These are low-cost tablet devices (android 2.2 devices have Wifi enabled, 2G of internal memory, SD slot, Mic, Stand by time: 10 hours (working time: 3-4 hours), and 7in Resistive touch screen), we will hold diverse training sessions for students and faculty on usage of the devices and platform and allow the students and faculty to use these devices free of charge.
You may have Tablets, but where is the Internet
Major campuses in Cameroon are covered by Wifi Hotspots. The University of Buea have a signed partnership with Ringo Sa to provide wireless Internet on the campus.
The PULSE Impact
Short Term: usePULSE is based of interactive education using ICT tools, this has the most profound lifelong impact on young entrepreneurial minds. it has been instrumental in influencing, encouraging and building hope amongst young Cameroonians.
Long Term: it will empower students allowing them to become independent learners who are well versed with ICT tools and therefore capable of unlimited achievement in their communities. Long term goals are to scale to other universities in Cameroon and other African regions.
Are you Guys really Serious
Yeah, we are more than serious, we have been featured on the Huffington Post, Myweku, Techloy and VC4Africa.
Why do you need our money
For the past 12months we made excellent progress on the platform, and currently have a working "beta" version ready but we have gone as much as our pockets can push us, we need this last push to finish and get the product into the hands of the students.
Our fund-raising goal is $15,000, when we reach our goal we will use the money for:
1. Accelerate the development and in addition to getting 100 devices which will be used by the participating students and faculty.
2. Acquiring a local sms shortcode and tons of bulk sms to cover us for at least a year.
3. Organize training sessions for faculty and students.
4. Prepare merchandise, ebook and the documentation about the usePULSE experience. So we are able to get our educational start up to reach students, universities, fans and supporters currently and in the future.
5. Fees for the filming, and editing the footage for our documentary short. (re-imagine education will be edited by Cameroonian Director, William Nsai)
If we raise more than our campaign goal, we will be able acquire more sms, devices and also increase the number students in our pilot phase. Which would be beyond amazing.
If we do not reach our campaign goal we will still continue on with our project and adapt our Tablet and sms short-code, faculty and student training and minimum team expenditures to the raised fund amount.
Rewards
In return for your kind contribution to this Pulse project, we're offering a number of cool personalized rewards, including Pulse Tablets, t-shirts, thank you page mentions, beta testing, high-resolution portraits, an ebook and a Documentary short about the project experience.
The perks are cumulative, which means that when you donate enough for a bigger perk, you also receive all the smaller perks below it. Hum !!! c'est pas lait.
Please add $10 for Shipping and Handling outside the U.S.
Others ways you can help
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