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.
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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.
In a new interview with CMRubinsWorld, Ubongo creators discuss edutainment strategies for transforming learning and educational performance for 440 million children in Africa.
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In this scale-up project,
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.
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.
Doreen Kessy, Ubongo COO, shows off the 2019 #Next Billion EdTech trophy at the Global Education & Skills Forum. What you don’t know is she was in the hospital with malaria the day before leaving for Dubai, but insisted she go and powered through to win! A #hero and true #Ubongoer!
Ubongo is one of the 30 finalists selected to compete for the 2019 Next Billion EdTech Price at the Global Education & Skills Forum in Dubai on 22 – 24 March 2019.
A non-profit social enterprise in Tanzania is paving way for children’s edutainment programs 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.
