Education technology for NGOs, foundations and governments

You've built the impact. We build what helps it scale.

We build and white-label education technology for NGOs, foundations and governments. From digital learning platforms to offline AI, we turn your trusted programmes and resources into solutions designed to reach more people.

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Built in real learning environments

10M+

Learning interactions

Built through real-world deployment, testing and continuous learning.

Our technology has been shaped by millions of learning interactions across different languages, curricula and communities. That experience informs the tools we now build for education organisations.

250,000+

People who have used Luma

86

Countries where Luma has been used

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The challenge

Great programmes deserve to reach further.

Some of the most effective work in education is already being done by organisations that understand their communities.

They have developed the content, methodologies and relationships that make learning possible.

But expanding those programmes often requires technology, technical teams and infrastructure that were never part of the original mission.

We help organisations overcome that challenge without losing what makes their work effective.

Your expertise. Your brand. Our technology.

We take the programmes and resources you have spent years developing and help turn them into accessible, scalable digital experiences.

Whether you need an existing platform deployed under your brand or something built specifically for your organisation, we provide the technology to make it possible.

Yours

Your content

Lesson plans, teacher guides, assessments and approved resources.

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Your methodology

The teaching approach, sequencing and support model that already work.

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Luma technology

Delivery channels, education AI, offline infrastructure and reporting.

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Your digital solution

Carrying your name, reaching your beneficiaries, run on technology that has already been tested.

How we work with organisations

Built around the way you work.

Use our existing products or build something around your programme.

01 White-label our technology

Deploy technology we have already built under your organisation’s identity, adapted to your branding, approved resources, language, curriculum and programme.

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02 Build something together

Develop a digital education solution around your specific requirements, using our existing infrastructure, technical expertise and real-world experience.

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03 Connect and extend your systems

Build on existing programmes and infrastructure instead of replacing them, bringing resources, channels and learning experiences together through practical integrations.

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04 Train your frontline teams

Luma Skills turns your SOPs, rollouts and compliance updates into short WhatsApp lessons, in your teams' languages, with a check of what every worker understood.

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What we build

Technology designed for education.

A growing set of technologies that can be deployed independently or combined to create solutions around your organisation's needs.

01

Messaging-based learning

Deliver curriculum-aligned learning and programme support through WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger.

02

Lightweight web applications

Accessible, mobile-first learning environments for learners, teachers and programme administrators.

03

School in a Box

Locally deployed learning technology for schools and communities with limited or unreliable connectivity.

04

Content Factory

Turn trusted educational resources into structured, adaptable digital learning materials.

05

Education AI

Language systems designed to work within approved curricula, teaching resources and instructional boundaries.

06

Local AI models

Small language models that run on compatible devices and local infrastructure, reducing reliance on continuous connectivity.

White-labelling

Built by Luma. Recognised as yours.

The organisations we work with have spent years earning the trust of their communities. Our technology is designed to strengthen that relationship, not replace it.

Your beneficiaries engage with a learning experience that reflects your organisation, your content and your programme. We provide the technology behind it.

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How implementation works

From your programme to a working product.

  1. 01

    Understand

    We learn about your programme, beneficiaries, existing resources and intended outcomes.

  2. 02

    Design

    We identify the right delivery channels, technology and user experience for your environment.

  3. 03

    Build and deploy

    We configure or develop the solution, integrate your resources and prepare it for deployment.

  4. 04

    Learn and improve

    We use implementation feedback and appropriate, privacy-conscious insights to refine the experience over time.

Our work

Technology shaped by the real world.

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Live public service

Luma Learn in South Africa

Our public-facing education platform supporting learners, parents and teachers through accessible digital channels.

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Expanding learning access in Lesotho

Adapting our learning technology to the local curriculum, the Sesotho language and the educational environment.

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In development

Offline and low-connectivity education

Our School in a Box approach and the development of local education technology for disconnected environments.

What we've learned

More than 10 million interactions. One clear direction.

We began by building tools that helped people learn.

Every deployment taught us something about how people access information, how they engage with educational content and where existing technology falls short.

Those lessons now shape the infrastructure we build for other organisations. We are moving from operating individual education tools to helping more organisations deploy technology built around their own programmes.

Product decisions draw on aggregated, privacy-conscious usage insights handled in line with our privacy policy.

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You know what works. Let's help it reach further.

Tell us about your programme, your beneficiaries and what you want to achieve. We'll explore how our technology can help.

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