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  • Cycling 10,000 Kilometers to Build Africa’s Knowledge Economy From Mums Lap 

    KAMPALA, Uganda On a continent frequently defined by sweeping, top-down development goals, Owiny Hakim is betting that the economic future of Africa can be reshaped by two spinning tires, a cardboard box of children’s literature, and fifteen minutes of an adult’s time. Mr. Hakim, a long distance cyclist and the founder of Educycling for Early…

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  • Segment 1: 100km of 10,000km

    First 100km done. Educycling across the country for early childhood literacy.Three schools in one day, (Rapid engagement), they call it. But even a quick interaction is enough to see what is being done right and where improvement is urgently needed. The gaps are critical. I am still thinking about the kids I met. The anxiety…

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Africa faces a critical deficit in foundational learning because millions of children grow up in book-poor environments. 

To fix this, there is an urgent need to create a reading culture through investing in 15 minutes a day of active parent-child co-reading and community based children books access points to spark curiosity and early learning.

If homes and communities fail to become  child first learning environments, Africa’s human capital development and social economic future remains at risk.

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