Nafham

Egypt

Nafham is a K-12 crowd-sourced educational video platform providing 5-15 minutes educational videos revised by professionals. Videos cover the mandated public curriculum categorized by grade, term, subject, and academic schedule, which democratize education for all students by providing access to multiple explanations for the same lesson in just a few seconds from anywhere.

Project Stage

Scaling

Implementation time

1-3 years

Total Cost

$75,000.00

Last update: October 05, 2023

Overview Contributors

Challenge

The current education system in Egypt is unable to serve the growing population. In 2015, 2.6 million children entered the schooling system, which can only accommodate 1.8 million. This has resulted in overcrowded classrooms, shortened academic days, and high dropout rates. The issue is exacerbated by unmotivated and underpaid teachers and a high illiteracy rate, leading to billions spent annually on private tutoring.

Description

Nafham is designed to enhance both teaching and learning activities. It identifies, empowers, and encourages the creation of crowd-sourced educational content, ensuring quality and accuracy before publishing. Students can review lessons multiple times without time or peer pressure, learn in the privacy of their homes, and parents can support their children’s education using the platform.

SDGs

Outcomes

Since its launch, Nafham has been able to build a strong community of students, teachers, and parents, achieving significant user growth with zero marketing expenses. It attracts 600,000 unique visitors every month and has received various recognitions, including the Ashoka Fellowship.