In 2016, Telefonica Foundation and “la Caixa” Foundation got together to launch ProFuturo, an education programme whose mission is to narrow the education gap in the world by providing quality digital education for children in vulnerable environments in Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. In line with Goal 4 of the United Nations’ 2030 sustainable development agenda on access to equitable and inclusive quality education for all, ProFuturo aspires to become a world reference for transformation and innovation in education, improving the education of millions of children through technology.
ProFuturo, one of the largest digital education initiatives in the world, has as its hallmarks, quality, sustainability over time, and access to all corners of the world, whether in urban, rural or remote areas or conflict zones. To achieve this, its education solution is adaptable to any environment and context both with and without an Internet connection. The ultimate aim is to deliver the best education to 10 million children in vulnerable areas by 2020, and to 25 million by 2030.
The practical execution of the lofty ideals of Profuturo was seen at Chanchaga Primary School, in Minna, Niger State, where the students had been gifted a big suitcase containing.
- 48 tablets for pupils
- A laptop that serves as the service provider
- 1 wireless router
- 1 multiport USB charging station that charges the 48 tablets at once
- 1 Projector and projector screen
- 1 universal power supply
- Recovery kit
Being a universal education programme that’s built on robust partnerships, ProFuturo seeks agreements with local agents to implement the program in each country, as well as with international companies, institutions and agents who support the initiative on a grand scale.
This is done in conjunction with The Kukah Centre (TKC), the local partner of Profuturo in Nigeria. So far, according to our sources, together, they are providing digital education in Northern Nigeria where they have given over 124,000 tablets to schools and their pupils, in 10 schools (7 public and 3 private) with Sokoto and Niger States being currently the only two pilot beneficiaries. We will serve a follow up to this story to intimate you about the plans of the Foundation and the Kukah Centre to take it beyond those states to others.
