Teaching Materials for Quality Education produces hands-on, eco-friendly learning tools for nursery and primary schools in Rwanda. The venture makes large 3D alphabet letters, maths symbols, and classroom kits that engage students and help teachers deliver content more easily. Motto: Education is key to success.
- Cohort: GIIH Cohort 2
- Status: Startup stage
- Product: Quality teaching materials (3D letters, maths kits)
- Target: Nursery & primary schools
- Pricing: Production 40,000 RWF · Selling 60,000 RWF
- Sector: Education & ed-tech materials
The problem
- Lack of interest in learning among students and teachers
- Few quality teaching materials on the market
- Existing materials are expensive
- Not environmentally friendly
The solution
Production of teaching materials that help students stay engaged in the learning process and enable teachers to deliver content easily — using tactile, colourful 3D letters and classroom resources tested in Rwandan schools.
Business model
- Target customers: Nursery and primary schools
- Product & services: Teaching materials (3D alphabet letters, maths symbols, classroom kits)
- Marketing: Social media
- Distribution: B2C and B2B
- Production cost: 40,000 RWF
- Selling price: 60,000 RWF
- Core value: Affordable, accessible quality materials
Market
- Nursery schools
- Parents
- NGOs in charge of education
Competitive advantage
- Cheaper vs expensive alternatives
- Eco-friendly vs materials not friendly to the environment
- Easy to find vs hard-to-source competitors
- Waste management built into production vs no waste management
Funding ask
Seeking 20 million RWF to build a larger teaching-materials production company, covering:
- Production machinery
- Workshop space
- Workers
Team
- Josee Ishimwe — Team Leader (Bachelor in Education, University of Rwanda)
- Bahati Valens — Team Technician (experience from IPRC)
- Shimusenge Anualitte — Team Manager (experience from ULK)
