Tanzania - Startup under 3 years old

Décrivez votre projet en quelques mots

Fiqra Academy is an online learning platform that serves to help educators effortlessly create and distribute educational content that bridges the gap between industry needs and academia. Therefore, helping learners gain marketable skills.

01.01 Décrivez votre startup en détail

Fiqra Academy is a flagship product of Fiqra Technologies. Formerly known as VijanaTech, Fiqra technologies Limited is a company registered in Tanzania. At the forefront of revolutionizing education and Information Technology (IT) solutions, Fiqra Academy aims to equip African youth with progressive and industry relevant in-demand skills through leveraging the knowledge base of industry trainers or instructors with relevant expertise who create online courses that improve learning outcomes of youth in their skill development. Thus, helping learners develop marketable skills. Fiqra Academy is a mobile and web-based learning platform that offers affordable and flexible access to a range of digital and vocational courses tailored to the African context. Fiqra Academy works with individual and organizational expert instructors and trainers to co-design their educational content into a micro-learning video and/or text based online course thus making learning more inclusive and accessible.

01.02 Quel est le problème principal que vous essayez de résoudre ?

Fiqra Academy aims to address the challenge of limited accessibility to quality digital and vocational education and in monitoring educational outcomes of learners. With the help of Fiqra Learning Management System, educational content can be created and distributed to reach a wider audience even to those in remote areas. Tanzania’s education ecosystem’s adoption of integrating ICT technology into teaching and learning practices has been slow and limited, especially in monitoring educational outcomes of learners. With this aforementioned challenge, the Fiqra learning management system will help learners to evaluate their understanding of the educational content through assessments and tests that track and gauge their performance which will be valuable in identifying and addressing their skill gaps.

01.03 Dites-nous quels sont les principaux avantages et/ou bénéfices de l'utilisation du produit/service fourni par votre startup (au moins 3).

Firstly, the Fiqra Learning Management System (LMS) empowers educators to expand their reach beyond traditional classrooms through its online course creation tools that enable them to create unlimited video courses, facilitate live classes, create text-based courses, project assessments and quizzes to test the learners’ understanding of the educational content. Secondly, Fiqra learning management system also has a comprehensive analytics dashboard that helps to provide data-driven insights into course performance, engagement metrics and learner behaviour. Moreover, with the help of quizzes and assessments created in the Fiqra Learning management system, they contribute towards monitoring the performance outcomes of learners and ensuring that their skill gaps are identified and addressed. Lastly, the Fiqra mobile app has a text-tospeech technology that enhances learners’ experience in engaging with the educational content that meets their learning needs.

01.04 Veuillez décrire précisément à qui s'adresse le produit/service de votre startup. Quels sont les bénéficiaires visés ?

Our target group are youth aged 18-35 who are interested in gaining vocational skills that add value to their employability and enable them to earn a competitive edge in the digital economy job landscape. Our secondary target group includes credible trainers with industry expertise in a relevant field, who are interested in creating and distributing educational content effortlessly to increase the reach and engagement of their training sessions.

01.05 Quand votre entreprise a-t-elle été créée ?

06/05/2024

01.06 Vendez-vous déjà votre produit/service ?

Oui

01.07 Combien y a-t-il de propriétaires de votre entreprise en plus de vous ?

4

01.08 Parmi les autres propriétaires, combien sont des femmes ?

1

01.09 Veuillez décrire le profil des autres propriétaires de votre startup (compétences, expérience, etc.).

Gerald Revocatus – Chief Executive Officer of Fiqra Technologies. He is responsible for overseeing product development, and fostering partnerships that drive Fiqra's mission to revolutionize education through technology. His background includes roles at DOT Tanzania and The Queen's Commonwealth Trust, where he honed his skills in business development and innovation. Emmanuel Mtera – serves as the Chief Technology Officer. He is a seasoned full-stack developer with expertise in mobile app development, API, and backend engineering. He leads the technological innovations, system architecture, and R&D efforts to enhance the Fiqra Academy platform. Patricia Mhekwa serves as the Chief Strategy Officer. She plays a key role in strategic planning and leveraging her experience in research, project management and stakeholder engagement. Cornely Kilatu serves as the Chief Financial Officer. Highly experienced with a background in auditing, risk management and financial advisory.

01.10 Si vous avez un site web, une page sur les médias sociaux (Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin...) ou une application, veuillez fournir le(s) lien(s) ici :

http://fiqra.academy/

01.11 Quel est le secteur d'activité qui décrit le mieux votre entreprise ?

Technologies de l'information (services numériques, équipements et logiciels)

02.01.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Pas de pauvreté'

5

02.01.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

Fiqra Academy aims to empower African youth to gain skills that increases their chances of employability in the job market. Hence, meeting the youth's skills development needs through Fiqra Academy will enable them to either employ themselves as freelancers or entrepreneurs or become employed by other businesses as full time employees therefore empowering them economically and this justifies Fiqra Academy's efforts towards contributing to SDG 1: No poverty.

