Better Schools. Better Futures.
AptoBox
Closing the digital divide where it matters most
AptoBox is Aprender's offline teacher-training hub: a small, robust device that delivers Apto's full digital learning environment to schools without reliable internet. Teachers in low-connectivity regions get the same high-quality professional development as those in well-connected ones.
The Problem
Half the world's teachers work in places where internet connectivity is intermittent, unaffordable, or absent altogether. Most digital teacher-training platforms simply do not work in those settings, and the teachers who need them most are left behind.
The Solution
AptoBox is a low-cost server pre-loaded with the Apto Connect virtual learning platform built in partnership with Ontum, an Indian education technology company. Once deployed in the field, it serves Apto's full library of digital training modules to teachers and school leaders over a local Wi-Fi network, with no external connection required. Updates and new content can be loaded periodically when the device is brought to a connected location.
The Evidence
The first AptoBox pilot took place in Uganda in 2025. An independent evaluation, completed in April 2026 by MBA students from Cambridge University Judge Business School, confirmed the model's viability and identified design improvements for the second pilot. The second pilot is the Year One flagship priority in Aprender's Strategic Plan 2026.
What We Are Fundraising For?
We are fundraising to fund the second AptoBox pilot, a multi-school deployment with full evaluation, including the hardware costs per school, training of in-country technical support, and the monitoring and evaluation across the pilot.
This will appeal to:
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Foundations with an interest in digital inclusion and education technology
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Corporate giving programmes connected to technology, telecoms or rural development
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Major donors interested in scalable, evaluable interventions.
AptoBox
Make a Difference
At Kids Kingdom in Nepal, following head teacher Bharat's training of teachers using Apto, things are changing. Staff now teach with stones, leaves, mud and sticks! All those children, in a classroom that used to be quiet, now excitedly talk about what they are learning, helping them process the content in a meaningful way.
…That’s what professional development does when it reaches the school.
People who believe a great teacher should not be a postcode lottery are the ones who decided no school should be locked out for want of an internet connection.
Because of you, a teacher three hours from the nearest paved road could connect to a small box and find every Apto course waiting for her.
Open the door for an offline school
