership. They will work in partnership with government education authorities, school leadership, and community stakeholders to train classroom teachers and volunteers in the TaRL methodology. These trained instructors will then deliver targeted learning sessions to pupils, grouping and teaching them according to their actual learning levels rather than their age or grade. The attribute that sets them apart is their deep-rooted relationship with the communities in which they work.
REP is a vibrant team united by a shared purpose and passion to ensure that every child learns to read, write, and perform simple arithmetic. They bring deep experience and proven commitment to projects of this nature through past and ongoing engagements in education and community development in their community and beyond. The team includes a certified TaRL Master Trainer, an experienced early childhood educator, and others with complementary skills who are not only qualified but also deeply embedded in the communities they serve.
PILOT AND SCALING GOALS
Reach 300 students within three months.
Distribute 1 proven intervention.
Fundraise $3,000.
FOUNDING TEAM
Levi Oluchukwu Adonu - Co-Founder
Chinenye Ogechi Onyebuchi - Co-Founder
Elom Chisom Favour - Co-Founder
EarlySpark Foundation
EarlySpark Foundation empowers children and young people through inclusive, equitable education while strengthening schools, educators, and communities to create lasting opportunities for learning and growth.
Teaching at the Right Level CHALLENGE; Ghana
PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED
Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) Education Program
Learn more about the Teaching at the Right Level Challenge and how an evidence-based foundational learning program can improve primary literacy and numeracy in low-resource schools.
DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION
EarlySpark Foundation empowers children and young people through inclusive, equitable education while strengthening schools, educators, and communities to create lasting opportunities for learning and growth.
EarlySpark Foundation will distribute Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) through partnerships with four under-resourced public schools in rural Ga West, Greater Accra Region, Ghana. They will identify 200 Primary 3 and 4 learners who are behind in reading, assess their current skills, and organize them into groups by learning level. Trained local teachers and EarlySpark facilitators will lead daily sessions using printed materials, supported by weekly mentorship and progress monitoring. What sets their model apart is that it is designed to work offline, so schools can deliver targeted learning without relying on internet access or technology.
EarlySpark Foundation started in 2026 and is led by Elizabeth Acheampomaa Agyekum, Program Director and Training and Mentoring Lead. Emmanuel Inkoom, Monitoring and Evaluation Lead, leads learner assessments and tracks learning outcomes.
PILOT AND SCALING GOALS
Reach 200 Primary 3 and 4 learners across 4 public schools in rural Ga West.
200 learners will receive TaRL instruction in foundational reading, delivered through 10 classrooms or learning groups over the three-month pilot.
Fundraise an additional $25,000 from new donors or investors within the three months.
FOUNDING TEAM
Elizabeth Acheampomaa Agyekum - Program Director and Training & Mentoring Lead
Emmanuel Inkoom - Monitoring and Evaluation Lead
Benih Indonesia
Benih Indonesia delivers a Teaching at the Right Level model that helps Papuan primary students master their foundational skills.
TEACHING AT THE RIGHT LEVEL CHALLENGE; INDONESIA
PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED
Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) Education Program
Learn more about the Teaching at the Right Level Challenge and how an evidence-based foundational learning program can improve primary literacy and numeracy in low-resource schools.
DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION
Benih Indonesia delivers a Teaching at the Right Level model that helps Papuan primary students master their foundational skills.
Benih Indonesia provides a customized learning camp hosted both in and outside of school, starting in Jayapura Regency, Papua, Indonesia. They will support underserved students in Grades 3 to 6 who struggle in reading, writing, and arithmetic. They group learners by their actual learning level. Each group is led by a volunteer teacher, who will monitor their progress along the way.
What makes Benih Indonesia unique is that its customized learning camp introduces TaRL in the context of culturally relevant activities. The camp stems from six basic competencies proposed by the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia to strengthen literacy and numeracy skills.
The founding team consists of two members: Silvia Wambukomo and Frederick Martinus. They are educational practitioners dedicated to building a scalable model that can deliver an inclusive education system across Papua and other provinces in Indonesia.
PILOT AND SCALING GOALS
Reach 300 learners within three months.
Distribute 1 proven intervention.
Fundraise an additional $50,000.
