What's Up Education
Award: Shortlist
Shortlist / Future Impact / Initiative / 2022
What’s Up Education teaches basic English for free over WhatsApp. Since 2020, it has partnered with local NGOs all over Brazil to reach low-income students from the favelas, rural communities and Indigenous villages who can’t afford traditional English lessons. Its unique method turns WhatsApp groups into classrooms, where students receive bite-size lessons every day. They practise what they learn using voice notes, text and stickers, and receive real-time feedback and encouragement from voluntary teachers located anywhere in the world.
