OUR IMPACT TO DATE...

Waliku's first use-case and proof-of-concept and pilot site is West Sumba District, Indonesia.
  • Waliku's proof-of-concept study across five schools took place in the 2018-19 Academic Year.
  • The pilot study took place across 21 schools in the 2019-20 Academic Year.

In the 2020-21 Academic Year, Waliku is preparing to scale in Save the Children Indonesia projects:
  • In West Sumba District, 34 (37%) schools in the district use Waliku. It is planned that by next Academic Year, all 91 schools in the district will be using Waliku for their attendance tracking and absence follow-up needs
  • In Bandung District, a Save the Children project is introducing Waliku in 15 schools as part of COVID-19 recovery efforts.

Save the Children is also planning for Waliku to be introduced in 2-3 other countries and contexts, as part of COVID-19 recovery efforts in existing projects; or as new projects that have come about due to the collaboration with Waliku. ​  

west SUMBA, INDONESIA 

The District of Sumba Barat, in East Nusa Tengara Timur Province of Eastern Indonesia, is implementing Waliku in since 2018. In the 2020-21 Academic Year, Waliku will be implemented across 34 schools in three sub-districts, reaching close to 10,000 children. 

The District Education Office and its staff, the schools of Sumba Barat and its Principals, IT Operators, Teachers, Parents and Students themselves are part of Waliku's impact. They are raising their knowledge and attitudes about absenteeism and supporting children's education and well-being.
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Signing a technical agreement with the head of the DEO

2019-20 Academic Year 

Waliku's impact is only growing. In the 2019-20 Academic Year, Waliku was used by
  • 21 Schools and operators
  • 215 Classrooms and teachers
  • 5,754 Students (3,114 boys and 2,640 girls)
  • 100% Teachers on 82% Classroom Days

We measured our impact using three key metrics: app usage, absence follow-up, and reduction in absenteeism:
  • App Usage: Daily use of Waliku increased by 13% in schools that had used it in the previous year.
  • Absence follow up: There was a 19-27% increase in known reasons for absence after Waliku. Before Waliku only 15% of absences were known. After Waliku, 42% and 34% of absences were known, in year 1 and 2 respectively.
  • Reduction in absenteeism: The percentage decrease in absenteeism rate was 35% after Waliku. Before Waliku aggregate absenteeism rate was 12% across the year 1 schools. These schools saw the rate reduce to 11% in year 1 and to 7.8% in year 2. This was after just 9-15 months of using Waliku.     
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Child checking her name to mark present
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Teacher taking attendance on Waliku
waliku_briefer-_final.pdf
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2018-2019 Academic Year 

In the 2018-19 Academic Year, we measured by its usage and utility in understanding and responding to each child's absenteeism and well-being gaps. Waliku was used by
  • 48 Classrooms across 5 schools
  • 1210 Students and 48 Teachers
  • 100% Teachers on 68% Classroom Days

Waliku helped with absentee follow-up, and understanding absenteeism burden, overall and individually across each school:
  • 11% Absenteeism Rate (AR): 13% Boys, 9% Girls
  • Estimated 29% students chronically Absent (>10%-20% AR) and 8% Severely Chronically Absent (>20% AR)
  • Headache, Cough, Not liking school, Fever, & Injury are the most common known reasons for absence. 


2018-19 Results Brief
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Waliku team doing a routine classroom visit