Tuteria, a tutoring app developed and designed by Godwin Benson (an experienced tutor) bags the Royal Academy of Engineering Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation. The app was developed to link qualified tutors to students in their area within their specified budget and subject(s).
The engineering innovation award was launched 2014 by Royal Academy of Engineering to reward innovations from all disciplines in the Sub-Saharan Africa that offer solutions to challenges in their communities.
The award this year was held in Nairobi, Kenya on 27
th May 2017 with 16 contending participants, but Benson Godwin outshone them with his outstanding app to clinch the $32,000 cash prize.
The head judge of the competition, Malcom Brinded said, “we are proud to have him as our third Africa Prize winner. We trust Tuteria will go on to change the lives of millions of people who are eager to learn and develop new skills”
The app eases the stress of looking for quality tutors who are readily available on the platform. The way the app works, the tutors receive their payment only after lesson has been confirmed, while Tuteria takes 15 to 30% commission.
The fourth Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation is now open. Individuals and small teams who have an engineering innovation, and live and work in sub-Saharan Africa, are invited to enter. Potential entrants can find more information
here. The deadline for entries is 24 July 2017.
