RACHEL (Remote Area Community Hotspot for Education and Learning)

  • P Project/Program

? Activity Status: Unknown

Key Information

Rachels - Remote Area Community Hotspots for Education and Learning – are portable, battery-powered devices that contain content from educational websites in offline format. This means that RACHELS can wirelessly deliver free digital educational content to nearby tablets, laptops, or smartphones where no internet infrastructure exists. 

In 2021, For the Good began piloting their first RACHEL in partnership with the new school in Olmesutie. This pilot programme is allowing them to test sustainable solutions to extend our COVID remote learning program and bring interactive, student-centered content to students living in remote, offline villages. 


Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Kenya

Government Affiliation

Non-governmental program

Years

2021 -

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation

Unknown

Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

COVID-19 Response

New for COVID-19

Geographic Scope

National

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Other

  • Remote Learning

Skills

  • Other academic performance-related

Cross-cutting areas

  • COVID-19 Response

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys (both in school and out of school), Girls (both in school and out of school), Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

  • Lower primary
  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary

Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top

Access to school

  • Alternative learning centers/mobile schools/home schools

Educational Technology

  • Digital devices for the purposes of studying, learning
  • Digital learning materials/programs

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)

Cross-cutting goals

  • Improved health - other