An edutech initiative, Sun Books Nigeria, has joined two other African edutech initiatives whose innovations have gained recognition among others competing annually in the Reimagine Education Awards and Conference in London, UK.
Mr. Sixtus Ibekwe, management representative of the organization made this know today, Tuesday, in a statement issued on its behalf.
According to him, the literacy organization ranked among the entrants in the Access, Diversity, Inclusion and Innovation category of the award that pulled in 1600 submissions in 10 categories in its 11th edition.
He said the 10th edition saw contestants like the West Africa Vocational Education Support (WAVE) from Nigeria and the University of Johannesburg, South Africa, win a gold and a silver respectively in the Regional Award.
Kenya’s Strathmore University also won a gold in that year’s Category Award
“The award is a testimony to Sun Books hard work in taking literacy to hard-to-reach areas, and it’s also a win for the children we work for with our low-cost edutech projects,” said Ibekwe.
The event, according to winners, has always been an experience for bringing up innovation to solve the problems that plague the current state of education, including accessibility and effectiveness.
More than 700 judges decided the winners of this year’s awards, and affirmed Sun Books’ achievement of ‘world-class recognition in educational innovation.’
“The awarded application demonstrated exceptional innovation, impact, and scalability, successfully progressing through four rigorous evaluation rounds conducted by a panel of 1,300 international higher education and edutech experts,” the award team said.
An initiative of the World Literacy Foundation, Sun Books Nigeria works to eradicate child illiteracy in Africa, using solar-powered digital devices that make learning and teaching easy for pupils and teachers.
No fewer than 1000 of such devices are now in use at schools in low-resource communities in Lagos, Rivers, and Abuja, in addition to mobile libraries and other learning apps.
