Projects
Our projects are created, optimized, and integrated in collaboration with our partner communities.
BrightBox
A digital classroom hub for a whole community.
The BrightBox is a remote, free-standing, solar-powered classroom that has been repurposed from a shipping container.
Placed within the grounds of an existing school, it can provide access to literacy and education for up to 6,000 learners and their community simultaneously.
6,000 learners
The BrightBox can support 6000 simultaneous learners in a school and the surrounding community.
10 classroom blocks
The BrightBox can power up to 10 surrounding classroom blocks, enabling lighting and projectors.
2.7km Intranet
The BrightBox’s Intranet connectivity system provides access to Simbi Learn Cloud within a 2.7km radius.
Micro-grid
The BrightBox provides a localised electricity source for community members.
BrightBox Micro
A portable education solution for any school.
The BrightBox Micro is a suitcase-sized, solar-powered, digital kit designed to enhance classroom learning.
Micros boost capacity in existing, overpopulated classrooms, supplement student literacy progression with Simbi Learn Cloud platform and Simbi Offline software and provide teaching and training support for local teachers.
1,500 learners
The BrightBox Micro can support 1,500 simultaneous learners in a school and the surrounding community.
4 classroom blocks
The Micro’s included solar panel can distribute power to four other classroom blocks.
2.7km Intranet
The Micro’s Intranet connectivity system provides access to Simbi Learn Cloud within a 2.7km radius.
Durable & Secure
A BrightBox Micro education kit is portable, waterproof, drop-proof, and secure.
Simbi Learn Cloud
A digital platform of relevant content.
Simbi Learn Cloud is a supplementary digital library containing high-quality content from the web. This content supplements national curricula, ensuring students can learn relevant content, and that teachers can access digital resources that will support their existing learning outcomes in the classroom.
In partnership with local communities, we work to continually add new content to Simbi Learn Cloud.
1,000s of books.
Simbi Learn Cloud provides access to Simbi reading-while-listening software, which contains thousands of relevant titles.
Fully offline
Simbi Learn Cloud is a fully offline platform, meaning it can support school communities with no or unreliable internet access.
250GB of relevant content
Simbi Learn Cloud features material from Khan Academy, Simbi, Wikipedia, and so much more.
Localized content
Simbi Learn Cloud allows communities to easily upload localized content, boosting educational self-reliance and respecting local teachings.
Simbi Reading App
A tool for innovative reading.
Simbi Reading App is at the heart of Simbi Learn Cloud. Integrated in an innovative, offline version, Simbi provides students with thousands of culturally-relevant books narrated in an accent familiar to them.
Simbi is recognized by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees as a UN Global Compact on Refugees Good Practice, indicating the platform’s resilience and success among more than 12,000 refugee learners.
86% Comprehension Boost
Simbi is scientifically proven to boost comprehension rates in English by up to 86% in as little as 10 weeks.
Reading-While-Listening
Simbi users can read along with audio-visual books narrated by readers locally and globally.
1,000s of books
The Simbi Key to Literacy brings thousands of offline storybooks and other content to a school community.
Plug & Play
The Simbi Key to Literacy transforms any device into an offline digital library.
Core Setup
A foundation for digital education.
The Simbi Foundation Core Setup is our BrightBox solution in its simplest, most compact, and most cost-effective form.
Comprised of a microcomputer, a Simbi Key to Literacy, and access to our Simbi Learn Cloud platform, the Core Setup provides the digital education basics in a robust, high-quality format.
Microcomputer
The microcomputer is a compact, durable, and portable computer system suitable for any school context.
Reading-While-Listening
Simbi users can read along with audio-visual books narrated in a locally-relevant accent recorded by the community.
1,000s of books
The Simbi Key to Literacy brings thousands of offline storybooks and fluency passages to a school community.
250GB of relevant content
Simbi Learn Cloud provides 250GB of supplementary content, tailored to the relevant national curriculum.