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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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.
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
The TV comes to the rescue as half of sub-Saharan Africa’s children do not have internet access, according to UNICEF.
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.
ABF Creative, a Black-owned, Newark, New Jersey-based multicultural podcast platform announced a new partnership with Ubongo, a Pan-African social enterprise that creates edutainment for kids in Africa, and around the world to bring the Akili and Me podcast to life for U.S. audiences.
Go on an adventure with the brave letter A. Follow the whole series to learn about all 26 letters.
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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