About

Here’s the story of how we came to be.

How it WORKs

Here’s how we transform students’ lives.

Our Mission

Here are the values that drive us.

Partnerships

• The Institute of Education at the American University of Central Asia (IOE @ AUCA) and Bilimkana Foundation Schools (BFS) Kyrgyzstan.

• We are staring with 5th grade Mathematics, as per Kyrgyz Ministry of Education Curricular Standards

• For peer-tutoring video lessons, students are recruited from Bilimkana Foundation Schools.

• Content curators (teachers) are BFS teachers and AUCA Mathematics Faculty.

Current Work

• Evidence building plan: randomized trial and feedback from BFS schools

• Gadget work-around plan: buying and refurbishing used smart-phones

• Securing funding for expanding coverage of subject areas and grade levels

Next Steps

• Secure seed funds to engage more peer tutors, more curators / mentors for more subjects in more languages

• Develop primary grade content for all subjects in multiple languages

• Secure funding pledge for app development

• Secure funding pledge for 2000 low-cost smart phone for off-line viewing

• Secure government support for pubic school partnerships in Kyrgyzstan

• Procure and deliver 2020 mobile device in rural schools by August 1, 2020

• Present “evidence” to world audience: UN agencies, World Bank, Foundations