Mudacumura online book store
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Introduction
This project will create a platform for children in Africa and across the globe to access the books and stories published from African culture as e-books and audio books that will grow later in other types of media. II.
Background
UNESCO researches show that the students who master very well their local language learn better in other language. Th reason why UNESCO and different governments across the globe have implemented a policy to help students learn in their mother tongue in early grades.
But we still have a low rate of literacy, especially in Africa. And this is due to low access of reading materials. We believe that as Mudacumura Publishing House, we can help in availing reading materials available. The reason why we came up with an idea of creating an online bookstore in which there will be as many reading materials as possible. We believe these materials will provide access to reading materials and help in improving the literacy rate and reading culture in Rwanda, Africa and across the globe. III.
Implementation plan
1. Design and develop the application In partnership with a app developing company, Mudacumura Publishing House will create an application that will be user friendly to users and host our book content in two formats: -
E-books Audio books 2. Digitizing, translation, recording audio books and securing them on the app
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Mudacumura Publishing House will digitize its reading materials.
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Mudacumura Publishing House will translate its stories from Kinyarwanda into Swahili, French and English to reach a wider audience.
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Mudacumura Publishing House will record audio versions of those stories and secure them on the online platform.
3. Create a system of payment Mudaumura Publishing House and the partnering app developer company will create a user friendly way people can easily pay to get access on the digital library wherever they maybe across the globe. It may be VISA, Paypal, American Express, Mergims or other payment system. For people in Rwanda, this may include easy way where individual may just use Mobile money or Tigo cash to pay for a code that they shall receive back as an sms in their phones, in order to access the books.
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IV. Technical app design Online app Android app IOS version V. Proposed budget
Item Mudacumura online bookstore Translations
Description
Quantity
Design and development 1 of the app (Online, android, IOS) Translating 53 tiles from 1 Kinyarwanda into English French and Swahili (212) Create a Linking the app with 1 payment payment, banking, system money transfer systems (Maybe blockchain in the future) Administration 1 Management, communication and administration fee Grand Total
Unit Price (USD) 20,000
Total (USD)
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25,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
20,000
50,000
The total for Mudacumura online bookstore is Fifty Thousand US Dollars (50,000 USD)
