By Nnamdi Ojiego

In its commitment to enhance access to quality education, Afrilearn, a technology startup, said it has made its educational mobile application freely accessible to primary and secondary school students across Nigeria and beyond.

A statement on Wednesday by  Afrilearn said the goal was to empower students to study at their own pace in and outside the classroom, via any device.

According to the statement, the education streaming startup has organically reached over 486,032 learners, with more than 50,000 gamified quizzes, 5,000 curriculum-specific class notes, and over 3,000 video lessons.

The App was also designed to empower teachers, schools and parents to effectively accelerate learning outcomes

Founded in 2019, Afrilearn empowers children ages 6 to 18 with free, fun, and world-class education for best grades in school and competitive examinations like the West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, and the National Examination Council, NECO, amongst others, while monitors every learner’s progress with detailed analytics to help them identify their strengths and areas for improvement.

Explaining the rationale behind the innovation, Co-founder/CEO,  Afrilearn, Mr. Isaac Oladipupo, said: “Our innovative e-Learning platform offers richly animated and curriculum-based video lessons, class notes, practice exercises, live classes, a personalised learning dashboard, and many more learning resources.

“Some children learn best by watching videos, some by reading class notes, some by solving practice problems, and some by social collaboration. By design, Afrilearn is purposefully built to give every child the freedom to learn using the unique methods that work best for them.”

Oladipupo pointed out that it was unfair to expect a changed Nigeria without first educating Nigerians. “Without quality education and opportunities, our citizens can’t rise beyond prejudices. Sadly, our brick-and-mortar system of education is neither affordable nor sustainable. Having witnessed this firsthand in our formative years, Gabriel and I left our lucrative jobs in 2018 to solve this problem, leveraging technology.”

Also, the Co-founder/Head of Content at Afrilearn, Mr. Gabriel Olatunji-Legend, added that “beyond helping students fill learning gaps with trusted content by expert tutors, with its several cutting-edge features, Afrilearn also empowers teachers, schools and parents to effectively accelerate learning outcomes.”

Recounting his experience, a Secondary School Teacher, Taiye Ojuolape noted that, “As a History class teacher, Afrilearn saves me a lot of time in accessing useful teaching materials. The contents are very comprehensive, and the app display is so friendly and easy to navigate. The resources helped to increase my classroom engagement exponentially.”

Also, a senior secondary school student in Lagos, Isabella Onuwa attested that, “For the first time ever, I got straight A’s in my exams. All thanks to the free, exciting practice exercises on the Afrilearn app. This is definitely the fastest way to pass WAEC, NECO, JAMB, and I’m still surprised that it’s absolutely free.” 

Students can access the free e-learning service by downloading the Afrilearn App on Play store, App Store or visit myafrilearn.com.