Ghana’s Chalkboard secures €200 000 from Jacobs Foundation for expansion

Mobile-learning company, Chalkboard Education, has received €200 000 ($237 000) from Jacobs Foundation to expand its operations in Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire.

The Ghana based company partners with universities, training institutions, and companies to provide software that digitalizes their content and distributes it to learners’ mobile devices, allowing students to access course content anytime and anywhere, even without an Internet connection.

Chalkboard Education’s innovative technology allows organizations to expand their education programs through digital distance learning programs that are accessible to any type of phone. “Our mission is to democratize access to education and training in Africa,” said Adrien Bouillot, CEO and co-founder of Chalkboard Education.

Chalkboard Education will also use the capital to increase access to its mobile learning tools for rural and remote populations in both countries.

“Education technology is a very important tool for accompanying the transformation of African educational systems,“ says Fabio Segura, Director of International Programs for the Jacobs Foundation. “We are excited to add Chalkboard Education to our group of partners dedicated to improving access to and the quality of education in Ivory Coast through the TRECC program.”

Last year, Chalkboard Education emerged the winner of the Accra edition of Seedstars International.