Ubongo, meaning “brain” in Kiswahili, came to life in 2013 with the aim to help kids in Africa to learn, and leverage their learning to change their lives.
Ubongo, meaning “brain” in Kiswahili, came to life in 2013 with the aim to help kids in Africa to learn, and leverage their learning to change their lives.
Resumen de la semana entre el 14 y el 20 de septiembre sobre el impacto sanitario y socioeconómico de la pandemia en el continente africano.
We are so thrilled that Ubongo’s Reuters’ article & video got picked up around the world by Al Jazeera, El Pais (in Spanish), Terra (Portuguese), CNBC Africa, The Tribune India, Hindustan Times, Metro, Capital News (Georgian), Kompas (Indonesian), VOA Swahili, and many many others.
The TV comes to the rescue as half of sub-Saharan Africa’s children do not have internet access, according to UNICEF.
WHO has teamed Ubongo Kids, Africa-based children’s education and entertainment producer, to launch ‘Will you wash your hands with Akili?‘. The sing-a-long video by Akili and Me shows children how to wash their hands to stay safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.
ABF Creative, a Black-owned, Newark, New Jersey-based multicultural podcast platform announced a new partnership with Ubongo, a Pan-African social enterprise that creates edutainment for kids in Africa, and around the world to bring the Akili and Me podcast to life for U.S. audiences.
Go on an adventure with the brave letter A. Follow the whole series to learn about all 26 letters.
It will bridge the gap created by the closure of school and colleges due to coronavirus outbreak through its Ubongo Toolkit.
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.
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.
General inquiries:
info@ubongo.org
Marketing and merchandising:
marketing@ubongo.org
Partnerships and donation:
partnerships@ubongo.org
Phone: +255 685 012 897