A primary school student using a tablet to learn. [Photo/ businessdailyafrica.co.ke]Airtel Africa and a local IT startup company Kukua have come together to develop a game that will help children while playing will be learning how to read and write and simple arithmetic.
In a statement to Business Daily Kukua co-founder and CEO Lucrezia Bisignani said that the game dubbed Sema Run App said that they will teach how to use the app thorough text messages to over 2 million Airtel subscribers.
“Kukua has partnered with Airtel to distribute instructions on how to download the Sema Run App to over 2million subscribers via the SMS during the holiday season to allow children to spend their free time doing something fun and meaningful,” Bisignani said.
The CEO of the IT startup said that the App will be able to be used offline enabling students in remote areas where there is limited internet connectivity to play the game.
“Once downloaded, Sema Run works offline allowing users to utilize the app without requiring internet connectivity and therefore making it pocket friendly especially to parents,” Bisignani said.
“The game’s main character Sema takes children on an adventure while empowering them to learn how to read as she gains technological powers and navigates through obstacles.”