How an Aangus Scholar is
found and verified.
Wherever a capable child is, the network is built to reach them.
Reach
Reporters travel to schools in places most programmes never list.
Apply
A child applies. Where there is no phone, a reporter sits with them.
Link
Every Aangus Scholar is linked to a teacher's account, so every record has a person behind it.
Match
An Aangus Friend finds them, and the scholarship begins.
Stay
Attendance, results, and progress, confirmed year after year.
Works on a phone from 2005.
Most of the children we look for have no smartphone and no internet connection. The system runs on 2G networks, and where a family has only a basic handset, Aangus phones them and completes the profile over the call.
No Aangus Scholar needs to own a device or understand the software to be enrolled.
Every cent has a name on it.
Funds move through established local banks and partner organisations on a fixed schedule, and biometric verification confirms the person receiving them is the person who was selected.
Verification has a second benefit. Millions of people have no official proof of identity, and a verified Aangus Scholar record is a step toward one. This aligns with the World Bank's work on digital identity.
Two people, separately.
Attendance, scores, and progress are confirmed by the teacher who sees the child daily — and again by a reporter who does not answer to the school.
The teacher
Confirms attendance, marks, and performance from inside the classroom, through a linked account.
The reporter
Confirms the same record separately, in person, and does not report to the school.
Dropping out is usually gradual.
Attendance drops, marks fall, or a harvest season puts pressure on the household. Aangus tracks these patterns and flags them so that someone can respond before a child leaves.
Notice
Attendance and results are checked for early warning patterns.
Flag
The flag is assigned to a specific reporter.
Reach
Parents are contacted and a reporter visits the household.
Resolve
The reporter advises the family, and where the problem is something else, helps with that.
Coursework alongside the curriculum.
Aangus tracks what an Aangus Scholar is being taught and sets regular assessments and quizzes against it, alongside coursework that goes beyond the national curriculum.
The material is built to develop understanding of the world around them and to follow subjects they show interest in.
Reports at every stage.
An Aangus Friend receives detailed reports on their Aangus Scholar's attendance, results, and progress. Aangus sends updates at each stage rather than once a year.
Aangus Scholars are children; therefore, their records are held under strict privacy rules, and Aangus Friends see academic progress only.