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Programmes

Five programmes. One platform.

Each programme is a building block of our digital infrastructure platform, hardware, affordable access, partnerships, inclusion, and future-ready skills, engineered to compound access and opportunity at scale.

01 — Hardware

Hardware Layer

The standardised, purpose-built device that anchors every deployment, engineered for African classrooms and priced for revolving-capital scale.

  • Primary schools
  • High schools
  • Universities
  • TVET colleges
  • Community organisations
02 — Financing

Affordable Access Programme

Our access model lets families and institutions acquire devices through a small deposit and affordable instalments. Designed to scale impact sustainably.

  • Low entry deposits
  • Affordable instalments
  • Sustainable scaling
  • Flexible terms
03 — Partnerships

School & Institutional Partnerships

We work alongside ministries, schools, universities, and faith-based and community organisations to design programmes that fit local needs, curricula, and infrastructure.

  • Ministries of Education & ICT
  • Schools and school districts
  • Universities
  • NGOs and faith organisations
  • Corporate CSI partners
04 — Inclusion

Digital Inclusion Programme

Hardware alone is not enough. We help communities build the digital skills needed to use it well, from foundational literacy to AI-ready learning.

  • Digital literacy training
  • AI-ready learning
  • Online education access
  • Productivity tools
05 — Future Ready

Future Ready Learning

Preparing learners for the careers and economies of tomorrow, coding, cloud collaboration, AI, and digital entrepreneurship.

  • AI tools and applications
  • Cloud collaboration
  • Coding and software
  • Digital entrepreneurship
  • Future careers

Deploy the platform in your country, school or portfolio.

We work with governments, institutions, and partners to stand up programmes that fit local needs and scale access over time.

Investment Thesis

Digital infrastructure with compounding social returns.

E.Y.E is a digital infrastructure platform that enables affordable technology access for students across Southern Africa while building long-term, scalable programmes for education.

The platform is deliberately structured for scale: affordable access models, partnership deployment, and measurable outcomes across education access, inclusion and future employability.

Education

Learners equipped with the right device and skills for a digital curriculum.

Financial Inclusion

Affordable instalments build credit histories and formal financial participation.

Employability

AI, cloud and coding fluency positions learners for the future of work.

How We Work

From first conversation to learners in action.

Every deployment follows a proven pathway designed to fit local context, minimise risk and get devices into the right hands quickly.

01

Discover

Assess needs, readiness, curriculum context and existing infrastructure.

02

Design

Co-design the programme, financing model and rollout plan with the partner.

03

Deploy

Procure, configure and deliver devices, ready for learners from day one.

04

Support

Train teachers, support learners and maintain the device fleet over time.

05

Scale

Expand to new cohorts, schools and regions as the programme proves itself.

Flagship Deployment

Solar-powered school computer labs — a classroom that never goes dark.

Our flagship deployment model equips schools across Southern Africa with turnkey, solar-powered computer labs, engineered for shared access, off-grid resilience and long-term sustainability. Each lab is a standardised package that arrives as one integrated solution: devices, clean power, connectivity, teacher enablement and ongoing support.

Clean, off-grid power

Each lab is powered by an independent solar and battery system sized for the school. When the grid fails or load-shedding hits, the classroom keeps running.

  • No diesel generators or ongoing fuel costs
  • Renewable energy with predictable lifetime performance
  • Engineered for rural, peri-urban and grid-weak areas

Reliable connectivity

We choose the right backhaul, satellite, fibre or wireless, for each school’s location and budget, so cloud learning and collaboration are real, not theoretical.

  • Backhaul matched to local conditions
  • Enough bandwidth for video lessons, cloud tools and AI platforms
  • Resilient failover where infrastructure allows

Shared-access model

A single, well-equipped lab is scheduled across classes and grades, turning a focused hardware footprint into structured daily access for every learner.

  • Timetabled rotations that reach every class
  • Lower total cost per learner than one-to-one deployment
  • Scales from one school to a national fleet

Teachers at the centre

Hardware matters only when educators feel confident using it. We train teachers, provide lesson-plan support and keep remote help available.

  • Initial training and onboarding before launch
  • Curriculum-aligned lesson resources and ongoing mentoring
  • Remote and in-country support channels

In-country assembly

Regional assembly and repair hubs bring production closer to the schools we serve, cut dependency on long-distance imports and build local technical capacity.

  • Local assembly creates skilled jobs
  • Faster repair turnaround and spare-parts availability
  • Resilient supply chain across the continent

Responsible lifecycle

From refurbishment to certified recycling, we manage hardware end-to-end so that value stays in the community and environmental impact is minimised.

  • Refurbished devices reused for community access
  • Certified e-waste handling and safe disposal
  • Circular design that extends hardware usefulness
SDG 4

Quality Education

Purpose-built devices, connectivity and digital skills training give learners the tools they need for a modern, inclusive education.

SDG 7

Affordable & Clean Energy

Solar and battery systems replace unreliable grid dependence and fossil-fuel backups with clean, locally generated power.

SDG 9

Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure

Regional assembly, repair networks and resilient connectivity create locally owned digital infrastructure that supports innovation and growth.