Injini - Africa's EdTech Accelerator & Think Tank

Injini - Africa's EdTech Accelerator & Think Tank Injini is a non-profit organisation with interventions that support the development of EdTech in sub-Saharan Africa.

04/09/2026

🚌 You can’t design for impact from an office but with boots on the ground.

We recently brought together fellows from different Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship cohorts for a visit to Khula Education. During this visit, the team at KHULA Education took us to visit rural schools across the Umzinyathi District near Rorke’s Drift, KwaZulu-Natal.

Sitting in classrooms alongside educators and learners facing limited resources and high student-to-teacher ratios brought the true requirements of EdTech into sharp focus:
🔹 Design for the daily reality: Software must support the high-density, high-demand environments teachers face every day.
🔹 Build offline-first: High-speed internet is a luxury; reliable offline performance is a baseline necessity.
🔹 Prioritise community access: Solutions must be easy for parents and teachers to discover and adopt without friction.

When you take the time to immerse yourself in the environment of the people you build for, you create tools that actually stick. For fellow innovators and investors shaping the future of education across Africa, always ground your strategy in the field.

🔗 Head to www.khula-education.org.za to explore Khula Education's initiatives and support their mission across rural South Africa.

Do you have an evidence-based EdTech solution that is actively transforming classrooms and want to put it in front of te...
03/09/2026

Do you have an evidence-based EdTech solution that is actively transforming classrooms and want to put it in front of teachers?

We are now accepting applications for exhibitors at South African EdTech Week 2026, hosted by Injini in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation .

Why exhibit?

▪️Showcase your product to educators, other EdTech leaders and builders, government officials, corporate CSI leads, and investors.

▪️Secure a dedicated demo stand and event website placement.

▪️Put your solution directly into the hands of the ecosystem leaders driving South African education forward.

📍Where: Focus Rooms, Johannesburg
📅 When: 12-13 October 2026
⏰ Application Deadline: 18 September 2026

🔗Space is limited to ensure high-quality interactive showcases. Apply today to secure your stand: https://form.jotform.com/262352026771555

02/09/2026

💡 Education shouldn't feel like cracking an impossible code. It should feel like everything is suddenly clicking into place.

🎒 When Lesego Finger was in Matric, he noticed something that had nothing to do with intelligence: some students had tutors, others were navigating their studies completely alone. The gap wasn't ability; it was access.

That gap is one of the biggest barriers to quality education across the continent, and it's exactly the kind of problem homegrown innovation is built to solve. That's where Matric Live comes in, a free South African app giving every learner the same shot at quality resources:

📚 Learn: video lessons focused on deep understanding
🎮 Play: gamified quizzes for interactive testing
📝 Exam: past papers for confidence and exam prep
🤖 Ask AI: instant feedback whenever students get stuck

🎓 Supported by Injini through the Mastercard Foundation EdTech fellowship, Matric Live is proof of what happens when the people who've lived the problem are given the tools to solve it, restoring confidence and helping learners reach university.

Every young person deserves the chance to succeed. When we support our learners, we uplift our entire community.

🔗 Find out more about Matric Live here: https://matriclive.com/

🚀 August, recapped: real work, with real communities, real founders.➡️ Swipe through to see what we got up to this month...
31/08/2026

🚀 August, recapped: real work, with real communities, real founders.

➡️ Swipe through to see what we got up to this month.

We gathered on the ground in rural KwaZulu-Natal with the Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship, ran live user testing during Engagement Weeks, celebrated the women innovators driving change, and showcased what our alumni are building. One thread ran through all of it: sustainable EdTech starts with listening, not assuming.

At Injini, we're committed to giving founders the resources, networks, and evidence-based insights they need to build accessible, high-impact EdTech across the continent.

🌍 Thank you to our founders, partners, and community for shaping the future of African education with us.

Comment down below what your favourite part of August was

28/08/2026

🇿🇦 Only 4 in 10 children aged 4 to 5 in South Africa are on track to thrive, developmentally. This Women's Month, we're celebrating the female leaders and educators changing that.

Afrika Tikkun - Bambanani is bringing the Bamba Learn app into early childhood development classrooms, giving children a stronger start, and easing the load on the women teaching them.

Child-centred learning: Kids wear headphones and tap through interactive lessons that build critical cognitive skills, with adaptive tech adjusting to each child's pace.