FOUNDING TEAM
Silvia Wambukomo - Co-Founder
Frederick Martinus - Co-Founder
Kulea Hive
Kulea Hive designs and delivers evidence-based education solutions that strengthen education systems, empower communities, and improve learning outcomes for children, starting with the distribution of proven foundational-learning interventions to underserved learners.
CONNECT-ED CHALLENGE; SIERRA LEONE
PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED
ConnectEd Education Program
Learn more about the ConnectEd Challenge and how a high-access, low-cost phone-based innovation can deliver remedial education to underserved primary-aged learners.
DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION
Kulea Hive designs and delivers evidence-based education solutions that strengthen education systems, empower communities, and improve learning outcomes for children, starting with the distribution of proven foundational-learning interventions to underserved learners.
Kulea Hive will pilot ConnectEd with 250 lower-primary learners across two municipal primary schools serving the Kroo Bay and Mabella urban slum communities of Freetown, Sierra Leone. ConnectEd combines weekly numeracy exercises delivered by SMS with targeted tutoring calls on ordinary mobile phones, with each learner assessed, taught at their current level, checked for mastery, and retargeted for the next session. The Tri-Connect model connects the school, community and home: schools anchor learner identification and curriculum alignment, locally recruited tutors and Community Learning Champions deliver and support the intervention, and caregivers reinforce learning at home. What sets them apart is their locally led, co-created approach, working with municipal government, schools, caregivers and communities to adapt a proven intervention to local realities while protecting the core elements that make it effective.
Kulea Hive was co-founded by Alpha Habib Bangura, Co-Founder & CEO, and Marion Cobna-Davies, Co-Founder & ConnectEd Program Manager. Alpha leads the organisation’s vision, strategy, partnerships and fundraising, while Marion leads ConnectEd delivery, including recruitment and training, field coordination, safeguarding and quality assurance. Together, they bring experience across education delivery, government engagement, foundational learning and community-centred programme implementation, with the pilot designed to build further local delivery capacity through a graduate internship and career-development model.
PILOT AND SCALING GOALS
Reach 250 students during the pilot.
Distribute the ConnectEd intervention to 250 students.
Raise an additional $5,000.
FOUNDING TEAM
Alpha Habib Bangura - Co-Founder & CEO
Marion Cobna-Davies - Co-Founder & ConnectEd Program Manager
Village Opportunities Through Education (VOTE)
The mission of Village Opportunities Through Education (VOTE) is to improve foundational learning outcomes for children in underserved rural communities by providing effective, accessible, and sustainable education opportunities using TaRL.
Teaching at the Right Level CHALLENGE; Nigeria
PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED
Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) Education Program
Learn more about the Teaching at the Right Level Challenge and how an evidence-based foundational learning program can improve primary literacy and numeracy in low-resource schools.
DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION
The mission of Village Opportunities Through Education (VOTE) is to improve foundational learning outcomes for children in underserved rural communities by providing effective, accessible, and sustainable education opportunities using TaRL.
VOTE's distribution unit is the existing public primary school classroom, grades 4 - 6 in Langtang North, converted into TaRL learning centres rather than new sites the venture has to build or run. Delivery works through the government system: They secure permission from local education authorities, engage community stakeholders (parents, traditional leaders, religious bodies, social groups) via a dedicated community engagement officer, then recruit and train teachers and volunteers who deliver the sessions, with TaRL Africa providing technical support on training and mentoring. The model is unique because they are prioritizing relationship building before the project and also implements in a new language (Tarok). Additionally, their approach is deeply community-driven to allow for sustainability.
Jamda Nanlir Nanyak leads the venture, pairing 15 years in education with a statistics and M&E background. Adebisi Christiana Adebesin runs finance, procurement, and volunteer engagement, bringing accounting and business management discipline. Blessing Dickson Janet owns community engagement, working with parents, traditional leaders, local social groups, and religious bodies. All three are career educators driven by a single conviction that every child deserves to read, write, and count.
PILOT AND SCALING GOALS
Reach 250 students within three months.
Distribute the intervention in 1 school to reach 250 students.
Fundraise USD 1500.
FOUNDING TEAM
Nanlir Nanyak Jamda - Co-Founder
Adebisi Christiana Adebesin - Co-Founder
Blessing Dickson Janet - Co-Founder
Edubridge Innovation Lab
Edubridge increases access to quality foundational learning for children in Nigeria.
