Ed-tech startup, IT firm to provide digital learning access to govt schools
Mangaluru: A city-based ed-tech startup, which has partnered with an IT firm, launched free digital learning access for 1,000 students in govt Kannada medium schools across Dakshina Kannada for the 2024-25 academic year.
Cherrilearn, the ed-tech startup, partnered with CodeCraft Technologies, headquartered in Mangaluru, with offices in the United States and Canada. It is a CSR activity of CodeCraft Technologies.
The initiative was formally inaugurated earlier this month with implementation in two govt schools in Uli village, Bantwal taluk, reaching 300 students in its first phase. The platform offers gamified, interactive, curriculum-aligned content in Kannada, designed for primary school students in rural areas, accessible even in low-bandwidth environments.
The inauguration was led by Jobin Joseph PJ, operations lead at CodeCraft Technologies, and Shrinidhi RS, CEO of Cherrilearn, Sajna Bhaskar, human resource team lead at Cherrilearn, and other team members, in the presence of Vishalakshi CS and Purushothama, headmistress and SDMC president of Government Primary School, Uli, and Mamatha and Rohinatha Gowda, headmistress and SDMC president of Government Primary School, Ulibail.
To ensure smooth implementation, the startup signed an official MoU with the department of school education & literacy, Dakshina Kannada, establishing a coordinated framework for deployment and monitoring in collaboration with school authorities.
"This collaboration marks a significant step toward educational equity for rural learners," said Shrinidhi RS, founder of the startup. "We are committed to leveraging technology to empower students from underserved communities with the tools they need to succeed," he said.
It aims to onboard one lakh students studying in govt Kannada medium schools across Karnataka during the current academic year through similar CSR-backed partnerships.
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