PEDDLE ILABS

The lack of schools with modern ICT infrastructure prevents students and teachers from improving their education limiting them in their social and economic development.

In Nigeria most school do not have computers, Internet connections or Electricity and so students are unable to practice learning of ICT, most  students leave secondary/primary school without skills, they are unable to compete in the job-market they face an uncertain future. With reference to the recent pandemic it became difficult for student to adapt to the new online teaching. 

Peddle ilab is a 21st century mobile and digital class room on a bicycle. This technology affords students  from the poorest households, rural and lower income communities to instantly convert already existing space at home or in school into digital classrooms for learning . 

we believe our solution will positively change lives by granting every student  the affordability to learn ICT in all levels and environment 

Many schools in rural/urban communities of Nigeria do not have functioning ICT labs and so the students are unable to practice. this resulted to mass failure in ICT examinations. In Nigeria each year 1.5 million students seat for computer based test Examinations about 60% of them fail due to the lack of computers skill during their high school while 10,000 plus leave school without skills. After a careful need assessment it was observe most children affected are from low-income-family.

According to a new joint report from UNICEF and the International Telecommunication Union(ITU).1st December 2020 says two thirds of the world’s school-age children or 1.3billion children aged 3-17 years old  do not have internet connection and digital access in their homes and schools, a similar lack of access among young people aged 15-24 years old, with 759 million or 63% unconnected at home. Lack of connectivity doesn’t just limit children and young people’s ability to connect online. It prevents them from competing in the modern economy and isolates them from the world. And in the event of school closures, such as one currently experienced by millions due to COVID-19, it causes them to lose out on education.

Peddle ilab is a 21st century mobile and digital class room on a bicycle, it is inspired by virtual computing, virtual study platform and mobile based minicomputers.

This technology affords students  from the poorest households, rural and lower income communities to instantly convert already existing space at home or in school into digital classrooms for learning . 

the web based computers are hosted on a regional (local offline) and web savers giving users the affordability to log into any computer and access all the features and files of their personal virtual computer, Peddle ilab generates electricity for charging of the system during  a cycle ride by a dynamo Generator attached to the bicycle wheels and solar panels, a single unit contains over forty (40) mini computers simultaneously, the system is built with a mobile communication for navigation and directional purpose. on delivery to schools and registered students at stipulated times made for studying , within five minutes an already existing space at home or in a school  located in a community  lacking reliable or zero source of power is  converted into a computer lab or digital class room for learning.

Youth are Africa’s greatest asset. Africa’s youth population is rapidly growing and expected to double to over 830 million by 2050. 70% of them live in low and underserved communities and do not have stable economic opportunities, nearly 420 million youth aged 15-35, one-third are unemployed, it is estimated that ICT will create 2 million jobs in Africa over the next 5 years, with additional online opportunities, but The lack of schools with modern ICT infrastructure Prevents students and teachers from improving their education, they are limited in their social and economic development. Many schools in rural and underserved communities of Nigeria do not have computers, Internet connections or Electricity and so the students are unable to practice must students leave secondary school without skills, With reference to the recent pandemic it became difficult for student to adapt to the new online learning, being disconnected poses ever greater obstacles.

At peddle ilabs we are  committed in seeing that every child has the right to quality education through our innovation regardless of the family status, economic background and environment of the student. We have designed and developed our innovation to suit every environment beginning  from the  incorporation of a low cost technology like a  bicycle as a medium of conveying our lab, this in turns eliminate the use of fossil fuels and burning of carbon to the environment.    

 we have  also developed  learning programs for Teachers on the use of ICT to fully equip them first hand before passing the knowledge down to the student

Desire of young learners having access to quality, safe and equitable learning environment at low cost is our goal.

peddle iLab afford every school or student registered with it to have access to quality digital skills and education at the comfort of their home and school with hands on experimental usage of computer.

Having a big concern that every student in Nigeria must write Joint-Admission and Matriculation-Board (JAMB) exam which is  a Computer Base Test Examination, and with out the knowledge of ICT failure is guarantee even if the student have ideas on the other aspect of the Test.

