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.
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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.
This year has been a challenging year for all of us. And while 2020 has brought us great uncertainty, it has also opened opportunities for community, solidarity, and innovation.
Ubongo, meaning “brain” in Kiswahili, came to life in 2013 with the aim to help kids in Africa to learn, and leverage their learning to change their lives.
Africa’s leading creator and producer of children’s educational media, Ubongo, is delighted to announce the launch of Season 1 of Akili and Me in Kinyarwanda on PACIS TV and YouTube.
Listen to our Head of Marketing and Communications, Iman Lipuma talk about COVID and EdTech with Khan Academy CEO and Founder, Sal Khan, in the Learning to Overcome podcast by UNICEF and Imaginable Futures.
We are proud to see teachers in Thailand using Akili Thai to teach their lessons. Thank you Kasikorn Bank, Muang Thai Life Assurance, and Bgrimm for sponsoring the Thai dub. Visit our Thai Youtube Channel
Resumen de la semana entre el 14 y el 20 de septiembre sobre el impacto sanitario y socioeconómico de la pandemia en el continente africano.
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.
Click here to see the original article & video
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.
BeBlocky, Inc (Ethiopia), XHUMA TECHNOLOGIES (South Africa), Trend Solar& Ubongo Learning (Tanzania) Qataloog (Nigeria), Mzizi School Management System (Kenya, Tanzania)
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