Digital Schoolhouse Launches in Nigeria in Partnership with Kucheza Gaming

Digital Schoolhouse (DSH), a UK-based programme which uses play-based learning to engage the next generation of pupils and teachers, has partnered with Kucheza Gaming to deliver Computer Science lessons to young people in Nigeria from September.

Originally seed-funded by the Mayor of London’s Schools of Excellence fund and delivered by the UK game trade body Ukie, the not-for-profit DSH has now reached 86,000 pupils across the country and seeks to replicate its impact by introducing games-centric resources and ‘unplugged’ activities (requiring no technology) to young people in Nigeria.

Kucheza Gaming is an Africa focused esports and games company for ages 6 -18 years which harnesses “play” as a force for youth development and empowerment in Africa. Reflected by their namesake “Kucheza” — a Swahili word meaning “play” or “to play” — the organisation demonstrates a new level of value in gaming,

Educating young people through esports sparked the collaboration, where alongside DSH, Kucheza Gaming successfully deployed their own esports tournament in Lagos earlier this year. Drawing interest from the likes of Nickelodeon and the BBC, the tournament fuelled appetite for more curriculum-based activities to improve digital skills and spotlight careers opportunities in Nigeria.

Going forwards, this partnership will provide Nigerian pupils with access to meaningful opportunities that enable digital skills development and showcase a breadth of related careers in tandem. Plans include an international game jam for UK and Nigerian schools which is hoped to facilitate a rich cultural exchange of knowledge and skills.

Bukola Akingbade, founder and CEO of Kucheza Gaming said:

Shahneila Saeed, head of education at Ukie and director of Digital Schoolhouse said:

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