LeNoir Foundation

LeNoir Foundation A global community working to ensure that everyone has access to high-quality educational resources.

At Lenoir Foundation, we work to address the gap by partnering with communities in the UK and East Africa to help give youth access to educational opportunities and support. By partnering with local schools and community leaders, we provide educational resources for youth from under-served communities. We’re reshaping the education landscape, one library at a time. At its core, LeNoir Foundation h

elps to create a world where all children learn in safe, healthy, engaging environments. We build and enhance libraries & E-Learning labs so that students, and especially girls, can thrive in happy, interactive spaces where dreams are born and nurtured. We all share the common belief that everyone has talent and potential but not everyone has access to opportunities. We are committed to supporting a world with greater educational opportunities for all. We fundamentally believe that a day will come in our lifetimes when every single child will have access to a quality education, and we will continue to work tirelessly in breaking down the restraints of today to enable the possibilities of tomorrow.

110 sessions completed. One laptop. No Wi-Fi. When we shared our first teacher report two weeks ago, we had two active l...
04/06/2026

110 sessions completed. One laptop. No Wi-Fi.

When we shared our first teacher report two weeks ago, we had two active learners and a single device.

This Thursday, the dashboard tells a completely different story: 10 active learners, 110 completed sessions, and a group accuracy average of 99%.

Data is great, but the human stories behind the dashboard are better:

Lesley, who struggled to type her name correctly in her first session, is now 20 sessions in. Her speed has climbed from 11 to 19 WPM.

Quinton has officially cleared 30 WPM, leading the classroom leaderboard.

Four students are registered but haven’t started yet. We track this data openly because real-world education isn’t perfect, and knowing who is falling behind is exactly why we built our progress tracking tools.

This is what happens when you remove barriers. No internet, no ads, just pure gamified learning.
To the corporate teams, CSR managers, and foundations reading this:

This entire proof-of-concept is running on one single laptop. Imagine what happens when we clear the hardware bottleneck. Through our Sponsor a School programme, just $30 (approx. £25) equips an entire classroom with the infrastructure to duplicate these results for a whole year.

Let’s build the future of African EdTech together.
Sponsorship & Partners: Find the link to fund a classroom or join our next cohort in the first comment below!

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110 sessions completed. One laptop. No Wi-Fi.  When we shared our first teacher report two weeks ago, we had two active ...
04/06/2026

110 sessions completed. One laptop. No Wi-Fi.

When we shared our first teacher report two weeks ago, we had two active learners and a single device.

This Thursday, the dashboard tells a completely different story: 10 active learners, 110 completed sessions, and a group accuracy average of 99%.

Data is great, but the human stories behind the dashboard are better:

Lesley, who struggled to type her name correctly in her first session, is now 20 sessions in. Her speed has climbed from 11 to 19 WPM.

Quinton has officially cleared 30 WPM, leading the classroom leaderboard.

Four students are registered but haven’t started yet. We track this data openly because real-world education isn’t perfect, and knowing who is falling behind is exactly why we built our progress tracking tools.

This is what happens when you remove barriers. No internet, no ads, just pure gamified learning.
To the corporate teams, CSR managers, and foundations reading this:

This entire proof-of-concept is running on one single laptop. Imagine what happens when we clear the hardware bottleneck. Through our Sponsor a School programme, just $30 (approx. £25) equips an entire classroom with the infrastructure to duplicate these results for a whole year.

Let’s build the future of African EdTech together.
Sponsorship & Partners: Find the link to fund a classroom or join our next cohort in the first comment below!

OfflineFirst DigitalInclusion CorporateSocialResponsibility CSR

We’re nearly at 100 users.Not 100,000. Not 10,000. One hundred.100 children sitting down at a keyboard in Zimbabwe and U...
01/05/2026

We’re nearly at 100 users.

Not 100,000. Not 10,000. One hundred.

100 children sitting down at a keyboard in Zimbabwe and Uganda, many of them for the first time.

We know which schools they’re in. We know which stage they’re on. We know their names.

That’s what early looks like. Specific. Countable. Real.

Our App TypeSpark the free, offline typing app we built for classrooms exactly like theirs, is growing one school at a time. That’s the only way we’d want it to.

If you know a school that should be number 101, the link is in our bio. Free to install. No Wi-Fi needed after that.


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Some news.🤝TypeSpark Africa has partnered with  Enterprises. Every laptop purchased through Parvitech in Zimbabwe now co...
25/03/2026

Some news.🤝

TypeSpark Africa has partnered with Enterprises. Every laptop purchased through Parvitech in Zimbabwe now comes with a free 90-day TypeSpark typing licence.

TypeSpark is the first offline typing tutor built by for African children, 24 lessons, seven languages, games, achievements, and a Teacher Dashboard. No Wi-Fi needed after the first install.

Why does this matter? Because millions of children across Africa receive laptops but are never taught the most basic digital skill: how to type. This partnership makes sure that step is no longer left to chance.

Built by the LeNoir Foundation. Designed for the children who need it most.

Read the full press release: [link in the bio]
parvitech.co.zw | typespark.fun

Most conversations about Africa focus on teaching children to code.But when we started running coding programmes through...
09/03/2026

Most conversations about Africa focus on teaching children to code.

But when we started running coding programmes through the LeNoir Foundation, we discovered something surprising.

Many children had never used a keyboard before.

We were teaching programming like Python to students who could not yet type.

That experience forced us to rethink the starting point.

So we built TypeSpark Africa, an offline-first typing platform designed for schools without reliable internet.

We are currently piloting in Zimbabwe.

I shared the full story in this carousel.

But I am curious:

Before we teach children to code… should we first teach them to type?

Raise free donations for LeNoir Foundation when shopping online with easyfundraising. It won’t cost you a penny extra.Al...
04/03/2026

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23/02/2026

The students asked really good questions… We learnt that being on the ground matters. You cannot build meaningful solutions for Africa from assumptions. You build by listening, showing up, and being willing to be wrong.

As soon as the internet is restored in Uganda, we will start all over again. Despite the challenges, our work continues.
14/01/2026

As soon as the internet is restored in Uganda, we will start all over again. Despite the challenges, our work continues.

At the close of another year, we gratefully pause to wish you a warm and Happy Holiday Season. 🎄
24/12/2025

At the close of another year, we gratefully pause to wish you a warm and Happy Holiday Season. 🎄

Proud to be named Best Digital Literacy & Educational Access NPO 2025 - UK by Acquisition International. Digital skills ...
20/08/2025

Proud to be named Best Digital Literacy & Educational Access NPO 2025 - UK by Acquisition International.

Digital skills unlock opportunities for all. Join our transformative mission: www.lenoirfoundation.com

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