NewGlobe Solution Praised at Mastercard Foundation EdTech Conference

The Mastercard Foundation, through its Centre for Innovative Teaching and Learning, hosted its inaugural EdTech Conference from July 8 – 10, 2024 in Abuja Nigeria. The conference will be a biennial convening.

The inaugural session was hosted in partnership with the Federal Government of Nigeria at the Hilton Transcorp, in Abuja, Nigeria.
 
Themed, ‘Education Technology for Resilient and Inclusive Learning in Africa, deliberations focussed on the current state of the EdTech ecosystem, emerging trends, the role of EdTech in solving Africa’s educational challenges and policies that are needed to foster an enabling environment for technology-enabled innovation in education.
 
One such solution is NewGlobe’s holistic methodology approach to wide scale education transformation projects in partnership with governments in Nigeria and beyond that has been delivering results as noted by Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, who during his contribution to the plenary session, said “Some of the most well recognized successful Edtech startups in Africa are actually those who took a whole of system approach.The biggest one in Nigeria is NewGlobe. They are in a number of states across Nigeria and there are so many EdTech Solutions in Nigeria that are struggling to get 1% of the scale that you have with NewGlobe and most of the time is not whether the solution in itself is sophisticated, it’s the approach to the solution.”
 
Partnering with State governments In Nigeria, NewGlobe is strengthening education systems in Edo (EdoBEST), Lagos (EKOEXCEL), Kwara (KwaraLEARN), Bayelsa (BayelsaPRIME) and by extension delivering life-changing education solutions to children in hard-to-reach and urban communities.

These states have adopted the attainment of SDG-4 as a strategy for enshrining future economic prosperity, peace and stability.
 
The success of NewGlobe’s methodology  lies in its holistic system; there is not one single component that drives success but rather an intricate integration built upon four core aspects: A digital learning platform, adaptive instructional content, training and coaching, and 360 degree support.

Within this holistic system are many sets of practices, such as school management, learning and development, instructional guidance, and feedback.

NewGlobe has established expectations for each of these practice sets and correspondingly continuously supports to ensure consistency and excellence.
 
NewGlobe was one of 600 edtech who-is-who in Africa at this inaugural conference that brought together edtech startups, governments and investors including 8 education ministers for 3 days.
 
In the words of Reeta Roy, President and Chief Executive Officer, Mastercard Foundation “Technology is a powerful enabler of possibility and progress. Across Africa, young innovators and entrepreneurs are bringing new energy and ideas to the education sector. Some are innovations that could shift ecosystems and the future for many.

“This inaugural conference brought together young people, EdTech innovators, policymakers, investors, philanthropists, data scientists and others to accelerate progress toward digitally-enabled educational platforms and systems that deliver inclusive learning for all.”