Supporting students and teachers with affordable, accessible tech to improve educational outcomes.

In partnership with the Indian government, Educational Initiatives is providing their specialist "teaching at the right level" software (and when needed, the requisite hardware) - "Mindspark" to government schools. This software tailors education to the individual needs of children by using specialist ed tech which tailors content and questions to their individual learning level, ensuring each can learn at their own pace and not be left behind. Mindspark is used to support teaching of both math and literacy.

Educational Initiatives

Dedicated to the sustainable elimination of iodine deficiency worldwide.

According to the World Health Organization, iodine deficiency is the world’s most prevalent, yet easily preventable, cause of brain damage in children. Nearly 50 million people have stunted cognitive and motor development as a result. Severe stunting can be as bad as a loss of 15 IQ points, meaning children who don't get enough iodine struggle at school and in later life. The solution is simple, and has already been implemented in many countries: national level fortification of salt with iodine. IGN works with governments to implement such programmes. Despite not being directly related to schools, removing this barrier to healthy development is one of the cheapest and easiest ways to include children's educational outcomes.

Iodine Global Network

Supports governments to improve foundational reading and math for all children using the Teaching at the Right Level approach

TaRL Africa’s mission is to support every child across Africa to build foundational skills for a better future.

[TaRL Africa uses an evidence-backed educational approach](https://www.povertyactionlab.org/case-study/teaching-right-level-improve-learning) that helps children develop basic reading and mathematics skills, opening doors to a brighter future. The approach targets the root of the learning crisis by transforming the structures that lead to it. It was developed and refined in India by education NGO [Pratham](https://www.pratham.org/), and has been rigorously evaluated by [Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL)](https://www.povertyactionlab.org/) affiliated professors. Since 2015, the TaRL approach has been adapted in over 17 African countries reaching nearly 7 million children with support from TaRL Africa and its partners.

TaRL Africa began as a joint initiative by Pratham and J-PAL in 2015 and became a registered independent organisation in 2019. Since its inception, TaRL Africa has worked with governments and organisations to design and develop the processes, practices, and resources required to deliver effective TaRL programmes that increase learning outcomes. Globally, the TaRL approach [has been identified by the Global Evidence Education Advisory Panel as a “good buy.”](https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/719211603835247448/pdf/Cost-Effective-Approaches-to-Improve-Global-Learning-What-Does-Recent-Evidence-Tell-Us-Are-Smart-Buys-for-Improving-Learning-in-Low-and-Middle-Income-Countries.pdf)

As of 2025:

- TaRL programming reached over 7 million children in over 17 countries with TaRL Africa's support.
- Across all programmes, the proportion of children who could read a simple paragraph improved by 12–32 percentage points, and the proportion of children who could do a simple subtraction problem increased by 13–26 percentage points.

TaRL Africa is registered and headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, with teams in Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria, and Zambia.


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