Young entrepreneurs revolutionise education

Currently the majority of students in developing countries, and especially Sub-Saharan Africa, do not have access to WiFi. As a result, most students cannot download study notes or past papers, and cannot look things up on the internet if they are confused. This problem is exacerbated by the fact that many schools cannot afford printers, let alone cover the cost of printing study material for students. Few schools have enough textbooks to give each student a copy.

Enter the Foondamate team – young entrepreneurs who are using technology and their own experience to solve this problem. FoondaMate makes education accessible to those who might have no other means of getting study material.

Since most students have access to a smartphone and most cellphone networks allow use of WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger at reduced rates – effectively making WhatsApp and Messenger Chatbots great tools to help solve access challenges.

The CN&CO team were introduced to Foondamate by a mutual contact – an investor in both Foondamate and EasyEquities. Since CN&CO only works with clients who are referred to us by people we trust, coupled with our belief in quality education being vital to solve our problems – and our admiration for entrepreneurs – we jumped at the opportunity to work with the team. And while Colin, who is the partner working with this team, will be sharing lots more about this great initiative, Carel just couldn’t wait to share the news!

Students, mentors or guardians, simply send “Hello” to +2760 070 3213 on WhatsApp and you will see how easy the process is. Happy studying!