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SCOPE

Advancing STEM Literacy in Underserved Communities

In partnership with Save the Children and made possible by MANGO, The Tech Lab delivers essential STEM education to children from less privileged backgrounds in Mirpur and Savar — expanding their horizons and building the foundations of a technologically adept generation.

The Tech Lab's Role

As intellectual steward of the STEM program, we oversee its complete design and delivery — crafting every element to spark curiosity and build lasting capability.

Rigorous curriculum design
Teaching & learning resources
Bespoke educational books
End-to-end program delivery

Communities Served

Mirpur
Savar

460

Students Reached (Phase 1)

460

Students Reached (Phase 2)

2

Communities Served

3

Core Learning Tracks

What Students Learn

Three Core Learning Tracks

A carefully sequenced curriculum covering foundational to applied technological knowledge.

Computational Thinking

Introduced through intuitive block coding

Foundational

Topics Covered

  • Block-based visual programming
  • Algorithmic thinking & logic
  • Sequence, loops & conditionals
  • Pattern recognition & decomposition
  • Creative problem-solving through code

Core Electronics & Robotics

Practical insights into circuitry and robotic mechanisms

Applied

Topics Covered

  • Basic circuit theory & components
  • Hands-on breadboarding
  • Introduction to robotic mechanisms
  • Sensor integration & actuation
  • Build-your-own robot challenges

Digital Citizenship

Safe internet practices & responsible online engagement

Essential

Topics Covered

  • Safe internet practices
  • Responsible online behaviour
  • Digital privacy & data awareness
  • Cyberbullying prevention
  • Critical media literacy

Program Progress

Two Phases of Impact

Phase 1

2023 – 2024

Completed
Students reached460 / 460

Successfully reached 460 students across Mirpur and Savar, providing them with foundational technological literacy and critical skills to engage confidently with technology.

Key Milestones

  • Rigorous curriculum designed and field-tested
  • Teaching & learning resources developed
  • Bespoke educational books produced
  • 460 students reached across both communities

Phase 2

2025 – 2026

Completed
Students reached460 / 460

Building on proven Phase 1 outcomes, we have extended these invaluable learning opportunities to an additional 460 students — amplifying the project's transformative reach across both communities.

Key Milestones

  • Enhanced adaptive learning modules
  • Expanded educator capacity
  • Refreshed educational book series
  • 460 additional students reached

920+

Total students across both phases

Together, Phase 1 and Phase 2 will have empowered over 920 children from underserved backgrounds in Mirpur and Savar with transformative STEM literacy.

Where We Work

Two Communities, One Mission

Mirpur

Bangladesh

A densely populated urban area in Dhaka, home to many garment workers and their families. SCOPE brings structured STEM learning directly into this community.

Urban communityDhaka DivisionHigh-density area

Savar

Bangladesh

An industrial hub on the outskirts of Dhaka with a significant RMG workforce. SCOPE ensures children here gain the technological literacy to open new doors.

Industrial hubOutskirts of DhakaRMG community

The Collaboration

Three Partners, One Shared Goal

Save the Children

Save the Children

Lead Partner

Providing child-centred expertise, community trust, and on-ground coordination ensuring the program reaches and genuinely serves its target beneficiaries.

MANGO

MANGO

Funding Partner

Making the SCOPE Project possible through vital financial support and strategic investment in STEM education for underserved communities across Bangladesh.

Our Role
The Tech Lab

The Tech Lab

Implementing Partner & STEM Lead

Serving as the intellectual steward of the STEM program — designing the curriculum, developing all resources, and driving comprehensive program delivery.

Our Guiding Philosophy

"Engineering For Everyone"

SCOPE embodies this vision in its purest form — ensuring that children from the least privileged communities have access to the same quality STEM education as anyone else.

Expand the Reach of SCOPE

Help Us Reach More Children

Every partnership, every contribution, and every collaboration brings us closer to a world where no child is left behind in the digital age.