Empowered educators: Built-in digital lesson plans, teacher guides, and workbooks cut down on prep time, letting teachers focus on direct mentoring.

Supported by Injini and the Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship, these women are turning early play into lifelong academic success.
🔗 Learn more: https://afrikatikkunbambanani.org/

🎉 Registrations for South African EdTech Week™ 2026 are officially open!This October marks our fifth anniversary, and fo...
26/08/2026

🎉 Registrations for South African EdTech Week™ 2026 are officially open!

This October marks our fifth anniversary, and for the first time in four years, we're moving to Gauteng, hosted by Injini in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation.

Our 2026 theme: Reclaiming the Classroom: EdTech as a Tool for Teacher Empowerment. We're shifting the focus from technology as a disruptor to technology as an enabler - restoring confidence and agency to the educators who shape our future.

🎟️ Classroom teachers attend 100% free.
Ecosystem partners, builders, investors, and government stakeholders can secure a two-day pass for R100 - full access to showcases, co-creation tracks, all-day catering, and our closing social mixer on 13 October.

📍 Gauteng, South Africa
📅 12–13 October 2026

Secure your spot: https://injiniedtech.zohobackstage.com/SouthAfricanEdTechWeek2026 #/?lang=en

Calling all women founders and builders in EdTech.Building an EdTech startup is tough, and in those early days, it can b...
07/08/2026

Calling all women founders and builders in EdTech.

Building an EdTech startup is tough, and in those early days, it can be difficult or costly to access experts who could support you or advise you on how to take the next step.

This Women's Month, we want to support women-led businesses. We are opening up the opportunity for two women founders or builders to apply for office hours and strategic support from the Injini team.

We want to help you tackle your biggest business challenges. Whether it's strengthening how you measure impact, how you communicate with your audience, or how to build a sustainable business, we want to help you.

📲 Swipe through and apply here to win one of the two slots: https://form.jotform.com/262172272512551

05/08/2026

💡Building in EdTech can often feel like a lonely journey, which is why creating space for community is at the heart of Injini’s Engagement Week, hosted in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation.

Throughout the week, our Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellows gathered to exchange candid lessons on scaling, founder well-being, and what it truly takes to sell on the ground.

Here are three key takeaways shared by our fellows:
1️⃣ Assumptions vs. Expectations: The space between a founder’s assumptions and a user’s true expectations must be tested.

2️⃣ Real-world pull: “If you have a school coming to you, you’re doing something right.”

3️⃣ Room to grow: Engagement Week is about creating a space where founders feel seen, validated, and empowered to build beyond their current limits.

🚀 We are continuously inspired by the drive, intelligence, and passions of this Cohort as they shape the future of education across Africa.

Real feedback. Real impact. 📊Usability Testbeds bring developers, facilitators, and target users together to test digita...
03/08/2026

Real feedback. Real impact. 📊

Usability Testbeds bring developers, facilitators, and target users together to test digital platforms in action. From uncovering feature obstacles to solving language and terminology barriers, observing live interactions provides product teams with actionable insights that no theoretical survey ever could.

Continuous user testing is how we bridge the gap between design and real-world needs to ensure innovation remains truly inclusive.

➡️ Swipe through to see highlights and behind-the scenes moments from Engagement Week 1 Testbeds

📅 SAVE THE DATE | South African EdTech Week 2026 We’re excited to announce the official dates for South African EdTech W...
31/07/2026

📅 SAVE THE DATE | South African EdTech Week 2026

We’re excited to announce the official dates for South African EdTech Week 2026.

In the last four years, Injini has gathered educators, innovators, funders, and partners in Cape Town to transform learning. As our flagship convening enters its fifth year, we are expanding to Gauteng to build a truly national platform for education innovation at scale. South African EdTech Week 2026 will be hosted in partnership with Mastercard Foundation.

The theme is “Reclaiming the Classroom: EdTech as a tool for teacher empowerment.” ✨

At Injini, we believe technology shouldn’t be a burden, it should be an enabler. South African EdTech Week 2026 centers on restoring teacher agency, confidence, and effectiveness where support is needed most.

🗓12 - 13 October 2026
📍Gauteng, South Africa

Mark your calendars! Registration and speaker details are coming soon.

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