Teaching at the Right Level CHALLENGE; Nigeria
PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED
Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) Education Program
Learn more about the Teaching at the Right Level Challenge and how an evidence-based foundational learning program can improve primary literacy and numeracy in low-resource schools.
DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION
Edubridge increases access to quality foundational learning for children in Nigeria.
Edubridge’s model is designed to increase access to proven educational intervention for learners in low-cost non-state schools. The program targets learning-poor kids in non-state schools through capacity building for teachers. Edubridge model is focused on building quality literacy and numeracy skills as a basis for better understanding other future skill-themes embedded within school subjects.
Edubridge was started in 2026 by Suliyat Idris, an Education Development Specialist, with Hakeem Farouk as Program Coordinator.
PILOT AND SCALING GOALS
Reach 300 pupils within three months.
Distribute the intervention in 1 school to reach 300 students.
Fundraise USD 25000.
FOUNDING TEAM
Suliyat Adeola Adeleye Idris - Founder
Youth Impact Philippines (TISA)
Youth Impact Philippines (TISA) will utilize TISA-hired and trained facilitators to deliver mEducation (ConnectEd), which will allow the venture to test and adjust for optimization through different delivery models, including testing necessary variations for different regions across the Philippines.
CONNECT-ED CHALLENGE; PHILIPPINES
PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED
ConnectEd Education Program
Learn more about the ConnectEd Challenge and how a high-access, low-cost phone-based innovation can deliver remedial education to underserved primary-aged learners.
DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION
Youth Impact Philippines (TISA) will utilize TISA-hired and trained facilitators to deliver mEducation (ConnectEd), which will allow the venture to test and adjust for optimization through different delivery models, including testing necessary variations for different regions across the Philippines.
The venture will operate in areas frequently exposed to disasters such as typhoons, floods, landslides, and earthquakes. It will identify key government champions at local and regional levels where there is demand to launch mEducation and advocate for its spread. Additionally, the team will build a direct delivery high-quality demonstration arm to experiment, optimize, and share learning, feeding directly into government-led delivery.
To achieve its goals, TISA will train and support teachers by leveraging TISA-hired youth facilitators to lead master training, identifying a cohort of master teacher trainers to further train, mentor, and support teachers in their communities. They will also establish monitoring, evaluation, and learning systems to collect and use timely and actionable data and share this at all levels from households to communities, schools, school divisions, and regional and national leadership.
Youth Impact Philippines (TISA) is led by Mariel Bayangos, Maria Perlita de Leon, and Desiree Gestiada. They initiated TISA after Mariel’s impactful career of over 10 years in the Ministry of Education. TISA is a Filipino term for chalk, which represents the classroom. It also symbolizes learning, the infinite thirst for knowledge and understanding.
The team is a mix of experiences from the government sector and development work. They have solid, grounded experience and expertise in the education sector, ranging from education policies, education governance, curriculum design and implementation, and partnerships.
PILOT AND SCALING GOALS
Reach 200 Grades 3 - 6 elementary school students during the pilot.
Distribute the ConnectEd proven intervention only.
Raise an additional USD 500,000 during the pilot.
FOUNDING TEAM
Mariel Bayangos - Founder
Maria Perlita de Leon - Founder
Desiree Gestiada - Founder
Youth Impact India
Youth Impact India is leveraging proven, inclusive, and resilient approaches to transform foundational numeracy for children in India’s deepest hinterlands.
CONNECT-ED CHALLENGE; INDIA
PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED
ConnectEd Education Program
Learn more about the ConnectEd Challenge and how a high-access, low-cost phone-based innovation can deliver remedial education to underserved primary-aged learners.
DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION
Youth Impact India is leveraging proven, inclusive, and resilient approaches to transform foundational numeracy for children in India’s deepest hinterlands.
Its model is the Indian adaptation of ConnectEd, where trained facilitators coordinate with the government school teachers and select students from primary grade and tutor them through regular 1:1 phone calls focused on foundational numeracy. Instruction is tailored to each child’s learning level and reinforced by actively involving caregivers in the learning journey.
