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Home Archive by category "Press" (Page 8)

ASPPH: “Educational Media Can Positively Impact Young Children!”

By ubongo | Akili and Me, Press | Comments are Closed | 4 January, 2018 | 0

Maryland Research Shows Benefits of Educational TV Programming for Young Tanzanian Children.

Click here to read: https://www.aspph.org/maryland-research-shows-benefits-of-educational-tv-programming-for-young-tanzanian-children/

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Xtra-ordinary.com: “Tanzania non-profit teaches kids to learn how to learn” by Steve Nyobero

By ubongo | Akili and Me, Press, Ubongo, Ubongo Kids | 0 comment | 22 December, 2017 | 0

Xtra-ordinary.com chronicles the birth, launch and growth of Ubongo, Ubongo Kids and Akili and Me education cartoons.

Click here to read: http://xtra-ordinary.com/ubongo-kids-learning-how-to-learn/

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Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology: A quasi-experiment examining the impact of educational cartoons on Tanzanian children

By ubongo | Akili and Me, Press, Ubongo, Ubongo Impact | 0 comment | 15 December, 2017 | 1

Dina L.G. Borzekowski

school of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park. The M.D. United States.

Click here to read the article: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0193397317300850

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THE CITIZEN: “Doreen says Ubongo Kids is the answer!”

By ubongo | Ubongo, Press, Ubongo Kids, Ubongoers | 0 comment | 28 November, 2017 | 0

The Citizen interviewed Doreen Kessy, our Chief Operating Officer about her career, her work and her vision for Ubongo.

Click here to read: http://www.thecitizen.co.tz/magazine/success/CAREER-PROFILE—Doreen-says-Ubungo-Kids-is-the-answer/1843788-3117850-9xx8qm/index.html

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BBC: Ubongo is featured on BBC Podcast, Click with Colin Grant!

By ubongo | Press, Ubongoers | Comments are Closed | 7 November, 2017 | 3

Nisha Ligon, Co-founder and CEO, is interviewed by BBC Radio after Ubongo wins 2017 WISE Awards.Read more

Landell-mills.com: “Landell Mills and Ubongo Kids collaborate to teach kids about Clean Energy”

By ubongo | Partners, Press, Ubongo Kids | Comments are Closed | 30 September, 2017 | 1

Landell Mills, European Union and Ubongo co-created an Ubongo Kids episode and comics to teach kids in Africa about clean energy.

Click here to read articles: http://www.landell-mills.com/news/2017/8/30/landell-mills-collaborates-with-ubongo-kids-in-tanzania-to-teach-children-about-energy-efficiency

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ACER – teaching magazine.com.au “Tackling Global Education Challenges”

By ubongo | Akili and Me, Press | 0 comment | 29 September, 2017 | 3

ACCR reports on the winners of the WISE Awards 2017.

Click here to read the article: https://www.teachermagazine.com.au/articles/tackling-global-education-challenges

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Edutaining Millions of Students in the Largest Classroom in Africa

By ubongo | Akili and Me, Press, Ubongo, Ubongo Kids, Video | Comments are Closed | 20 July, 2017 | 1

According to Nisha Ligon, Co-founder and CEO of Ubongo, over 100 million kids in Africa may never learn how to read. The average pre-primary class in Tanzania has one teacher teaching 177 students. Despite attending school, the students in classes like these often won’t receive the appropriate attention from the overwhelmed teacher, nor the chance toRead more

Ubongo is shortlisted for the OpenIdeo educational challenge 2017

By ubongo | Akili and Me, Press, Ubongo, Ubongo Kids, Ubongo Kids Club | Comments are Closed | 18 July, 2017 | 3

Ubongo Learn Anywhere Kits for Localised Kid-Centric Learning in Emergencies.Read more

CISION PR Newswire: “2017 WISE Awards Finalists Announced”

By ubongo | Akili and Me, Press, Ubongo, Ubongo Kids | Comments are Closed | 4 July, 2017 | 1

Ubongo is the finalist for 2017 WISE Awards.

Click here to read the article: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/2017-wise-awards-finalists-announced-631018043.html

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