Kenya’s pioneering ed-tech startup, Eneza Education, has joined forces with Knowledge Platform, a top player from Pakistan, to launch the first African-Asian educational technology venture. Now headquartered in Singapore, this cross-continental alliance, backed by global supporters such as UNICEF and Oxford University Press, aims to provide quality, affordable education to over a million learners across emerging markets, primarily in Africa and Asia.
Founded in 2012, Eneza Education initially made its central aim making learning accessible for students in remote African communities by delivering lessons and assessments through SMS. Partnering with major telecom providers like Safaricom, they created services like “Shupavu 291,” reaching students in rural Kenya who lack reliable internet access. Knowledge Platform, with its expertise in digital learning and gamified content, complements Eneza’s reach by bringing advanced, interactive tools to the partnership, including adaptive learning systems.
Wambura Kimunyu, formerly the CEO of Eneza Education and now Chief Growth Officer at Knowledge Platform, emphasized the merger’s goal of furthering educational equity. “With more than three billion young people in emerging markets, this merger unleashes a tremendous energy for a sustainable future,” she stated. Knowledge Platform’s CEO, Mahboob Mahmood, echoed this vision, revealing how Eneza’s low-cost approach, combined with Knowledge Platform’s strength in gamified learning, offers a captivating model for engaging learners in both core subjects and critical skills, including financial literacy, problem-solving, and digital literacy.
The merger also gains support from the GSMA Innovation Fund, positioning alongside initiatives to promote digital inclusion. GSMA representative Max Cuvellier Giacomelli expressed enthusiasm for the collaboration’s potential to close educational gaps across diverse demographics. This partnership is expected to provide culturally relevant content through interactive learning games and a wide curriculum accessible via mobile and web platforms, reaching learners in underserved areas including East Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.
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