By Moses Nosike

The strength of a nation depends on its  educational foundation and development  to deliver cultural, social and economic growth and values. Proper foundation would deliver desired results hence Teesas mobile, web app are designed to deliver the needed foundation that helps your children build their future via quality learning process.

 The mobile and web app, first of its kind in our environment is an African-focused Edtech start-up that is delivering educational content.

Learning through Teesas mobile and web app packages makes you a complete Nigerian. The learning process which you can afford at your comfort zone enhances children quality of learning; the teens, youths and adults with special attention on mathematics and other major subjects.

The Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson-Okojie as Teesas first brand ambassador will drive this deal for two years as the agreement was signed at the firm’s office in Lagos on Thursday, December 9, 2021.

Apart from having a successful career as an actress, Mercy Johnson-Okojie speaks five Nigerian languages. As a mother of four children she passionate about her family and her children’s education. As such, the actress has been engaged to promote the app as a home tutor and a platform for the learning of native Nigerian languages in a fun and engaging way, to her large fanbase. As part of the deal, the Nollywood actress will also feature in Teesas marketing communications campaigns to be deployed in mainstream and digital media.

Speaking during the signing of the deal, the founder/CEO, Teesas, Osayi Izedonmwen explained that Teesas is a new educational app focused on teaching children aged 2 – 12 years core subjects including Maths, Sciences and Literacy through engaging tutor-led videos and e-books in English, as well as educational content in major Nigerian languages namely; Bini, Hausa, Ibibio, Igbo, Ijaw, Yoruba, and Tiv with plans to include French soon.

According to him, videos are in line with the national curriculum, saying further that adults seeking to learn their mother tongue (local languages) would also find the app useful.

“The concept of delivering educational video content in native African languages is exciting for most parents who see the value of sustaining their mother tongue with their kids. Apart from Teesas, there isn’t any app or service across Africa that is doing this today.” Continuing, Izedonmwen said that Mercy Johnson-Okojie has young children who are in the same age range as Teesas target users and her ability to speak several Nigerian languages makes her a natural fit. “As a working mother, she also understands the need of busy parents who are seeking safe and educational content such as those offered by the Teesas app to keep their children engaged. Among other benefits, Teesas has a companion app for parents called the Teesas Parents that provides personalized content recommendations and real-time feedback on their child’s performance. The Edtech firm believes that it can create a great synergy with the brand ambassador to promote these features.

Expressing delight at the signing ceremony, the actress said: “Our strength is in our diversity and it is important that our Nigerian children are made aware of this and get integrated into various aspects of our culture. This partnership is also important to me because of the educational value Teesas provides and the incorporation of the Montessori system. More importantly, it is tailor-made for Nigerians at home and in the diaspora.” The Teesas app can be downloaded on the Google Playstore.