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If you believe education is our common path to a better future, let’s chat! Team RESPECT™ will be at the Education World Forum 2026, convening in London, United Kingdom, on 17 May - 20 May 2026. We look forward to engaging with educators, leaders, and innovators on how #EdTech can and is shaping the future of education. As an emerging Digital Public Infrastructure for Education (DPI-Ed), RESPECT™ will be looking to engage with you and showcase our role in bridging the gap in Africa’s #EdTech landscape. We are looking forward to engaging with you. Send us a DM to organise a meeting or find us on the ground! #EWF2026 #TeamRESPECT #DigitalLearning #EdTech #EducationPartnership #FinancingforDevelopment

We have a new edition of Byte-Sized Africa up! This month, we feature Lilian Mutegi, a trailblazing EdTech founder! Lilian Mutegi is the founder of @uptyke_education . Inspired by a young girl named Kendi, a bright Grade 3 learner with a visual impairment, Lilian developed Uptyke for learners who are often overlooked, children with disabilities, including learners with visual impairments, deaf learners, and learners with neurodivergent conditions. She describes @uptyke_education as simple and human! 👇Get some #ByteSized insights from Lilian on what it means to build for classroom realities! If you know someone we could feature in our Byte-Sized Africa Series, DM or tag them in the comments section. #ByteSizedAfrica #EdTechAfrica #DigitalLearning #EducationInnovation #AfricaEducation #EdTechPolicy #AUDANEPAD #DigitalPublicInfrastructure #Developer

We have a new edition of Byte-Sized Africa up! This month, we feature a leading voice in the #MobileNetworkOperators space! Edgar Kasenene is a co-founder and chief customer officer of Idex Africa. He has worked with over 40 leading multinationals in 8 African countries, helping them be more experience, value and impact focused. Edgar has elevated the organization's operating model and philosophy to respond with greater speed and scale in an increasingly decentralized and democratized world. 👇Get some #ByteSized insights from Edgar Kasenene on MNOs' role in Africa’s EdTech growth below! If you know someone we could feature in our Byte-Sized Africa Series, DM us or Tag them in the comments section.👇 #ByteSizedAfrica, #EdTechAfrica, #DigitalLearning, #EducationInnovation, #AfricaEducation, #EdTechPolicy, #AUDA_NEPAD, #DigitalPublicInfrastructure, #MNOs, #MobileNetworkOperators

Team RESPECT™ is heading to the UNESCO Global Education Coalition (GEC) meeting next week, joining partners from around the world to advance solutions that expand access and strengthen systems. At RESPECT, we’re focused on tackling the structural barriers that continue to limit equitable access to quality education, especially across emerging and underserved markets. From mobile-first learning to scalable public-private partnerships, we’re excited to engage with leaders driving real change. If you’ll be at the Global Education Coalition meeting, send us a message. We’d love to connect! #UNESCOGEC #RESPECTEd #AfricaEdTech2030 #AUDANEPAD #publicprivatepartnerships #PartnershipForPurpose #GlobalEducation

Africa has no shortage of educational innovation. What it has lacked is the infrastructure to make that innovation last. RESPECT™ changes that. Built as a Digital Public Infrastructure for Education, it gives Africa's EdTech ecosystem something it has never had before: a free, open, and sustainable foundation that puts learners, educators, and developers first. This moment feels especially significant alongside the launch of African Union Development Agency-NEPAD's Africa EdTech 2030 Vision & Plan in Addis Ababa earlier this year. For the first time, Africa has a continent-scale blueprint, one that tackles the policy, technology, and data barriers that have prevented great EdTech from crossing borders and reaching every learner. It is a plan built for African realities, grounded in decades of AU frameworks, and designed to shift the continent from isolated pilots to lasting, scalable impact. RESPECT is proud to be part of bringing that vision to life. Watch the video below. 👇

We have a new edition of Byte-Sized Africa up! This month, we feature Peter Bushnell, a Kenyan educator, national ICT expert, and programme manager with over 15 years of experience working across government, NGOs, and the private sector. Peter has trained teachers in digital literacy, supported device integration in classrooms, and mentored ICT Champion Teachers across the country. His work sits at the intersection of policy, practice, and real classroom transformation. On the RESPECT approach, Peter believes, “The RESPECT training emphasises exploration and practice, helping teachers see ICT not as a burden, but as an opportunity to innovate. This model can be replicated across Africa.” Peter’s work is a powerful reminder that meaningful EdTech adoption begins with empowered teachers and solutions intentionally designed for the realities of African classrooms. 👇 Dive below for his Byte-Sized perspectives! #ByteSizedAfrica, #EdTechAfrica, #DigitalLearning,

