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.
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It will bridge the gap created by the closure of school and colleges due to coronavirus outbreak through its Ubongo Toolkit.
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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As Africa’s leading edutainment company, Ubongo creates fun, localised and multi-platform educational media that reaches millions of families.
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The study, published in the International Journal of Early Childhood this March, expands on recent efforts to develop and evaluate educational media in sub-Saharan Africa.
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A conversation with Nish Ligon, founder and CEO of Ubongo, Africa’s leading producer of edutainment media.
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.
