Learning Equality
Builds Kolibri and supports organizations delivering locally adapted learning where internet access is limited.
90% of weighted axes reviewed. A mechanism hypothesis, not proven effectiveness or a donation recommendation.
Who this work enables
Tools & support for charities: Kolibri learning software and implementation guidance for NGOs, educators and humanitarian partners working with limited connectivity.
Open-source evidence · license checked
- Kolibri — MIT license file. Organization’s role: maintainer.
Named repository license inspected on the review date; dependencies, data, content, trademarks and hosted services have separate terms. License-file snapshot:6506702f35f36c815395fb668e78dabb6c15ef54.
License checked 2026-10-27. This is not a security audit, proof of current support or effectiveness, or a promise of free hosting. A sponsor or steward is not necessarily the sole developer. Unchecked profiles are not evidence of closed code. No extra score points are added.
Humanity’s Checklist source match
Gatekeepers — editorial, partial alignment.
Offline access and adaptable learning software lower connectivity and technical gates to participation. The match concerns access infrastructure, not the checklist’s specific Co-Creator portal.
Explicit checklist adoption: not verified. A mechanism match is not an affiliation, endorsement, evidence of effectiveness or a scoring bonus. Read the practice.
Focus classification: 2026-10-27. Based on the organization’s dated official sources below; earlier axis-review dates are unchanged.
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The proposed pathway
Offline-first open educational infrastructure for local implementers
Six dimensions, with rationale
Structural depth
3 / 4Reusable offline-first learning infrastructure tackles a recurring connectivity and implementation constraint for education providers.
Institutional reach
4 / 4The partner model can be adapted across countries and education settings; actual sustained learning reach is not established here.
Durability
2 / 4Offline resources and educator skills may persist, but hardware, content curation and teaching support need continuing care.
Scalability
4 / 4MIT-licensed software supports local reuse without a software license fee; suitable devices, power, accessible content and training still cost resources.
Funding additionality
UnreviewedUnknown: current marginal funding, restricted allocations, delivery capacity and the counterfactual have not been audited.
Community agency
UnreviewedUnknown: open licenses, participation or contributor governance do not establish audited consequential rights for affected communities.
Evidence and selection
Organization reported; primary mechanism and named repository license inspected
Illustrative inclusion to examine this mechanism. Inclusion is not an external recommendation or a verified comparative ranking.
A testable next question
Do partner-led Kolibri implementations produce sustained, equitable learning gains over appropriate alternatives at comparable full cost, including teacher support and hardware?
Review confidence: Moderate for documented design and license; low for systemic attribution. Kolibri and implementation-enabling design; not an independently audited effect across all programs or learning content.
What remains uncertain
Access and usage do not prove learning gains. Content rights vary separately from the software license; disability access, language, safeguarding and educator capacity require local review. No device or connectivity costs are assumed away.
Sources to inspect
- Learning Equality — nonprofit mission and history ↗
official · checked 2026-10-27 - Kolibri — maintenance and implementation responsibilities ↗
official · checked 2026-10-27 - Kolibri — official repository ↗
official · checked 2026-10-27 - Kolibri — actual license file ↗
official · checked 2026-10-27
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Axis review: 2026-10-27 · weighting method v0.2 (2026-10-26) · Method, conflicts and coverage