Peddle lab is changing the way rural and underserved communities, students and teachers will thrive for the future because we are so far engaging with three schools.

we  are carrying out a pilot at Makurdi Benue State to verify the operability of the peddle ilabs system . At this stage, we are fixing any errors that were made during the design stage , we
have Our customers make use of the technology for further development and promotion of the technology to potential buyers or investors, as well as for certification tests of the system

Peddle ilabs as a company has innovated at very low cost and designed peddle ilab, a solution for scale, impact and sustainability, using its reach and resources to break down the digital divide and provide the benefits of technology to all. Peddle lab’s uniqueness can categorized in several ways,
our distribution system provides instant access to all materials required for student to participate and have a 21st century learning experience. Innovation is peddle ilabs’s top priority at every level starting with the designs of our bicycles, computers both hardware and software we have built in
redundancy in all major software like the virtual computers, power, network, navigation and communications systems. A built in rout and clients school time table tracking app this allows us to monitor control and navigate routs saving us resources and time. A single peddle ilab connects over five schools in a community and over 1,000 students to digital, internet, computer skills and relevant education .

the current number of people serving is  about 1000 student

the number of people we will be serving in one year will be 10,000 and

the number we would be serving in five years will be about a 100,000+

we are using the 17 sustainable development goals as a road map to measure our progress, we are out to ensure that every student have a right to quality education through digital skills and archiving the united nation's sustainable development goal 4.  

we are taking our numerical data from  the number of schools and students impacted as a scale of me our impact.

full time staff 7

part time 5

contract 3

At peddle ilabs we’re committed to creating a better and more sustainable future for people and communities through the power of education. Peddle ilabs connects and educates young people we do this through our   technology the peddle ilabs.

We as a team Coming from different backgrounds and disciplines as well as educational backgrounds we are curious, strategic thinkers, we  are resilient with great understanding in communication and great financial management strategies, we are action-oriented with the willingness to learn and grow. Our mission is what drives us to do everything possible to expand human potential. We are doing this by creating groundbreaking educational innovations, by making education more fun, impactful and sustainable, we are building a creative and diverse community teams and by making positive impact in communities where we are presence.

Our core values of innovation, optimism, curiosity, sustainable solutions, and digital inclusive and technology, we strive to uphold the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion for the well being of people and for the beauty of the planet.

Accessibility: we are committed to connecting Children and young people from the poorest households, rural and lower income communities to relevant educational opportunities of the 21st century through remote learning and digital skills.

Diversity: We leveraging on the human resources of the communities we are presence in to deliver our innovation, we directly and indirectly involve the local community members in many processes from dispatch riders to teachers and instructors to maintenance engineering in our service provision road map.  

Equity: We are designing our technology and innovation with the goal of providing people of all backgrounds a genuine opportunity to thrive. 

Inclusion: peddle ilabs is striving to create an environment where everyone is given the opportunity to live to their full potentials by Engaging students in innovative ways, hands-on activities, such as coding, programming, computer science and robotics to prepare the next generation of problem solvers, entrepreneurs and innovators. We believe the best technology is the one anyone can have, know how to use, and can afford.

we are applying to solve so we can be assisted to overcome our barriers in in product mass production, how to navigate new markets and how to  scale up our impact and organization .

Peddle ilabs currently seeks: 

Technical support to further improve our technology and connection of rural and underserved schools to ICT .

Partnership opportunities to scale-up the production of Peddle ilabs for distribution in new markets.

Collaborations to expand the presence or coverage of peddle ilabs to rural and underserved schools from 100 schools today to 10,000 schools across West Africa in 2027.

Mit faculty to assist us in optimizing our technology 

we are using our reach and resources to break down the digital divide and provide the benefits of technology to all at an almost zero cost . The digital world holds tremendous promise for children.

Going online can offer access to boundless beneficial information, facilitate new ways of interactive learning, provide for enriching life experiences and foster meaningful cultural exchanges. From education and expression to participation and recreation, children are increasingly empowered
While the SDGs have called for universal and affordable Internet access, less than half of the world’s population is not online and tremendous disparities remain between industrialized and developing countries. Millions of children are not connected, and many of those who are lack the skills to safely learn, grow and explore online.

This digital divide highlights inequalities and entrenches situations of disadvantage, leaving children without access to the Internet further and further behind. Indeed, as the Internet becomes ever more critical to the full enjoyment of human rights, being disconnected poses ever greater obstacles. It is to this that we at peddle ilabs have risen to the occasion to innovate, teach ,impact scale and connect every