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.
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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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.
DFID cites Ubongo as an example in their endorsement of Principle for Digital Development.
Ubongo Kids featured in Lusaka Times article!
Click here to read the article: Zambia : The Secret to Success is Character Not IQ
Ubongo is proud to receive a 2017 WISE Award from the World Innovation Summit for Education, one of the most prestigious awards for global education. Watch the WISE Award video below, or visit their site for more information. Read more
HDIF talks with Doreen Kessy about her passion for edutainment that changes gender social norm.
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Maryland Research Shows Benefits of Educational TV Programming for Young Tanzanian Children.
Click here to read: https://www.aspph.org/maryland-research-shows-benefits-of-educational-tv-programming-for-young-tanzanian-children/
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.
