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.
Africa’s leading creator and producer of children’s educational media, Ubongo, is delighted to announce the launch of Season 1 of Akili and Me in Kinyarwanda on PACIS TV and YouTube.
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.
We are proud to see teachers in Thailand using Akili Thai to teach their lessons. Thank you Kasikorn Bank, Muang Thai Life Assurance, and Bgrimm for sponsoring the Thai dub. Visit our Thai Youtube Channel
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.
In a hillside shantytown of Lima, Peru, Delia Huamani’s school day starts not with the bustle of classmates, but with the flicker of a television.
WHO has teamed up with Ubongo, 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.
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.
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