This document describes a mobile learning solution called mJangale for primary schools in Senegal. The solution aims to improve primary education outcomes by providing mobile phones and educational apps to schools. Each school's kit includes 40 mobile phones for students and 1 for teachers, as well as apps for reading and math based on the Senegalese curriculum. The solution aims to strengthen the relationship between schools and parents by distributing apps to parents as well. An initial pilot with two schools aims to demonstrate the solution's promise before scaling it more broadly.

1. Ecole Seydina Issa Laye
mJangale
Mobile Learning Solution for
Primary School in Senegal
Dr. Christelle Scharff
cscharff@pace.edu

2. Context

3.  Senegal’s mobile penetration rate is close to
94%
Context
Sources : ARTP June 2013

4.  Each class has an average of 40 students
(some classes have more than 100 students)
There are 146 schools in Dakar
Context
Sources : ChildFund and Ministry of
Education 2011, 2012, 2013

5.  Only 60.8% of pupils complete their primary
education
Context
Sources : ChildFund and Ministry of
Education 2011, 2012, 2013

6.  52% and 33% of students have an average < 4
(out of 10) in mathematics and reading
Context
Sources : ChildFund and Ministry of
Education 2011, 2012, 2013

7.  26% of the CM2 students passed the test to go
to middle school in 2013
Context
Sources : ChildFund and Ministry of
Education 2011, 2012, 2013

8.  Improve primary school education in
Senegal using mobile phones
 Permit children (6 to 10) to practice and
improve their reading and mathematics
skills supervised by teachers
 Strengthen the relationship between
schools and parents
 Involving parents (even illiterate) in the
learning of their children
Goal & Objectives

9. The mJangale Kit for Schools
“Jangale” means “learning” in Wolof, one of the
local languages of Senegal

10.  Mobile phones (Nokia or Android low-end,
40 per schools + 1 per teacher)
 Mobile applications in reading and maths
 Monitoring of the use of the apps
 Training and coaching for teachers
 Incentives for schools to use the kits (e.g.,
school of the month)
 Incentives for teachers to use / contribute
to the kits (e.g., teacher of the month,
phone and phone credit)
 Distribution of apps to parents
 Phone support
 Repairing
 Solar power system (optional)
 Mini-projector (optional)
Apps
X 40
Is composed of :

11.  Permits students to learn words
 Words are written, illustrated, and read aloud
 Knowledge assessment: find the missing letter,
unscramble words, and dictation, and get feedback
Lire au CE1 (Reading in 2nd Grade)
Senegalese
curriculum

12.  Lets pupils practice addition, subtraction,
multiplication, and division etc., and provides
feedback
Calculer au CE1 (Calculate in 2nd
Grade)
Senegalese
curriculum

13.  Knowledge of the field
 Multi-facets - Apps + Implementation + Business model
 Promising results of a pilot with ChildFund
 Partnership with NGO
 Motivated team (distributed &
coded-in country)
 Methodology
 Rapid-prototyping with
stakeholders
 Agile (Scrum)
 Existing institutional support (Ministry) and network
Our value proposition

14. Getting the Kits in Schools and
Beyond
 Begin with 2 schools
 Scale in Dakar and then in the rest of the country
 Get phones for 2-3 schools from generous manufacturers to
lower the cost of the kit at first
 Sell / lend the kit to schools
 Price per student (in the registration fee)
 Get funding for schools through NGO and international
organizations
 Get funding through crowdfunding (e.g., use the diaspora)
 Give the apps to parents for free (compatible phones), lend
them phones, or sell them phones with the apps
 Distribute the apps in the app stores

15. Seydina Issa Laye B School in Cambérène, Dakar
All the pupils and instructors who participated in the
project
Mr. Malick Diouf, director
Mr. Abdou Sow, teacher of the CE1-A class
http://art4apps.org http://voxygen.fr
Special Thanks

16. Ecole Seydina Issa Laye
mJangale
Mobile Learning Solution for
Primary School in Senegal
Dr. Christelle Scharff
cscharff@pace.edu

17.  Video of the pilot with ChildFund
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lmKYKpGJ6I
Annex

18.  Our vision is expressed on the web site here :
 http://mjangale.com
Annex