Meeting with the Education Ministry

Aug 19, 2014

Meeting with the Education Ministry                
 
In June, we met with a number of key players to discuss and introduce our project. Our meeting with the Secretary-General for the Ministry of Secondary Education was very encouraging. The Ministry, and all other players involved (the mobile money executives, the school board, the mayor, etc...), are on board. Our efforts are now focused on fundraising in order to develop the app and the evaluation method for the project. Your support is key and we sincerely appreciate it!

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About This Project

Can Benin's cell phones put more children in school?

University of California San Diego

An increasing number of African democracies are providing free primary education. But when it comes to secondary education, completion rates drop off dramatically. This project develops a mobile money system to pay secondary school fees in rural Benin. It lowers transaction costs, saves relatives time & money, and offers schools a fundraising tool to cover the poorest students' needs. As a result, more kids can afford to attend secondary school.