by EmpowerPack is collaborating with The Maa Trust in Kenya to provide access to technology and education for children throughout the Maasai Mara conservation region.
“The children absolutely loved the EmpowerPack tablets and took to them like a duck to water …”
— Dr. Crystal Mogenson
CEO, The Maa Trust
The EmpowerReader tablets featured a combination textbooks, storybooks, and STEM apps 
Most children involved in the pilot program had disabilities or came from disadvantaged backgrounds 
The EmpowerReader kit contained a combination of materials in English (blue tablets) and Swahili (red tablets) 
The content and format enabled the children to study collaboratively with older participants assisting younger students 
Education content on each EmpowerReader tablet was grade-mapped to each age group, with location and country-specific books and curricula 
The form factor of the EmpowerReader tablets enabled five or six children to read simultaneously from each device.
“There were about 50 children of various ages and some had very little school experience. They all came from disadvantaged home circumstances or have disabilities or health concerns. Some of the girls are at risk of being married/sold to men 3 times their ages as a second wife. However it took these students about 2 minutes to figure out the EmpowerPack tablets and they even realized they could take selfies using the tablets at the end of the session. Much laughter. I lent the girls my cell phone and they had fun taking photos. Didn’t need any instruction for this either. My group of students worked on the math problem where the rats had to cross the river. They did great. They don’t mind sharing in a group at all. They can read very well upside down. I believe this could be that they are very used to sharing books in the classroom.”
— Stella Podmore, project donor and volunteer.
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