Looma Education

Preparing Underserved Students for the Modern World

Fast Facts

Location:

Nepal

Sponsored by:

David Sowerwine

Grant Years:

2024

Category:

Education

Website:

looma.education

How Looma Education Is Making a Difference

Looma Education develops affordable hardware and software systems to bring modern, engaging education to children across Nepal, even in schools without power or internet.

Work of Looma Education

  • Develops and enhances the “Looma Box”, “Looma Server” and “Looma Online” systems, pre-loaded with national textbooks, Khan Academy courses, videos, games and interactive learning tools tailored for Nepal.
  • Provides installation, maintenance and teacher training so that rural and underserved schools can adopt modern teaching methods.
  • Partners with Nepal’s national and local governments, and non-government organizations, to scale reach in remote and resource-constrained contexts.
  • Shifts classrooms from rote memorization toward active-learning, technology-enabled methods through their platforms.
  • Monitors and evaluates outcomes with student pre- and post-testing in remote schools to gauge learning and engagement.

Initiatives Supported by Project Redwood

2024:  $40,000  to train teachers in best practices, active-learning techniques, and technology integration.