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Edtech from Dhaka · since 2020

Building betterchildhoods

We make learning more fun and personalized for Bangladeshi children — at home in Bangladesh and in every corner of the world.

Born by winning the BYLC Ventures Youth Entrepreneurship Competition · mPower Social Enterprise is a shareholder

What we work on

Tinkering with how children learn

Our classrooms are monotonous, and monotony makes childhood painful. So we design learning that is playful, interactive and shaped around each child — and we invest in the teachers who make it happen.

How we teach

  • Personalized Learning
  • Interactive Learning Material
  • Learning with Play
  • Reimagining Teaching Pedagogy
  • Props-Based Learning
  • Quality Development of a Teacher
  • Reimagining the Education System with Technology

What we nurture

  • Value Education
  • Empathy
  • Problem Solving
  • A World of Imagination
  • Creativity
Illustrated animals surrounded by colourful Bangla letters

Current focus

A whole universe for learning Bangla

Almost 2 million Bangladeshi children live abroad with few fun ways to learn their mother tongue. At home, many children in English-medium schools have grown afraid of it.

We are making Bangla learning fun and personalized by creating an interactive content universe of Bangla — for children living abroad and in Bangladesh.

What we build

Products children actually look forward to

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A boy smiling during an online Amar Vasha Bangla class

Tinkers Amar Vasha · আমার ভাষা

Personalized, fun-filled Bangla tutoring online

One-to-one classes built on stories, play and Bangladeshi culture, with a curriculum that grows with every child — wherever they live.

How Amar Vasha works

Tinkers QuizHero

Your practice buddy for all your competitive exams

  • Admission prep for Medical, Varsity (university) and Agri tests
  • Personalised analysis of every practice session
  • AI-generated study tips based on where you slip
  • Free on Google Play

3,000+ downloads in its first month.

Also in the Tinkers family: Tinkers Banglashikhi · Tinkers Kotha · Tinkers Rupkotha · Tinkers Golpokotha.

Why it matters

Saving a generation from being lost from their roots

Seventy years after people gave their lives for the Bangla language, hundreds of thousands of children are afraid of it. We think a language is the shortest path home.

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“Tinkers hasn’t just taught my girls Bangla; Tinkers has introduced them to their roots, taught them to be Bangalees.”
— Raya Rahman, Amar Vasha parent, Oakland, California

Our journey

From a competition stage to classrooms worldwide

  1. 14 Jan 2020

    Born on a stage

    Tinkers wins the BYLC Ventures Youth Entrepreneurship Competition and raises its first funds.

  2. 1 Sep 2020

    Officially registered

    Tinkers Technologies Limited is registered, with mPower Social Enterprise joining as a shareholder.

  3. 2020 – 2021

    Amar Vasha takes shape

    A seven-month pilot, 120+ tests and one-to-one meetings with 100+ parents abroad shape a personalized Bangla curriculum.

  4. Jun 2021

    Listening to classrooms

    In the middle of the pandemic we survey 200 teachers, parents and children about pre-primary and primary learning in Bangladesh.

  5. Feb 2023

    QuizHero launches

    Our exam-practice app for admission candidates passes 3,000 downloads in its first month.

Partners who believe in us

Our stories

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