After every tutoring call, facilitators record assessment details and track progress, share the insights with teachers, ensuring continuous feedback loops. Students are engaged across multiple cycles in an academic year, strengthening retention and learning gains. The critical feature is that it will complement the government scheme, which mandates teachers to conduct tutoring calls. It makes the effort inherently scalable.
The founding team comprises Rohan and Subash, who together bring deep expertise in government partnerships, education program design, and system-level reforms. Their combined experience spans large-scale program delivery, data and technology integration, and on-ground implementation in collaboration with state governments. This unique blend of strategic leadership and grassroots execution equips the team to drive evidence-based innovations at scale.
PILOT AND SCALING GOALS
Reach 540 children during the pilot.
Distribute 3420 proven interventions during the pilot.
Raise an additional USD 25,000 during the pilot.
FOUNDING TEAM
Rohan S Katepallewar - Founder
Subash Prabhakaran - Founder
Karatu Learning
Karatu Learning aims to improve literacy and numeracy skills among primary school children in Nigeria, using the Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) approach and the Language Learning from Familiar to Formal (L2F2) methodology.
Teaching at the Right Level CHALLENGE; Nigeria
PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED
Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) Education Program
Learn more about the Teaching at the Right Level Challenge and how an evidence-based foundational learning program can improve primary literacy and numeracy in low-resource schools.
DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION
Karatu Learning aims to improve literacy and numeracy skills among primary school children in Nigeria, using the Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) approach and the Language Learning from Familiar to Formal (L2F2) methodology.
They will also partner with the TaRL Nigeria office to provide comprehensive training and technical support for teachers and facilitators on the TaRL and L2F2 approaches, equipping them with the skills to assess and group students effectively.
They will employ National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members and recently graduated and unemployed youth to act as Volunteer facilitators for the program. The experienced class teachers from the pilot schools will supervise the volunteer facilitators. They intend to partner with the Kano State Universal Basic Education Board and the State Ministry of Education to secure necessary approvals and ensure alignment with educational policies.
Karatu Learning's founding team consists of two dedicated members: Innocent Waziri and Blessing Onyemene. Both members are seasoned educators with extensive experience spanning the public, private, and humanitarian sectors of education.
PILOT AND SCALING GOALS
Reach 300 students within three months.
Distribute the intervention in 4 public schools to reach 300 students.
Fundraise an additional $50,000.
FOUNDING TEAM
Innocent Waziri - Chair
Blessing Onyemene - Program Leader
Ethio-ConnectEd
Ethio-ConnectEd empowers children whose education has been disrupted by crisis to rebuild their learning, strengthen essential skills, and unlock brighter futures.
CONNECT-ED CHALLENGE; Ethiopia
PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED
ConnectEd Education Program
Learn more about the ConnectEd Challenge and how a high-access, low-cost phone-based innovation can deliver remedial education to underserved primary-aged learners.
DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION
Ethio-ConnectEd empowers children whose education has been disrupted by crisis to rebuild their learning, strengthen essential skills, and unlock brighter futures.
Ethio-ConnectEd delivers phone-based tutoring to children whose education has been disrupted by conflict and natural disasters. The pilot is based in the Tigray region, reaching 200 disadvantaged primary school children with numeracy-focused support. By customizing materials to local languages and education systems, and working through capacitated local teams, they ensure that learning is accessible and culturally relevant. What sets them apart is their ability to combine rigorous research with practical, low-cost delivery, creating solutions that can be scaled to reach tens of thousands of children across Ethiopia.
ConnectEd was launched in 2023 as a pilot project in partnership with Youth Impact, Botswana. Building on the success and demonstrated impact of the pilot, Gidisa Lachisa Tato, the Founder, is establishing a standalone organization in Ethiopia, named Ethio-ConnectEd.
PILOT AND SCALING GOALS
Reach 200 most disadvantaged children in remote and conflict-affected areas in the Tigray region.
Using 14 well-trained teachers, provide 6 weeks of phone-based numeracy tutoring for 200 children.
For intervention scale-up, fundraise an additional USD 50,000 from new donors or affiliate partner organisations.
FOUNDING TEAM
Dr Gidisa Lachisa Tato - Founder
Read Imagine Grow Association India (RIGA)
Read Imagine Grow Association India (RIGA) is bridging learning gaps to unlock the potential of primary students in rural India.
