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.
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Listen to our Head of Marketing and Communications, Iman Lipuma talk about COVID and EdTech with Khan Academy CEO and Founder, Sal Khan, in the Learning to Overcome podcast by UNICEF and Imaginable Futures.
The TV comes to the rescue as half of sub-Saharan Africa’s children do not have internet access, according to UNICEF.
We would like to thank the Human Development Innovation Fund, funded by UKAid, without whom the development and growth of Akili and Me would not have been possible.
Our core funder, Imaginable Futures, has released a report that explores different scenarios on the future of education.
Elevate MIT Prize: Our CEO, Nisha Ligon, has applied for the MIT Elevate Prize which awards global leaders who are doing work that has the potential to elevate humanity for the better and change the world. Please support her public application by liking and commenting.
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Go on an adventure with the brave letter A. Follow the whole series to learn about all 26 letters.
Ubongo, Africa’s a 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.
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.
