Ubongo being one of them and it is a great honor!
Ubongo being one of them and it is a great honor!
I hope this letter finds you happy and healthy! It’s been a long time since we’ve gotten to see many of you, but I’m grateful for these other ways we can stay connected in the digital age!
Humans Who Play just published this interesting landscape report on Playful Learning.
Ubongo is pleased to announce that Ubongo Toolkits has been honored with the Spring 2021 Academics’ Choice Award, a prestigious seal of educational quality, reserved only for the best mind-building media and toys.
Laureates for the 2020 cycle of Al-Sumait Prize for African Development in the field of Education have been endorsed by the Prize’s Board of Trustees for their outstanding work in educational development in Africa.
The Jacobs Foundation Board recognizes Ubongo for their exceptional efforts to provide quality edutainment with localized educational cartoons to children in Africa, and especially for their response to COVID-19 related challenges.
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.
WHO has teamed Ubongo Kids, 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.
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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“Four days ago I visited a relative in the village, and their 2-year-old was in the house. I showed them a video of Akili washing her hands…
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.
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