WE ARE HIRING!   Join our team as a COMMS AND PARTNERSHIPS INTERN! Key activities include managing social media handles, maintaining stakeholders database and developing content & material for partner-related activities. Find out more & apply here: octavafoundation.org/careers/

Thank you to all our judges who has given their time and expertise to the #OctavaSIChallenge! Your contributions have been paramount to the successful selection of our Winners. We hope to collaborate again in the future! Meet our 10 Winners here: bit.ly/3pQMl10

Meet #OctavaSIChallenge WINNER 1! Bookbot is an app that uses speech recognition to help children of all abilities & reading levels improve their reading skills. Learn how they improve literacy while supporting diverse learning paces and styles here: bit.ly/3CGUxG8

Meet #OctavaSIChallenge WINNER 2! Cerebry is a virtual math teaching assistant that works with existing curricula & accelerates students' concept mastery. Read here to find out how they help to close the gap between private and public education: bit.ly/3MPdJqb

Meet the #OctavaSIChallenge WINNER 3! Doyobi upskills teachers to deliver STEM & 21st century skills by equipping them with teaching & learning resources. Check out how they support educators via their adaptive learning management systems here: bit.ly/3JhGiKA

Meet the #OctavaSIChallenge WINNER 4! ICANDO equips Indonesia's early learners with 21st-century skills using inclusive & accessible game-based learning. Learn how this innovative & holistic idea enhances the delivery of 21st-century skills to learners: bit.ly/3tbawt6

Meet the #OctavaSIChallenge WINNER 5! Kipin's smart IoT device enables teachers and students with access to digital learning resources without the internet. Watch how Kipin increases access to quality learning opportunities in low connectivity areas: ​​bit.ly/3JabThf

Meet the #OctavaSIChallenge WINNER 6! KooBits digital learning platform helps kids learn in a fun & effective way. It can be accessed anywhere, anytime, & at their own pace. See their novel & personalised approach to improving numeracy and math skills: bit.ly/3MWrGmc

Meet the #OctavaSIChallenge WINNER 7! Let's Read's digital library allows parents, communities & teachers with poor connectivity to be a part of their child's learning. Watch them inclusively enhance learner engagement in underserved communities: bit.ly/3CN9TsV

Meet the #OctavaSIChallenge WINNER 8! Library For All Spark Kit is an offline, off-grid ‘classroom in a box’ that makes sure children can learn literacy & numeracy anywhere. See them bring quality education to underserved learners with low connectivity: bit.ly/37CDtWB

Meet the #OctavaSIChallenge WINNER 9! Pandai's app offers curriculum-based, gamified assessments with a comprehensive & individualised performance report Watch them deliver learners an engaging learning experience while providing valuable feedback loops: bit.ly/3MYDVOZ

Meet the #OctavaSIChallenge WINNER 10! PEMIMPIN GSL INSPIRASI GlobalSchoolLeaders are training school leaders in Malaysia & Indonesia via an online program to meet the needs of students Watch them scale up quality instruction by supporting educators: bit.ly/37HFRvh

📢New blog: Cate Noble on her #learning following the Octava Foundation and MITSolve Social Innovation Challenge aimed to support #edtech solutions in South-East Asia: "A focus on sustainable business models needs to be balanced with more emphasis on #impact" bit.ly/3wJpdFN

Scaling access to EdTech in Southeast Asia is not a one-size-fits-all approach. This report from MIT Solve, Octava Foundation and Better Purpose is for funders, policy makers, and innovators considering opportunities for EdTech development. Download here: hubs.li/Q01kpjDq0

The education market in Southeast Asia is diverse, but there are common threads for funders, policy makers and innovators to consider for EdTech development in the region. Download the report from MIT Solve, Octava Foundation, and Better Purpose: tinyurl.com/5c9c58fu

#Report Alert! Our friends at the Octava Foundation, in collaboration with MITSolve & Better Purpose, recently published a report detailing the status of #education & use of #edtech in #Indonesia, #Malaysia, #Philippines, #Thailand & #Vietnam. info.solve.mit.edu/resources/edte…

➡ We believe in collective impact. That's why we are one of many philanthropic actors who have signed the statement in support of education at the Transforming Education Summit. 📖 bit.ly/TES-statement #Together4SDG4 #TransformingEducation @oecd_centre #NetFWD @IEFGnetwork

#WhitePaper Launch! Towards Equity Among Young Learners in Singapore by Research For Impact supported by Octava Foundation This White Paper discusses potential primary school stage interventions to address the disadvantage gap in Singapore. Download it here: bit.ly/3FoT62C

Our CEO, Raman Sidhu is joining a panel at #CCW2023! If you want to change systems to advance equity in education, you have to change power dynamics in favour of communities! Want to hear how? Join this virtual fireside chat at 🔗 bit.ly/3ofCgg0 📅3 May, 9:30 CET

❓What can be achieved when funders shift power to communities through locally-led problem identification, local voices in grant decision making, and appropriate funding models? 📅3 May, 9:30 CET 🔗 bit.ly/3ofCgg0 catalyst2030.info/CCWEvents #philanthropy #education #CCW2023