The E-Container Project is quietly revolutionizing primary education in Cameroon’s underserved regions, and Nervtek is right at the center of making it happen.
The E-Container Project is quietly revolutionizing primary education in Cameroon’s underserved regions, and Nervtek is right at the center of making it happen. As a Buea-based STEM education innovator, Nervtek—led by founder and CEO Nzometiah Nervis specializes in hands-on, accessible technology training that turns young minds into creators rather than passive learners. Through our makerspace programs, the award-winning nTron™ STEM Kit, holiday tech camps, and tailored workshops in robotics, coding, AI, and digital tools, we democratize STEM access for Cameroonian youth. Our mission is straightforward: equip children and educators with practical skills to solve local problems and thrive in a digital world. That’s exactly why UNICEF Cameroon tapped us to deliver specialized teacher training as part of their flagship Connect My School initiative, powered by solar-equipped e-containers. These e-containers repurposed shipping units transformed into fully functional digital learning hubs—are more than infrastructure. Built with recycled materials, solar-powered, and stocked with tablets, laptops, reliable connectivity (often supported by partners like IHS Towers), and offline-capable educational software, they address Cameroon’s harsh realities: only a tiny fraction of schools have internet, conflict in the Anglophone regions has displaced thousands of learners, and traditional classrooms struggle with overcrowded benches, outdated methods, and scarce resources. The project, under UNICEF’s Connect My School umbrella, aims to close the digital divide, boost foundational literacy and numeracy, and build 21st-century competencies like critical thinking and collaboration. Sites in places like Melong, Bilongué in Douala, and now expanding to Limbe are already showing results—over 1,000 pupils per hub gain access to interactive, multimedia learning that continues even during power cuts or connectivity drops. Nervtek’s contribution shines brightest in the teacher training component. In late January 2026, we ran an intensive three-day program at GPS Mile 1 in Limbe for 30 government primary school teachers. The agenda was deliberately practical and pedagogy-driven: no theory overload, just hands-on sessions that built real confidence. Day one focused on Microsoft 365 as a teaching powerhouse. Teachers learned to draft structured digital lesson plans in Word (complete with tables for objectives, activities, and assessments), create child-friendly PowerPoint slides emphasizing visuals over dense text, build auto-graded quizzes in Microsoft Forms for quick class tests and homework, and securely store/share resources via OneDrive. Each participant walked away with a complete digital lesson plan and a ready-to-use 10-question quiz tailored to their subject. Day two shifted to creative, tablet-based engagement using MediBang Paint for drawing and illustration. Sessions covered basic tools—brushes, layers, colors—and showed how to apply them across the curriculum: sketching animals for science, shapes for math, maps for social studies, or simple comics for English storytelling. Teachers designed illustrated visuals and planned group tablet activities, while we covered classroom management essentials like time limits, rotation strategies, and preventing misuse in shared-device settings. The final day brought in Google Workspace for collaboration and monitoring. Teachers explored Docs and Slides for group-edited lesson materials, Forms for attendance tracking and performance trends, and Drive for organized class folders with offline access. The capstone was a group planning exercise: each school team mapped out a four-month pupil bootcamp featuring weekly hands-on sessions, monthly assessments, and sustainable follow-up strategies. This training wasn’t abstract—it equipped teachers to immediately lead their own student bootcamps using the e-container’s tools. By blending Microsoft and Google ecosystems with creative apps like MediBang, we gave educators versatile, low-bandwidth options that work in Cameroon’s context. The shift is already visible. Teachers who once relied on chalkboard lectures now prepare dynamic lessons, assess understanding in real time, and track attendance digitally—freeing them to focus on individual needs. Confidence soars when they see pupils light up over a drawn diagram or interactive quiz instead of copying notes. Students benefit directly: visual storytelling makes vocabulary stick, collaborative tablet work builds teamwork, and gamified elements reduce dropout risk in conflict-affected areas. In pilot e-container schools, children report easier comprehension through videos and drawings, while teachers note sharper engagement and better foundational skills. Compared to traditional Cameroonian classrooms—often 80–100 pupils per teacher, heavy on rote memorization, limited materials, and minimal tech—this approach flips the script. Digital tools enable active, visual, personalized learning that traditional methods simply cannot scale. The e-container bridges gaps that developed countries take for granted: one-to-one devices, constant connectivity, and ongoing professional development. Yet projects like this show Cameroon isn’t playing catch-up—it’s adapting smartly. By prioritizing solar power, offline functionality, and local expertise (like Nervtek’s curriculum design), we’re building resilient models that other low-resource settings can replicate. At Nervtek, we’re proud to partner with UNICEF Cameroon and supporters like IHS Towers to deliver this transformation. Every teacher we train, every pupil who discovers coding or digital creativity through our frameworks, moves us closer to a generation ready to innovate for Cameroon and beyond. The e-container isn’t just a classroom—it’s proof that targeted, practical STEM integration can change trajectories, one school at a time.
