Welcome to episode 201 of series 10, a Rare Birds Collaboration with Ghanian-based Startup Lounge Africa, a series of podcasts featuring some of the West African Startups featured on their West Africa Tour. In episode 201 I speak with Prosper Ukachi the Nigerian Founder of ShortKode. Prosper Ukachi is a motivated undergraduate turned edtech entrepreneur. He currently holds the CEO role at ShortKode Technologies Limited & is a Country Chapter brand Ambassador for the African Innovation Week. Haven lived in Nigeria, Africa's largest economy, Prosper has been faced with the contrast of a country with vast resources with a 50%+ poverty rate. His goals are to improve living conditions of millions of people through the use of mobile technology. Prosper has helped his team (ShortKode, previous projects) win hackathons, grants, he partnered a friend to run a commerce business at 18 and has gotten ShortKode some recognition. He prefers to give credits to others and loves reading at his leisure times. ShortKode uses technology to facilitate access to quality teachers and teaching aids for schools.