Nisha Ligon and Doreen Kessy are among 12 Female-Founded Tech Startups from Africa “first homegrown cartoon series”.
Click here to read the article: https://moguldom.com/141456/12-female-founded-tech-startups-from-africa/
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Xtra-ordinary.com chronicles the birth, launch and growth of Ubongo, Ubongo Kids and Akili and Me education cartoons.
Click here to read: http://xtra-ordinary.com/ubongo-kids-learning-how-to-learn/
Dina L.G. Borzekowski
school of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park. The M.D. United States.
Click here to read the article: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0193397317300850
The Citizen interviewed Doreen Kessy, our Chief Operating Officer about her career, her work and her vision for Ubongo.
Click here to read: http://www.thecitizen.co.tz/magazine/success/CAREER-PROFILE—Doreen-says-Ubungo-Kids-is-the-answer/1843788-3117850-9xx8qm/index.html
Six projects from around the world have been selected by the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) for innovative and impactful approaches to today’s most urgent education challenges.Read more
We are so excited to announce that both our English and Swahili Akili and Me YouTube channels have gained over 2 million views!Read more
Help us develop Learn Anywhere Kits with Ubongo’s fun and effective edutainment. They need to be adaptable and easily deployable in a variety of different emergency environments, to provide informal learning while formal school is paused or being set up.Read more
Very proud that our apps were included in the test run!Read more
Come and share your passion for education and empowerment!Read more
According to Nisha Ligon, Co-founder and CEO of Ubongo, over 100 million kids in Africa may never learn how to read. The average pre-primary class in Tanzania has one teacher teaching 177 students. Despite attending school, the students in classes like these often won’t receive the appropriate attention from the overwhelmed teacher, nor the chance toRead more
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.
