- In partnership with over 110 Nonprofits, the initiative has made digital learning accessible and equitable for children from underprivileged backgrounds in 26 Indian states
- Initial studies by KPMG on BYJU’S Education For All initiative, states that 75% use the app for an average of 1 hour every day and 57% attribute their performance improvement to BYJU’S
- Girls form 50% of the beneficiary set of BYJU’S Education for All
National, Feb 10, 2022: Reinforcing its commitment to create a far-reaching impact for students from underserved communities, BYJU’S flagship social impact initiative, Education for All (EFA), marks the one-year milestone of its launch. Within a year, the initiative has impacted 3.4 million children across 26 states and 340+ districts by making tech-driven education accessible, equitable, and possible for all. On the occasion of this momentous one-year anniversary, BYJU’S Education for All has revised its goals to empower 10 million children by 2025 through high-quality digital learning from 5 million which was decided at the launch of this initiative.
Since its launch, BYJU’S Education For All, through its partner NGOs, has been enabling children from rural areas and urban slums of India to get an equal opportunity to learn with access to BYJU’S free streaming licenses. It is focused on a vision to eliminate the digital divide across the country by empowering and enabling students with sufficient resources and fostering a comprehensive ecosystem of digital learning.
Through the EFA NGO partners and on-ground facilitators, students are now using the BYJU’S App as a primary mode of learning. This effort has witnessed phenomenal engagement and traction among children using the app. Additionally, girls form close to 50% of the beneficiaries of BYJU’S Education for All programs.
According to an initial study by KPMG (SROI method), a whopping 75% continue to use the app for an average of 1 hour per day.
The study also reveals that:
- 57% of respondents continued to learn from the app due to interesting content that keeps them engaged and not because of any external pressure from parents or teachers
- 57% attributed their performance improvement to BYJU’S along with other factors (e.g teachers, parents, tuitions)
- Out of these 57%, 31% attributed this improvement solely to BYJU’S
On the annual milestone of Education for All (EFA), Divya Gokulnath, Co founder, BYJU’S, said, “EFA was born out of our dream to cultivate an equal opportunity education ecosystem. While the program was in its nascent stage, the COVID-19 pandemic shook the world, it challenged the foundation of our education ecosystem by forcing millions of schools to shut down. Our technology-first education tools helped us bridge the gaps widened by the pandemic. Through our ever-growing network of strategic NGO partners, we continue to provide quality education to millions of children across the remotest parts of India like Uri, Hailakhandi, Tirap, Bastar, and more. With each passing day, the number of children continues to grow. It is heartwarming to know that we have been able to restore smiles on the faces of children. Every child we connect to education renews our commitment towards making quality education accessible and equitable. We believe that the young minds of the country possess immense talent, and with the right resources and support, we can together transform the future of India.”
Speaking about the partnership with BYJU’S, Matthew Joseph, Country Director, American India Foundation said, “The last two years have exposed the wide chasm between the connected and the unconnected, revealing hordes that are far behind on the digital uptake. Millions of students from underserved communities do not have the access to high-quality education, or the right resources, curriculum, and guidance to continue and scale their learning. AIF’s partnership with BYJU’S aims to address such inequalities in digital readiness that further widen the digital divide and have significant development implications that cannot be ignored. This partnership has impacted thousands of students across different states in the last year and that is just the beginning. We hope that this association enables us to reach the length and breadth of this country and ensure that we do not leave those who are less digitally equipped even further behind in a post-pandemic world,”
For Riya Manoj Rathod, a bright student from class 9 and daughter of a daily wage worker in Ghatkopar’s Bhattwadi, the pandemic-induced school closure brought her academics to a halt. “I have always enjoyed learning and aspire to become a doctor. During the pandemic, it became very tough for me to continue studying since schools were shut and everything moved online. My father’s income was also impacted and owning a device for studying seemed like an impossible dream. BYJU’S EFA and Ratna Nidhi Foundation made that dream come true by giving me and several others in my area free access to a tablet & BYJU’S self-study modules. Not just that, my family also received support for basic needs. I am now able to study with ease and convenience and pursue my dreams. I am thankful to BYJU’S for helping me continue learning,”
In the virtual world, access to a digital education can open a multitude of opportunities for young students to learn, explore and grow. The pandemic has further highlighted the need to bridge the existing digital divide within the country. The evolving landscape has led BYJU’S to scale EFA across the Indian states and foray into remote locations with intermittent internet connectivity and inadequate infrastructure. Through this initiative, BYJU’S has also partnered with over 110 Non-Profit Organizations such as Ladli Foundation in Uttar Pradesh, Save the Children, Smile Foundation, and European India Foundation to make education more accessible for underprivileged students in Telangana. BYJU’S is also closing working with NITI Aayog to provide high-quality test preparation coaching to 3,000 meritorious students across 112 aspirational districts of classes 10 and 11 who aspire to appear for NEET and JEE.
