SABAQ is an EdTech initiative that aims to increase student engagement and improve learning outcomes through high quality digital content that is fun to learn and easy to scale, making it accessible to millions.

2. m a k i n g i t
a c c e s s i b l e t o
SABAQ
isan
EdTech
initiative that aims
to increase student
ENGAGEMENT and improve learning outcomes
through high
quality digital
content that isFUN
tolearn
andeasily
scalable,
MILLIONS

3. Schools are
too far away
Unsafe
commute
NEVER BEEN TO SCHOOL
Reasons why millions of kids don’t get to attend school
Why can’t we have schools
within the communityspace?

4. Why can’t technology be used to
deliver fun and engaging lessons?
Poor quality
education
Lowengagement
in the classrooms
Lowlearning
gains in early
grades
DROPPED OUT

5. "I wish there was a schoolclose by", says
Kulsoom who is 11 and lives inTandoAllahar,
Sindh.There is no schoolwithin 2 kms of
Kulsoom’s village so she remained out of school.
DESIRE
TO LEARN

6. "If there was an opportunityfor our children to
learn,we arewilling to contribute whateverwe
can to support the school", saythe parents
in Fazalullahvillage inTandoAllahyar.
WANTTO
CONTRIBUTE

7. "I want to learn to teach, so I could earn and
educate children in myvillage", says Shahida
who is 22 and has completed 8th grade
education.
WISHTOTEACH

8. “Children in ourvillage are out of schoolandwe
are willing to provide the support needed for their
education,” say the residents of Mirpur Khaas.”
WILLING
TO SUPPORT

9. COMMUNITIES
AFTER EXPERIMENTING SABAQ CENTERS IN 40
AND EXTENSIVE FIELD RESEARCH,
HAS DEVELOPEDAMODELTHAT
LEARNINGDELIVERS HIGH QUALITY
USING TECHNOLOGYINA
ENGAGINGAND EMPOWERINGWAY, BYSUSTAINABLE
MEMBERSCOMMUNITY
COMMUNITIES

10. Earlyresults suggest that SABAQ digitalcontent is helping out of school
children to develop important literacyand numeracyskills
Out-of-school
CHILDREN
Urdu Literacy Numeracyskills
Without SABAQ With SABAQ Without SABAQ With SABAQ
16% 52%

11. CENTERS
Community-based schools for early grades
where students learn using meraSABAQ Tab.
Teachers are local members and VEC
provides supervision

12. LearningwithTechnology
Students at SABAQ Centers learn from our
award-winning learning solution,
meraSABAQwith its interactive lessons

13. CentersWithinVillages
SABAQ Centers are set upwithin the
village in a space donated by
the community

14. CommunityFullyEngaged
SABAQ sets upVillage Education
Committees (VEC) that supervise the
learning at the SABAQ Centers

15. Academic Support to Facilitators
SABAQ runs cluster-based mentor
programwhere experienced facilitators
help other faclitators improve teaching skills

16. SmallFee as Contribution
Parents pay a smalltuition fee, increasing
their involvement in children's education.
The fee is only used for SABAQ Centers

17. Data-driven Program
Centers are monitored through extensive
data collection and analytics for
continuous program improvement

18. SABAQ Centers established in Sindh Students in SABAQ Centers
Girls studyin SABAQ CentersSABAQ Centerswith female facilitators

19. FROM OUR COMMUNITIES
*
*Projected for 2018

20. Kulsoom is now studying at
SABAQ Centre inJabbar Brohi
Shahida nowteaches at SABAQ
Center in Muhammad Shah Bukhari
TandoAllahyarTandoAllahyar
VEC of Fazalullah Foujivillage monitors
& supports the SABAQ Center
Mirpur Khaas
HELPING TO CHANGE THESE LIVES HAS INSPIRED US
CHILDRENTO GO FROM TO
THATISWHYWEAREASKING FORYOUR SUPPORT

21. CHALLENGE
OUT-OF-SCHOOLCHILDREN
THROUGH DIGITALLEARNING,
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
AND PARENTS ENGAGEMENT
EDUCATE

22. Support
SABAQ Center with
Students in
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23. CHALLENGE