Hundreds of thousands of school-age children in Uganda have been forced to stay at home due to COVID-19. In response, Mango Tree is implementing Interactive Radio Instructions (IRI) in the Lango Region of Northern Uganda.
Radio has always been seen as a cost-effective tool, with high potential in areas with low resources, and minimal connectivity and energy infrastructure. The Sandbox is exploring a new radio teaching model that is focused on local language instruction and is experimenting with adding human factors as well as supplementary print materials to test the effectiveness of radio as a medium.