02.02.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Faim Zéro'

4

02.02.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.03.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Bonne Santé et Bien Être'

4

02.03.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.04.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Éducation de Qualité'

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.04.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

Fiqra aims to equip African youth with progressive and industry relevant in-demand skills through leveraging the knowledge base of industry trainers or instructors with relevant expertise who create online courses that improve the learning outcomes of youth in their skill development, therefore leveraging the power of innovative technology in improving educational outcomes of youth and their skill development needs. With Fiqra Academy, learners have access to high-quality content created by experts not limited by geographical reach. This includes interactive lessons, video lectures, and other multimedia resources that enhance understanding and retention, therefore improving their learning experiences and providing them with inclusive access to quality vocational education that meets their skill development needs. Therefore, this demonstrates Fiqra Academy's efforts towards contributing to SDG 4 (Quality Education).

02.05.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Égalité entre les Sexes'

6

02.05.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

Fiqra Academy leverages its innovative technology and system infrastructure to provide inclusive and equal access to quality expert education.

02.06.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Eau Propre et Assainissement'

4

02.06.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.07.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Énergie Propre et Abordable'

4

02.07.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.08.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Travail Décent et Croissance Économique'

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.08.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

Fiqra Academy contributes to achieving SDG 8 (Decent work and Economic growth) by providing learners with access to online courses prepared by industry experts so as to gain relevant in-demand skills that align with industry needs in the labour market. Therefore, these in-demand skills gained by learners empower them to create job opportunities for themselves as freelancers or entrepreneurs or gain full-time employment thus empowering them economically. This demonstrates Fiqra Academy's efforts towards contributing to SDG 8 (Decent work and Economic growth).

02.09.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Industrie, Innovation et Infrastructure'

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.09.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

In Fiqra Academy online learning platform, there are course instructors that provide training on digital skills which equip learners with an entrepreneurial mindset.

02.10.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Réduction des Inégalités'

5

02.10.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

The Fiqra learning management system helps learners gain access to quality expert education given that instructors can create online courses so as to expand their geographical reach. In future, Fiqra aims to collaborate with development agencies in co-designing educational programs so as to reach to learners in underserved communities.

02.11.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Villes et Communautés Durables'

4

02.11.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.12.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Consommation et Production Responsables'

4

02.12.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.13.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Lutte contre les Changements Climatiques'

4

02.13.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.14.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Vie Sous-Marine'

4

02.14.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.15.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Vie Terrestre'

4

02.15.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.16.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Paix, Justice et Institutions Efficaces'

4

02.16.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.17.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Parteneriats pour la Réalisation des Objectifs'

6

02.17.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

As a Learning Management System, Fiqra Academy aims to work with academic institutions and development agencies so as to collaborate together through co-designing educational courses thus expanding the geographical reach and access to quality education for learners even those in remote areas through partnerships and knowledge exchange opportunities.

06.01 Un grand nombre de clients utilisent déjà un produit/service très similaire au nôtre.

6

06.02 Notre produit/service représente un type de produit/service entièrement nouveau

6

06.03 Notre produit/service pourrait être décrit comme une nouvelle technologie

4

06.04 Notre produit/service est une amélioration d'un produit ou d'un service existant

6

06.05 Notre produit/service pourrait être décrit comme une extension d'une gamme de produits ou de services

5

06.06 Notre produit/service répond à une demande ou à un besoin qui n'a pas été satisfait par d'autres produits/services.

6

06.07 Notre produit/service est une nouvelle version d'un ancien produit/service

5

06.08 Justification

The Fiqra learning management system (LMS) enables instructors to create unlimited video courses, facilitate live classes, create text-based courses, project assessments and quizzes to test the learners’ understanding of the educational content and an online store of educational materials for learners to access as part of meeting their revision needs. The creation of online courses that are hosted in the learning management system provides learners’ with on-demand access to the educational content which improves their accessibility to quality education that develops their skills. With the help of quizzes and assessments created in Fiqra, they contribute towards monitoring the performance outcomes of learners and ensuring that their skill gaps are identified and addressed. Moreover, Fiqra Academy LMS has a comprehensive analytics dashboard that helps to provide data-driven insights into course performance, engagement metrics and learner behaviour.

06.09 Analyse compétitive

The main competitors are: 1. Udemy 2. YouTube What sets Fiqra Academy apart is that we are offering a learning management system that provides educational resources in multiple content types such as video and text based courses with follow up assessments such as quizzes and assignments to gauge the learners' understanding of the course content, live classes, student forums with the option of instructor booking and an online store for educational material to sell on the platform.

11.05 Menez-vous des actions au sein de votre communauté pour promouvoir le rôle des femmes entrepreneurs ?