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MeridianPath Completes UCL EdTech Labs AI EdTech Cohort ’25-’26

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MeridianPath has completed UCL’s inaugural AI EdTech Labs cohort, a five-month programme in which research and entrepreneurship genuinely intersect in the edtech landscape. The programme brought together researchers, founders, and practitioners around a shared commitment to evidence-informed innovation and a learner-first approach, with sustained attention to ethics, impact, and educational value.

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How Solidar Suiza Achieved 90% Training Completion for Violence Prevention Leaders Across Bolivia

Microlearning via WhatsApp transformed a train-the-trainers programme reaching 53 municipalities.

At a Glance

 

Course completion rate
Previous completion rate on traditional e-learning
Community leaders trained
Municipalities reached through trained promoters

Client Profile

Organisation

Solidar Suiza Bolivia

Sector

International development / NGO

Programme

“Vida Digna Sin Violencia” (A Dignified Life Without Violence)

Location

Bolivia (9 departments, 53 municipalities)

Funded by

Embassy of Sweden

Target learners

Community leaders and promoters working in violence prevention

The Challenge

Solidar Suiza Bolivia runs one of the country’s most ambitious violence prevention programmes, coordinating community promoters, legal services, health providers, and local government across 53 municipalities.

These promoters are the backbone of the programme. They accompany women through legal processes, deliver workshops on economic empowerment, run awareness campaigns, and connect survivors with support services. Their effectiveness depends on consistent, up-to-date knowledge of protocols, legal frameworks, and intervention techniques.

But training these field leaders presented serious obstacles:

Dispersed teams across nine departments, from urban centres to remote rural communities like Coroico, Padcaya, Challapata, and Alcalá
No computer access during fieldwork, as promoters spend their days in communities, markets, and municipal offices
Low completion rates on existing e-learning — only 35% of participants finished courses on the traditional platform
High-stakes content requiring not just knowledge transfer but practical application in real crisis situations
Limited time for training, as promoters juggle workshops, legal accompaniment, health referrals, and community organising

The Solution

MeridianPath partnered with Solidar Suiza to redesign their train-the-trainers programme as a WhatsApp-based microlearning course.

  • Content transformation: Dense training materials on violence prevention protocols, legal frameworks (Ley N° 348), referral pathways, and intervention techniques were converted into 5-7 minute daily lessons delivered directly to promoters’ phones.
  • Applied scenarios: Each module included real-world case studies drawn from the field — situations promoters actually encounter when supporting women through legal processes, economic empowerment programmes, and community interventions.
  • Spaced repetition: Key concepts around legal protocols, safety planning, and referral procedures were reinforced through daily nudges, ensuring critical knowledge was retained long-term rather than forgotten after a single session.
  • Zero friction: No app downloads, no login credentials to remember, no need for a computer. Training arrived in the same channel promoters already use to coordinate their daily work.

Before and After

Before

  • Classroom sessions requiring travel from remote municipalities
  • 35% course completion on traditional e-learning
  • Theoretical content disconnected from fieldwork
  • Manual tracking with limited visibility
  • Training competes with fieldwork schedule

After

  • Training delivered on WhatsApp, accessible anywhere
  • 90% completion rate
  • Applied case scenarios from real community interventions
  • Real-time progress monitoring and knowledge assessment
  • 5-7 minute lessons fit between community visits

Results

90% completion rate — nearly three times higher than the 35% achieved on the traditional e-learning platform.
37 community leaders completed the programme and are now applying updated protocols across their municipalities, reaching thousands of women through the programme's network of promoters, municipal services, and community organisations.
Practical application confirmed — leaders reported using case-based scenarios from the course directly in their fieldwork, from legal accompaniment to economic empowerment workshops.

Why It Worked

  • Met learners where they are. Community promoters in El Alto, Challapata, Padcaya, and Alcalá don’t sit at desks. They’re in communities, markets, and municipal offices. WhatsApp delivery meant training happened alongside their work, not instead of it.
  • Content that mirrors reality. Rather than abstract theory, every module was built around situations these leaders face daily: accompanying a woman through a legal process, facilitating an economic empowerment workshop, coordinating with a SLIM or the FELCV.
  • Respect for their time. These are people running workshops, managing referrals, and organising community awareness campaigns. Five-minute lessons respected their packed schedules while ensuring consistent learning.

 

“The course was thorough and genuinely useful. It was a completely new and engaging experience. What I valued most was the inclusion of practical examples and real cases where we could apply what we had learnt.”

— Programme participant, community leader

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