Teaching at the Right Level CHALLENGE; India
PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED
Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) Education Program
Learn more about the Teaching at the Right Level Challenge and how an evidence-based foundational learning program can improve primary literacy and numeracy in low-resource schools.
DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION
Read Imagine Grow Association India (RIGA) is bridging learning gaps to unlock the potential of primary students in rural India.
RIGA’s model aims to utilize existing rural school infrastructure and train teachers in TaRL via a sustainable train-the-trainer model. The TaRL interventions will be integrated into existing school hours to ensure maximum participation and impact. TaRL is one of the most effective techniques proven to bring 2X improvement in learning levels within 2 months.
RIGA was founded in 2025 by Srishti Parihar and Anjali Malik. Srishti is a grassroots educationist, storyteller, writer and non-profit leader with prior experience working with government schools and primary school children. Anjali brings HR expertise with rich experience in Learning & Development, CSR and operational excellence.
PILOT AND SCALING GOALS
Reach 200 learners.
Distribute 200 proven interventions.
Fundraise an additional $5,000.
FOUNDING TEAM
Anjali Malik - Co-Founder
Srishti Parihar - Co-Founder
Accelero
Accelero accelerates foundational learning for underserved students in rural Indonesia.
Teaching at the Right Level CHALLENGE; Indonesia
PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED
Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) Education Program
Learn more about the Teaching at the Right Level Challenge and how an evidence-based foundational learning program can improve primary literacy and numeracy in low-resource schools.
DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION
Accelero accelerates foundational learning for underserved students in rural Indonesia.
Accelero delivers the Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) approach through after-school programs in rural primary schools, starting in Sorong, Southwest Papua, one of Indonesia’s lowest-literacy cities. They support students in grades 3 to 6 who are falling behind in reading and math by teaching them based on their actual learning level.
What sets them apart is their partnership with local universities - they recruit and train student volunteers, providing them with hands-on teaching experience while empowering them to serve their communities. They also equip schools with reading books and help create joyful, literacy-rich environments. By combining proven intervention with local talent, Accelero builds a sustainable, community-driven model that shapes future educators and ensures every child has the chance to learn, thrive, and succeed in life.
Accelero was founded in 2025 by Catherine Tikara and Kevin Evan, both originating from rural regions of Indonesia. Their personal experiences with educational disparities while studying in urban centres have given them a deep understanding of the challenges faced by students who are often left behind in the classroom. Driven by this awareness, they founded Accelero to address the urgent need for equitable educational opportunities for children in rural communities across Indonesia.
PILOT AND SCALING GOALS
Reach 200 learners.
Distribute 864 proven interventions.
Fundraise an additional $50,000.
FOUNDING TEAM
Catherine Octaviane Tikara - Founder
Kevin Evannanda Septian - Co-Founder
Foundational Literacy For All
Foundational Literacy for All (FLFA) equips underserved children with essential literacy skills that they need to thrive at their grade level.
Teaching at the Right Level CHALLENGE; NIGERIA
PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED
Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) Education Program
Learn more about the Teaching at the Right Level Challenge and how an evidence-based foundational learning program can improve primary literacy and numeracy in low-resource schools.
DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION
Foundational Literacy for All (FLFA) equips underserved children with essential literacy skills that they need to thrive at their grade level.
FLFA combines the Teaching at the Right Level (TARL) approach with leadership and life skills sessions to help public school students catch up to their grade level in foundational literacy. The venture will partner with public schools in the Ota community, Ogun State, by training teachers on TARL and providing ongoing mentorship throughout implementation.
What sets FLFA apart is its integration of leadership, life skills, and community change-making projects, empowering students to apply their learning beyond the classroom.
Foundational Literacy for All is founded by Aramide Kayode.
PILOT AND SCALING GOALS
Reach 300 learners.
Distribute 1 proven intervention.
FOUNDING TEAM
Aramide Kayode - Founding Executive Director
Mbariro Organization
Mbariro Organization’s mission is to empower Zimbabwe’s children to develop the skills and competencies needed to create solutions for the country’s most pressing challenges.
Teaching at the Right Level CHALLENGE; Zimbabwe
PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED
Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) Education Program
Learn more about the Teaching at the Right Level Challenge and how an evidence-based foundational learning program can improve primary literacy and numeracy in low-resource schools.
DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION
Mbariro Organization’s mission is to empower Zimbabwe’s children to develop the skills and competencies needed to create solutions for the country’s most pressing challenges.
The venture’s model adapts the Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) approach to the Zimbabwean context. Mbariro will partner with schools to conduct training camps for teachers and volunteers, equipping them to implement the TaRL methodology effectively.
Mbariro Organization will also train mentors to provide ongoing support to program implementers. Additionally, they aim to build and strengthen partnerships with key stakeholders—including the government, higher education institutions, the business community, philanthropic organizations, and civil society—to expand their reach and achieve impactful outcomes.
Mbariro was founded by Lovemore Mawere. Mary-Ann Musonda and Innocent Razano later joined to create the core leadership team. Together, they manage the organization.
PILOT AND SCALING GOALS
Reach 300 learners.
Distribute 1 proven intervention.
Raise an additional 80,000 USD in funds.
FOUNDING TEAM
Lovemore Mawere - Founder
KING ED
King ED intends to create a world where Cameroonian children are not just in school but are in school and learning.
Teaching at the Right Level CHALLENGE; Cameroon
PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED
Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) Education Program
Learn more about the Teaching at the Right Level Challenge and how an evidence-based foundational learning program can improve primary literacy and numeracy in low-resource schools.
DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION
King ED intends to create a world where Cameroonian children are not just in school, but are in school and learning.
King ED will run the teaching at the Right Level methodology developed by Pratham India to help Cameroon children develop literacy and numeracy skills before they leave primary school. The venture will commence operations at Bamenda in the North West region of Cameroon.
King ED will assess children, place them into levels according to what they know, group them into either homogenous or heterogenous groupings and then teach them using TaRL classroom activities and resources. This proven and highly effective methodology ensures that children at Levels 2 and 3 are not only in school but are effectively learning.
Through the teaching at the right level methodology, King ED will lay a strong foundation for quality education in Cameroon that will serve as one of the drivers that stir the country out of poverty and into development.
The King ED team is made up of seasoned education and language professionals with years of experience in the field. The team is made up of teachers, administrators, linguists and implementors of educational programs in the public and private sectors.
PILOT AND SCALING GOALS
Directly reach 500 primary school children with the Teaching at the Right Level Methodology.
Distribute 120 Teaching at The Right Level hours.
Raise an additional $80,000 in funds.
FOUNDING TEAM
Nfon Mark Benyou - Director
Benis Nyensi - Programs Manager
Janet Kongnin Ngam - Mentor/ Trainer
Ngam Juilette Fibelo - Secretary
Elimu Daraja Initiative - THE ARK PLAYSCHOOL
Elimu Daraja Initiative, founded by The Ark Playschool, is committed to bridging educational inequalities in underserved communities to eradicate poverty.
Teaching at the Right Level CHALLENGE; Kenya
PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED
Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) Education Program
Learn more about the Teaching at the Right Level Challenge and how an evidence-based foundational learning program can improve primary literacy and numeracy in low-resource schools.
DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION
Elimu Daraja Initiative, founded by The Ark Playschool is committed to bridging educational inequalities in underserved communities to eradicate poverty.
The venture’s distribution model is focused on scaling education programs in collaboration with grassroots organizations, ensuring they reach underserved communities. The pilot is based in Samburu, where they will implement the TaRL methodology to improve literacy and numeracy outcomes.
What sets Elimu Daraja Initiative apart is its community-driven approach to empowering local partners to lead and sustain education improvements in their communities.
Nelius Njoroge is the Founder and Team Lead, and Priscilla Cherop is the Co-founder and Programs Lead of the Elimu Daraja Initiative founded by The Ark Playschool.
PILOT AND SCALING GOALS
Directly reach 450 learners within 3 months.
Distribute 1 proven intervention.
Raise an additional $20,000 in funds.
FOUNDING TEAM
Nelius Njoroge - Founder
Priscilla Cherop - Co-Founder
Teach Me Well Ghana
Teach Me Well Ghana is dedicated to addressing foundational learning gaps for learners in Grades 3 to 5 through the highly effective Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) methodology.
