EdTech start-up Teesas has launched the Teesas Donate Program to support underprivileged and out-of-school children in attaining academic excellence. The initiative was launched at the Little Saint’s Orphanage (Abule Egba Home) in Lagos yesterday is targeted at children aged 3 – 11 years.
The Teesas Donate Program encourages the public to donate old or faulty tablets towards the initiative. Firstly, donors signify interest by filling out a form on the company’s website after which they drop off the devices at any of the nine Imose Technologies service centres nationwide or the Teesas team will pick up the smart devices. Imose Technologies, a sister company of Teesas, then refurbishes the tablets and installs the Teesas Education App that contains curriculum-aligned educational videos and ebooks.
To guarantee the sustainability of the initiative, for a start, a router with a one-year data subscription will be provided to every beneficiary home to ensure that the children can access the educational videos via the internet. Teesas tutors will also volunteer their time to visit the underserved communities to monitor the children’s academic progress and provide free tutoring support, and faulty tablets will be repaired for free by Imose Technologies.
Osayi Izedonmwen, founder and chief executive officer, Teesas, said that the Teesas Donate Program is a corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative that aligns with the company’s mission to liberalise access to education in Africa.
Responding to the gesture, founder of Little Saints Orphanage, Rev. Mrs George stated that the Teesas Donate Program was appropriately timed as the orphanage home had just equipped its library with computers to facilitate digital learning among the children.