Through EFA, BYJU’S is working towards the democratization of education to enable every child with the opportunity to learn. The company is making this possible via tech-driven learning programs that empower children in the most remote geographies and underserved communities. The initiative aims to enhance every child’s potential through education and thereby fuel an entire nation’s journey towards transforming into a healthier and more prosperous society. To know more, click here.
About BYJU’S:
BYJU’S is the world’s leading edtech company and the creator of India’s most loved school learning app which offers highly adaptive, engaging and effective learning programs for students in LKG, UKG, classes 1 -12 (K-12) and competitive exams like JEE, NEET and IAS.
BYJU’S launched its flagship product, BYJU’S – The Learning App, for classes 4-12 in 2015. Today, the app has over 115 million registered students and 7.5 million annual paid subscriptions. With an average time of 71 minutes being spent by a student on the app every day from 1700+ cities, the app is creating a whole new way of learning through visual lessons. The Disney BYJU’S Early Learn App was launched in June 2019, a special offering from BYJU’S for students in classes 1-3 featuring Disney’s timeliness characters. In early 2019, BYJU’S acquired Osmo, a Palo Alto based maker of educational games to transform the whole offline to online learning experience. BYJU’S also acquired WhiteHat Jr in 2020, a Mumbai-based programming start-up focused on empowering children with coding skills.
In 2021, BYJU’S acquired the market leader and one of the most trusted test-prep service providers in India – Aakash Educational Services Limited (ASEL), Epic and Great Learning. Taking the vision of creating active learners around the world and expanding globally, BYJU’S also launched BYJU’S Future School recently. Powered by 11,000 qualified women teachers, this is available in the USA, UK, Australia, Brazil, Indonesia and Mexico and will progressively expand to more geographies in the near future. Furthermore, BYJU’S Learning App featuring Disney was launched in the USA in July 2021, to help children ages 4–8 explore, practice, and understand math, language and reading concepts through interactive learning journeys combined with Disney’s world-class storytelling.
Delivering a world-class learning experience, programs from BYJU’S are making learning contextual and visual. The apps have been designed to adapt to the unique learning style of every student, as per the pace, size and style of learning. BYJU’S is paving the way for new-age, geography-agnostic learning tools that sit at the cross section of mobile, interactive content and personalised learning methodologies. BYJU’S is also the official sponsor of the Indian Cricket Team.
BYJU’S Education For All:
With an aim to make digital learning accessible to millions of children from underserved communities, BYJU’S, the world’s leading edtech company, launched its social impact initiative – Education for All in late 2020. The program aims at democratising education by ensuring that children across all economic backgrounds get equal access to quality learning opportunities. The “Education for All” initiative serves to enable students from underserved and economically deprived communities with a better chance at upward social and economic mobility. This initiative aims at bridging the educational and digital divide by making quality learning accessible to the children in need. With over 110+ partners like American India Foundation, United Way, Right to Live, Magic Bus, SOS, Save the Children, CRY and more across 26 states in India, the program has created a positive impact and reached over 3.4 million students in the last 1 year across the country. BYJU’S has also partnered with NITI Aayog to provide free access to its tech-driven learning programs for children from 112 “aspirational districts” of the country. The company aims to accelerate its impact in reaching children who have no access to learning both on its own and through partnerships. For more information: https://byjus.com/educationforall/
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