Agriculture
June 10, 2024
EduTrac
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RapidSMS
Product Description
Nabu.Org is a free application that seeks to give children in low-resource settings access to books in their mother tongue. The platform seeks to solve the imbalance in children’s book creation and distribution by bringing together local creators and giving them a global voice on the Nabu.Org platform.
The stories are published in local languages and availed to children for free through the app which is designed for use in low-bandwidth environments and optimized for offline reading.
The Library includes a publisher portal and an analytics system for gathering reader data and monitoring effectiveness long-term.
Target SDGs
SDG 4: Quality Education
SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities
Target Users (Target Impact Group)
Household
Distributors / Implementing Organizations
Nabu
Countries
Congo (Kinshasa), Haiti, Rwanda
Manufacturing/Building Method
N/A
Intellectural Property Type
Trademark
User Provision Model
Users can access the app from the Play or the iOS stores.
Distributions to Date Status
Nabu.org has over 10,000 downloads.
mEducation application
- Access to educational resources
- Literacy and quality education
Languages available (list)
English, French, Haitian Creole, Kinyarwanda, Swahili and Lingala.
Operating system and version
N/A
Literacy support (Yes/No)
Yes
Usage rate (%)
3% (5 Million from 171 Million are using the Library for all for education)
Two way communication (Yes/No)
Yes
Permanent network connectivity required (Yes/No)
No
Additonal features required
None
Device(s) required
Laptop, Tablet, Phone
Level of coverage needed
Wifi, 3G, 4G
Mobile service required
Internet
Design Specifications
Nabu.org is a cloud-based digital library platform that targets to give children access to books in their mother tongue. It is a storytelling platform that gives local creators a global voice and allows children to access books for free using an app. Nabu.org brings together book creators who create books in the mother tongue, and publishes them on its digital platforms.
Writers are brought together to create content and children can access this content using an android device. The app is optimized for use in a low-bandwidth environment and for online access, allowing it to be used in places with limited internet access.
Nabu.org champions mother tongue stories in an order to enhance learning and eradicate illiteracy. The digital library is more cost-effective and sustainable than building physical libraries and it includes a publisher portal and an analytics system for gathering reader data and monitoring effectiveness long-term.
The digital library tracks user demographics, the number of books read and the number of pages turned. This analytics help to improve the content and user-experience of the Library.
Technical Support
Provided by Nabu.
Replacement Components
N/A
Lifecycle
N/A
Manufacturer Specified Performance Parameters
The app targets to reach 171 million children who cannot read.
Vetted Performance Status
Unknown
Safety
No known safety hazards are related to this product.
Complementary Technical Systems
None
Academic Research and References
West, M., Ei, C., 2014, Reading in the mobile era: a study of mobile reading in developing countries, UNESCO.
“Tech-Enabled Publisher of Multilingual Children’s Books.” n.d. NABU. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.nabu.org/
“Goal 4.” n.d. Sdgs.Un.Org. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://sdgs.un.org/goals/goal4
“Terms and Conditions.” n.d. NABU. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.nabu.org/terms-conditions
“NABU: Multilingual Kids Books.” n.d. Google.Com. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.libraryforall.simplified
Compliance with regulations
Unknown
Evaluation methods
Unknown
Other Information
Press and news.
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Target users: Illiterate children in developing communities
Awards:
2014 Echoing Green Fellows
2015 Clinton Global Initiative Members
2015 Forbes 30 under 30 in Social Entrepreneurship
2015 Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Awards