Team RESPECT™ was honoured to welcome the vice principal and students from Grade 8 from Saint Joseph School, Ethiopia, during #STIWeek2026 week in Addis Ababa. It was powerful to see students engaging with the RESPECT App in real time. What mattered most were the voices of the teachers and students using RESPECT. Their reflections were clear: RESPECT is easy to use, interactive, and makes learning fun! Alemu Asfaw, vice principal of Saint Joseph School, noted that “RESPECT bridges traditional methods and curriculum expectations to better prepare students for a 21st-century world, which reinforced why this work matters." Thank you to the students from Saint Joseph School, Ethiopia and their teachers, Alemu Asfaw (vice principal) and Essayas Dessalegn (PTA chair), for sharing their experience with us. Disclaimer: All photos featuring children are shared with full parental and school consent. Images of students’ work are shared for educational purposes to illustrate their experience using the RESPECT app.

What an incredible Day 1 for Team RESPECT™ in Addis Ababa! Watching African leaders, researchers, and innovators take full charge of the continent's future is nothing short of inspiring. The launch of the Africa EdTech 2030: Vision & Plan and the @auda_nepad EdTech Policy Initiative marks a shift from conversation to implementation. This is about putting in place the foundational digital building structures required for a knowledge-driven Africa. Key takeaways from Day 1: ➡Continental ownership: A clear focus on locally driven innovation aligned with Agenda 2063 and STISA-2034. ➡ Market harmonisation: Momentum around removing policy and technical barriers so local solutions can scale across borders. ➡DPI for education as a public good: Strong prioritisation of interoperable, vendor-neutral digital public infrastructure to reach every learner. The energy in the room was remarkable. At RESPECT, we’re proud to contribute by supporting interoperable standards, offline-first approaches, and lower barriers to adoption so that EdTech can scale. Looking forward to the conversations ahead over the next few days. #STIWeek2026 #EdTechAfrica #RESPECT #DigitalPublicInfrastructure #Agenda2063 #InnovationScaling

Thank you, Professor Pierre Gomez, Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology in The Gambia, for launching the Africa EdTech Vision and Plan 2030 and the @auda_nepad EdTech Policy Initiative. This monumental event has provided the continent with a definitive roadmap for standards-based, vendor-neutral future in education. This framework is a critical step in realising the goals of #STISA2034, particularly in: ➡️ Enforcing quality assurance and standards for DPI that are resilient and inclusive. ➡️ Accelerating Africa’s transition into an innovation-led continent where technology serves as the heartbeat of socio-economic development ➡️ Prioritising #STEM and #TVET to equip the next generation with the digital skills they need to thrive. Your visionary leadership and your unwavering commitment to building #TheAfricaWeWant are commendable. At RESPECT, we are proud to support this vision by providing the open, standards-based foundation that ensures no African learner is left behind. Read the two documents below: @auda_nepad EdTech Policy Initiative: https://shorturl.at/Bmzql Empowering Africa through Education Technology – The Africa EdTech 2030 Vision & Plan: https://shorturl.at/nXuDv #STIWeek2026 #EducationPolicy #FutureOfEducation #RESPECTEd #EducationLeadership #STISA2034

Great news for the African EdTech ecosystem! The launch of the Science, Technology, and Innovation Strategy for Africa (STISA 2034) provides a clear roadmap for the next decade of growth. As a DPI for EdTech, RESPECT™ welcomes the strategy’s focus on private sector engagement and science diplomacy. The collaborative framework outlined in #STISA2034 ensures that Africa has the favorable environment to bridge the 36% digital divide, which starts foundationally in schools. Team RESPECT is most appreciative of: ➡️ Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs): Incentivising research and development and tech transfer. ➡️ Actively dismantling barriers for women and girls in STEM. ➡️ Moving from subsistence to market-led, innovation-driven systems. RESPECT is ready to serve as the infrastructure that bridges these policy goals with real-world impact in classrooms across Africa. #STIWeek2026 #AfricaTech #DigitalPublicInfrastructure #STISA2034 #Innovation #RESPECTEdTech

🤝 Main Event Partner Announcement! Welcome RESPECT as our Main Event Partner for eLearning Africa 2026.🇬🇭 RESPECT is an open-source digital library for EdTech apps, helping educators access high-quality learning tools while enabling developers to scale their impact globally. #eLearningAfrica #EdTech #DigitalEducation #Partnership #GenAfrika

Team RESPECT™ will be at the BETT UK 2026 convening in London, United Kingdom, on the 21st - 23rd January, 2026. We look forward to engaging with educators, leaders and innovators on how #EdTech can and is shaping the future of education. As an emerging Digital Public Infrastructure for Education (DPI-Ed), RESPECT will be looking to engage with you and showcase our role in bridging the gap in Africa’s #EdTech landscape. We are looking forward to engaging with you. Send us a DM to organise a meeting or find us on the ground! #BettUK2026 #RESPECTEd #DigitalLearning #EdTech#EducationPartnership