Agriculture
June 10, 2024
EduTrac
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Product Description
Hadithi Hadithi is Kiswahili and English reading and writing app for children aged 5-7 years. It is available for free on the android store and covers the entire grade 1 curriculum in Kiswahili, with stories and vocabulary matching the syllabus topics for each week of the school year.
The app contains dozens of stories that are aimed to help Grade 1 children with comprehension, spelling, and letter-tracing exercises. The stories are written by Kenyan teachers, illustrated by artists across East Africa, and read by actors and celebrities. It covers the entire curriculum in Kiswahili in Standard 1, with stories and vocabulary matching the syllabus topics for each week of the school year.
The app helps children gain literacy skills faster by applying reading to learn pedagogy, and thus helping deal with the problem of literacy where only 30% of Kenyan 10-year olds can read fluently.
Target SDGs
SDG 4: Quality Education
SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities
Target Users (Target Impact Group)
Household
Distributors / Implementing Organizations
eLimu eLearning
Competitive Landscape
Direct competitors include M-Shule, M-Lugha, and Eneza Education.
Countries
Kenya, Somalia, Uganda
Manufacturing/Building Method
N/A
Intellectural Property Type
Trademark
User Provision Model
The app can be downloaded directly from Play Store.
Distributions to Date Status
As of 2020, the app has been downloaded by more than 10,000 users.
Telecommunication service required
Mobile Internet or WiFi
Level of connection service needed
3G or 4G
Device(s) required
Tablet, computer or smartphone
Additional features required
None
Permanent network connectivity required (Y/N[specify],Other [specify])
No
Two way communication (Y/N)
Yes
Usage rate (%)
Unknown
Literacy support (Y (specify) /N)
Y
Languages available (list)
English, Swahili, Lugbarati, Somali.
Operating system and version
Android
Power requirements
N/A
eEducation application
Education provider
Design Specifications
Hadithi! Hadithi! is a literacy app for 5-7-year olds in 5 African languages in Kenya, Uganda, and Somalia.
The app incorporates various stories that promote reading among children aged between five and seven. The stories incorporate comprehension, spelling, and letter-tracing exercises and they are familiar stories written by local teachers and use contextualized illustrations. This approach helps students learn to read faster than using traditional approaches.
Users can download the app from the Play Store or even access the web-based version using any browser. Once installed, users are able to go through various hundreds of stories that incorporate practice exercises on their own. It works perfectly offline to cater for people in low connectivity areas.
The app is available as Hadithi! Hadithi! in Kiswahili and Story Story in English, and can be downloaded from the Play store depending on the language of interest. Other languages are Lugbarati and Somali which are also available as different apps.
Technical Support
Provided by the app manufacturer.
Replacement Components
N/A
Lifecycle
N/A
Manufacturer Specified Performance Parameters
The app aims to teach children how to read and increase the speed of learning.
Vetted Performance Status
A survey by eLimu found that children who have access to the app tend to learn how to read four times faster compared to those who don't.
Safety
No known safety hazards are related to this product.
Complementary Technical Systems
None
Academic Research and References
“Hadithi Hadithi.” n.d. Google.Com. Accessed June 9, 2024. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hadithizawatoto.app&hl=en
“ELimu World.” n.d. ELimu World. Accessed June 9, 2024. https://www.e-limu.org/
“Goal 4.” n.d. Sdgs.Un.Org. Accessed June 9, 2024. https://sdgs.un.org/goals/goal4
eLimu World. 2018. “Hadithi Hadithi!” Youtube. April 18, 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VZjuZ0ELtQ
Kariuki, Annette. n.d. “New Mobile App to Promote Reading among Children.” The Standard. Accessed June 9, 2024. https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/education/article/2001322384/hadithi-app-with-kids-stories#google_vignette
Compliance with regulations
The complies with the Kenyan Institute of Curriculum requirements for grade 1 for English and Swahili.
Evaluation methods
The app is evaluated for the increase in learning speed.
Other Information
Videos of the app can be found here.
News article about Hadithi! Hadithi!
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