Most of the products in the database are targeted primarily at teachers or adults—for example, teacher training or record-keeping systems.
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According to the United Nations, school closures in 85 countries to contain the spread of Covid-19 are disrupting the education of over 776 million learners globally. Tanzania, Kenya, South Africa, Rwanda, Ghana, Senegal and other countries across sub-Saharan Africa have closed schools to prevent further spread of the virus.
PlayMatters: LEGO Foundation backs playful learning from Ubongo, IRC and partners, to bring a brighter decade for kids in crisis in East Africa.
An Essential Strategy for Learning is Literally Child’s Play.
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Hello friends, partners, and supporters,
I write to you with excitement and a childlike sense of possibility, as we move into a new decade and set our sights on even bigger goals for Ubongo.
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!
Tanzanian-based EdTech startup, UBONGO emerged the overall winner of this year’s NEXT Billion EdTech Prize and awarded the NEXT Billion Prize trophy at the Global Education & Skills Forum in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Doreen Kessy, Ubongo COO, explains “In Tanzania, we live in a culture where the quieter the child, the better she is perceived.
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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.
