Cape Town-based Injini unveils ed-tech think tank to empower entrepreneurs
Injini, a Cape Town-based ed-tech non-profit, is launching a think tank to provide market research to entrepreneurs in the space and to advocate for educational reform.
According to Injini, which was co-founded by the Cape Innovation & Technology Initiative (CiTi) and has run a number of accelerator programs for ed-tech startups in Africa, the Injini Think Tank (ITT) is the organization’s research, advisory, and advocacy division.
The ITT seeks to assist ed-tech entrepreneurs by conducting relevant market research, to assist corporate initiatives in meeting their commitments to educational outcomes, and to advocate for educational reform by providing and disseminating evidence-based research.
“We have always had the goal of improving educational outcomes on the continent through an approach centered on supporting African ed-tech entrepreneurs.” “Our new research offering has allowed us to broaden our mandate to include all stakeholders in the education value chain, which we hope will drive the quality, accessibility, and relevance of education in Africa in the right direction,” said Krista Davidson, executive director of Injini.
Brendan Hughes, Injini chairperson and CiTi director, stated that ed-tech startups in Africa are a tool for quality and accessible education.
“We need to support such initiatives as a collective to empower young Africans through quality education. The Injini Think Tank division is one of the solutions that we need to solve Africa’s education crisis,” he said.
