iHUB & Mastercard Basis launch new accelerator program for edTech startups in Kenya

iHub Kenya and Mastercard Basis below the Mastercard Basis Ed-Tech Fellowship Program have launched an accelerator program to help and amplify the affect of  36 EdTech startups in Kenya over the subsequent 3 years.  

The Mastercard Basis Ed-Tech Fellowship Program, seeks to help Ed-Tech corporations throughout Africa which are addressing studying challenges throughout Ok-12, tertiary schooling, and in vocational coaching as an pressing and demanding response in addressing lots of Africa’s lengthy standing challenges which have affected enrollment, high quality and availability of efficient instructional choices for the continent’s younger inhabitants. 

Beneath the initiative, iHub’s sister firm, Co-Creation Hub, in Nigeria may even take part and see chosen Ed-Tech startups get funding and advisory providers in the direction of scaling their present operations for additional affect. Profitable members will undergo rounds of screening to find out match for options and founders earlier than being additional assessed for scalability and long run potential. The companions are additionally encouraging female-led startups to use. organisations can apply via the iHub web site: https://futureoflearning.ihub.co.ke/

Along with preliminary funding to the chosen startups, iHub might be offering devoted knowledgeable groups to help members in product improvement, authorities relations, pedagogy and  studying science.

The iHub, as a part of its wider group philosophy, stays dedicated to rising prosperity throughout the continent via elevated adoption of know-how and innovation whilst the muse seeks a world the place everybody has the chance to study and prosper.

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