Teaching at the Right Level CHALLENGE; Ghana
PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED
Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) Education Program
Learn more about the Teaching at the Right Level Challenge and how an evidence-based foundational learning program can improve primary literacy and numeracy in low-resource schools.
DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION
Teach Me Well Ghana is dedicated to addressing foundational learning gaps for learners in Grades 3 to 5 through the highly effective Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) methodology.
This proven approach tailors teaching to each learner's current level, significantly improving their literacy and numeracy skills. Its mission is to reach approximately 100,000 learners across Ghana within the next five years, starting in the Bia West District and expanding to other regions.
Teach Me Well Ghana offers a unique combination of vacation learning camps and regular classroom-based TaRL sessions, focusing on delivering measurable improvements in foundational skills. Its team of passionate volunteers and in-service teachers utilize data-driven strategies to provide individualized support, ensuring that each learner progresses at their own pace.
Through this evidence-based approach, Teach Me Well Ghana aims to equip learners with the essential skills they need for long-term educational success, positively impacting communities across Ghana.
Teach Me Well was founded by Samuel Yeboah, Fati Issifu and Joseph Kwaku Agbevanu. Samuel Yeboah serves as (Project Lead/Manager).
PILOT AND SCALING GOALS
Reach 350 learners during the pilot.
Distribute 1 proven intervention.
Raise an additional $20,000 in funds.
FOUNDING TEAM
Samuel Yeboah - Project Manager
Fati Issifu - Partnerships Manager
Joseph Kwaku Agbevanu - Monitoring and Evaluation Manager
Solid Foundations Academy
Solid Foundations Academy is committed to providing the right instructional support to learners in Grade 3 to 5 to acquire essential foundational literacy and numeracy skills that sets them up for great success in education.
Teaching at the Right Level CHALLENGE; Ghana
PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED
Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) Education Program
Learn more about the Teaching at the Right Level Challenge and how an evidence-based foundational learning program can improve primary literacy and numeracy in low-resource schools.
DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION
Solid Foundations Academy is committed to providing the right instructional support to learners in Grade 3 to 5 to acquire essential foundational literacy and numeracy skills that sets them up for great success in education.
Solid Foundations Academy implements TaRL in Public Basic Schools in the Afadjato South District of the Volta Region of Ghana. The organization will scale up its operations into all the 16 regions of Ghana giving priority to underserved Public Basic Schools.
TaRL lessons precede regular day lessons in all Solid Foundations Academy partner schools, providing data-driven differentiated teaching and learning to grade 3 to 5 learners in literacy and numeracy. Solid Foundations Academy's TaRL Teachers receive regular coaching and upskilling from TaRL instructional coaches through frequent observation of their lessons.
PILOT AND SCALING GOALS
Reach 350 learners during the pilot.
4 Public Basic Schools to be reached during the pilot.
Raise an additional $15,000 in funds.
FOUNDING TEAM
Victor Annani Togborlo - Educationist and Instruction Consultant
Stephen Antwi - School Administrator and Performance Manager
Kach-up Learning Hub
Kach-up Learning Hub is committed to providing equitable and quality education to all children in Uganda, particularly those from underserved communities, bridging the foundational learning gap in underserved schools.
Teaching at the Right Level CHALLENGE; Uganda
PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED
Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) Education Program
Learn more about the Teaching at the Right Level Challenge and how an evidence-based foundational learning program can improve primary literacy and numeracy in low-resource schools.
DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION
Kach-up Learning Hub is committed to providing equitable and quality education to all children in Uganda, particularly those from underserved communities, bridging the foundational learning gap in underserved schools.
Located in Mayuge District, Eastern Uganda, the organisation utilizes an in-school teacher-led TaRL model to help students in grades 3-6 who struggle with foundational learning skills.
To implement the TaRL methodology effectively, the organisation focuses on building the capacity of teachers through training, providing them with TaRL learning materials, and giving them continuous support.
The ultimate goal is to ensure that the methodology is implemented correctly and with success.
PILOT AND SCALING GOALS
Reach 300 learners during the pilot.
270 hours of TaRL engagement during the pilot.
Raise an additional $60,000 in funds.
FOUNDING TEAM
Martha Ayikiriize Kyeyune - Founder
Patrick Mugyenyi - Co-Founder
Yona Isiga - Co-Founder
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