It will bridge the gap created by the closure of school and colleges due to coronavirus outbreak through its Ubongo Toolkit.
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Providing education for every child, even in areas where exposure is limited, is essential for the success of future generations.
Tanzanian EdTech start-up Ubongo, Africa’s leading producer of edutainment, used the $25,000 prize money they received after winning the Next Billion EdTech prize to launch the Building Brains Conference in Dar es Salaam to improve early learning in Africa.
Local producers of edutainment programs for kids whose brands include Ubonog Kids, Akili and Me series, Ubongo, is set to unveil its new digital toolkit platform during an early childhood development conference dubbed “Building Brains’ due to start on Friday in Dar es Salaam.
It’s staggering to even think about. It’s staggering to even think about. According to UNESCO, 1.5 billion learners in 195 countries across early childhood, K-12 and postsecondary have been impacted by COVID-19.
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Although many of us are relieved to have our children home, we are challenged with occupying them for more hours than we are used to.
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According to the United Nations, school closures in 85 countries to contain the spread of Covid-19 are disrupting the education of over 776 million learners globally. Tanzania, Kenya, South Africa, Rwanda, Ghana, Senegal and other countries across sub-Saharan Africa have closed schools to prevent further spread of the virus.
With a goal of reaching 15 million kids, the Tanzanian prodco is prepping content to export around the world, while also addressing the region’s education crisis.
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Ubongo is Africa's leading producer of kids' edutainment. As a non-profit social enterprise we create fun, localised and multi-platform educational content that helps kids learn, and leverage their learning to change their lives. We reach millions of families across Africa through accessible technologies like TV, radio and mobile phones.
