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M-Shule (adaptive learning via SMS)

📍 Kenya · 2017 · M-Shule

Scale

local

subnational

national

systemic

Description

Kenyan platform founded in Nairobi in 2017 by Claire Mongeau and Julie Otieno that delivers personalized micro-lessons in mathematics, English and skills via SMS and chatbots, using AI-powered adaptive learning. Designed for households without a smartphone: a basic phone is enough. It has reached ~20,000-23,000 students/households in ~30 counties; studies report learning gains that are equitable across gender and location. M-Shule means mobile school in Kiswahili.

Linked evidence

▦Supporting equitable access to learning via SMS in Kenya: Impact on engagement and learning outcomesBritish Journal of Educational Technology 56(4): 1530-1552 (Wiley) · 2025Evidence ▦M-Shule SMS Learning & Training, Kenya (LitBase)UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning · 2024Evidence