Jóvenes Ayudando a Niñas y Niños - JANN (Youth helping girls and boys)
JANN is an organization that works to improve the quality of education in Mexico by providing free online math tutoring.
Jóvenes Ayudando a Niñas y Niños (JANN) is working on improving education for thousands of students in Mexico by providing free online mathematics tutoring.
Through their platform, JANN connects college students who volunteer as tutors with children from primary and middle schools. University tutors undergo initial training and interviews to ensure suitability, to be assigned to teach groups of up to five students. These groups meet online for two hours a week over a period of twenty-four weeks, focusing on reviewing math topics and reinforcing learning.
The impact extends beyond academics, with tutors serving as bridges between students and knowledge, offering academic and emotional support, and often becoming role models.
Approximately 40% of participants access classes via cell phones due to limited computer access at home. JANN's is high impact low cost intervention making use of technology to coordinate over ~10,000 participants each semester at minimal cost.
JANN is also a research project led by MIT PhD students, aiming to discover effective teaching methods applicable worldwide. Continuous financial support is sought to sustain this impactful program, as JANN is an NGO offering free tools and resources to all participants.