IREX partnered with Education Design Unlimited (EDU), a Nairobi-based education research and design firm, to gather insights from caregivers, learners, teachers, system leaders, and local innovators and technology providers in four communities that have limited access to digital resources and infrastructure in Kenya.

In the paper, we explore how “kwa ground vitu ni different”, gathering kwa ground perspectives on what was exciting, inspiring and effective about technology enabled distance learning, what roles community stakeholders see themselves playing, and the levers and emerging innovations that can address key challenges and promote resilient distance learning strategies in hard-to-reach communities.