A Pakistani startup using Augmented Reality (AR) to help children with disabilities learn better has been selected from some 1,200 entries for Google Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) programme, according to a press release.
WonderTree, a Karachi, Pakistan based startup is among eleven businesses from around the world who are the successful applicants of Google’s Accelerator program on Sustainable Development Goals. These startups address a wide range of social and environmental challenges and are working toward at least one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals outlined by the United Nations.
“WonderGames” is used in more than 40 schools across Pakistan and has over 4,000 users. One of its key features is real-time, clinically-backed reporting that helps the marginalised community learn and grow better, as per the press release.
“WonderGames are designed to enable and accelerate development in motor, cognitive, language, and social functions through gamification, bringing joy to the marginalized population of Pakistan. The users are children on the various spectrums of motor and cognitive difficulties which include Autism, Down Syndrome, and Global Development Delay.”
The game is in line with three of the UN’s SDGs, including healthy lives and well-being for all, inclusive and equitable quality education, and a reduction in global inequality.
