Koyamu - An Interactive Local-Content Educational Platform for African Kids

"Koyamu is an online multimedia learning platform created for African children. It will provide a mix of interactive educational content including mini games, educational videos , interactive books and audio files. Content will focus on basic literacy and numeracy skills using interactive content . We will providing locally relevant educational content both in languages and contexts. All content will be in line with educational requirements for the age range . (www.koyamu.com) The name Koyamu is obtained from the Hausa language from Northern Nigeria ( an area that is traditionally educationally disadvantaged). Koya musu means "Teach us" - Our end users are generally African children aged 1-10 but specifically focused on the foundation ages of 2-6 . At this time our customers would be the Parents of these kids, For previous child centered products we have seen this to typically be women aged 25-45. We intend to build on content , brands and characters we already have from our existing apps and animated series thereby heavily cutting development time and allowing us respond quickly to the current situation.