What is Looma?
Moving from old textbooks and rote learning to a modern education with digital access to the world's knowledge
Providing quality education to Nepal’s nearly seven million school-age children is an enormous logistical and financial challenge. Most of the 34,000+ schools are remote, lacking reliable power or Internet. Many schools lack even textbooks and rely on rote learning.
Looma Education meets this challenge by developing affordable technology, both hardware and software, that delivers a modern education to all in Nepal, even those without power or Internet. More than simply "Internet-in-a-box," the Looma Education System includes digital versions of the official Nepali textbooks, modern and engaging instructional media that encourages active-learning, and an easy-to-use UI that teachers use to create lesson plans incorporating these resources.
All products are preloaded with thousands of open-source media files in Nepali and English, including Khan Academy courses, TED-Ed videos, Wikipedia for Kids, history timelines, interactive maps, interactive educational games, and videos covering all school subjects for grades 1 through 12, curated to match the Nepali curriculum.
Looma Education provides product installation and maintenance as well as ongoing teacher training and support.
Learn more about Looma in "World in a Box", Stanford Magazine.
3 Products Deliver Education for All
Looma Box
For schools with no power or Internet
Includes a computer, projector, sound sytem, solar-powered battery, hard drive with educational media, and wand for both teacher and student use
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Looma Server
For schools with computer labs
Entire classrooms of students can use Looma simultaneously
For connected teachers and students
Completely online version, available to everyone world-wide
Impact
What Teachers are Saying
"All of my science lessons can be taught using Looma so I have stopped teaching in my regular classroom and asked everyone to come to Looma's classroom for the science class. The resources and experiments here are interactive and understandable for the students to learn."
- Teacher, Kaski
"The school has created a schedule so that each student has the opportunity to study each subject using Looma, and students are pleased to learn from Looma since they can play games there. It enhances classroom interaction and enjoyment."
- Teacher, Lamjung
"Having the national textbooks embedded in Looma is foundational and ensures students across Nepal have access to the curriculum ... After the training I feel very confident using Looma. The user interface is very straightforward and easy."
- Peace Corps Teacher, Kavre
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Donate to Bring Education for All in Nepal!
Your tax-deductible gift goes toward product manufacturing, installation and maintenance as well as teacher training and regular follow-up with all the schools. The entire US team is volunteer/non-paid.
Donate via our secure form, or mail a donation to:
Looma Education
Tax ID: 84-3424916
999 Olive Street
Menlo Park, CA 94025
USA
Thank you for your generosity!