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Organization: Hempel Foundation Service: Content distribution, community engagement, partnership development The Context Tanzania has made significant progress in primary education, improving access, completion, and equity. This advancement is largely attributed to the Fee-Free Basic Education Policy (FBEP), which mandates compulsory education until the age of 15 (Room to Read, 2024). Primary school net enrollment ratesRead more

Case Study: Transforming Early Childhood Education in Malawi through Ubongo and JBJ Foundation’s Partnership Addressing Educational Gaps in Malawi In Malawi, access to quality education remains a critical challenge, with over 80% of children struggling to master foundational skills in literacy and numeracy. Recognizing the need for an innovative approach, Ubongo, Africa’s leading producer ofRead more

The Digital Village project, with support from UNESCO and Samsung, has created a cultural center, solar powered internet school and telemedicine/ eHealth facility in the remote Maasai community of Ololosokwan, in Ngorongoro District of Tanzania. In January 2018 Mussa Chale, an Ubongo Researcher, and Nisha Ligon, Ubongo Co-Founder, traveled with UNESCO and Samsung teams toRead more

CHALLENGE According to the World Animal Foundation, there are more than 40 million donkeys in the world; the majority of whom are in underdeveloped countries where they are used as working animals. As a result of being undervalued and regarded as low status animals, they are often mistreated and forced to work more than theirRead more

Financial Literacy Episodes, Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), Quasi-experimental Difference-in-Differences Design, Treatment and Comparison Groups, Learning Outcomes ,Wellbeing Location: Kenya Reference citation: Impact Evaluation Endline Report, Coffey International (October, 2019).  Access the full study   Here Study Summary  The Impact Evaluation Endline Report for Ubongo, conducted by Coffey International in October 2019, aimed to assessRead more

“Muraho, Bonjour, Moni, Wimwega, Ber, Bawo ni, Sanu, Habari, Hello” There’s something undeniable about being greeted and spoken to in a language that you know and understand. In fact, various studies by UNESCO highlight the benefits of instruction of kids in their mother tongue or what we at Ubongo like to call their heart languageRead more

The Context: Children Aren’t Learning for Success in the Future 65% of children today will work jobs that do not yet exist. (The World Bank) The world is rapidly changing and most methods of teaching are not preparing our children to succeed in a future filled with uncertainty. Educators and change-makers have long championed aRead more

Summary: Ubongo teamed up with the International Rescue Committee to co-produce 10 short fun instructional videos that teach parents in refugee camps in East Africa different games that they can play with their children to help them develop specific social and emotional skills. The goal of the partnership was to promote the development of criticalRead more

Organisation: The Goodall Foundation Service: User Research, Content Co-Creation, Distribution and Impact Analysis The Challenge: Numerous studies have shown that character strengths like grit, growth mindset and resilience are as important as IQ and socioeconomic status to kids’ success in school and life. Top tier academic institutions like Riverdale Country School in New York CityRead more

The Challenge: Akili and Me was launched on TV and radio in Tanzania and Kenya in 2016, to a resounding response from kids and parents alike. The series was developed through human centered design to ensure high engagement and effectiveness for our target audience of 3-6 year olds in East Africa. However, actual outcomes canRead more