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Tanzanian EdTech start-up Ubongo, Africa’s leading producer of edutainment, used the $25,000 prize money they received after winning the Next Billion EdTech prize to launch the Building Brains Conference in Dar es Salaam to improve early learning in Africa.
Local producers of edutainment programs for kids whose brands include Ubonog Kids, Akili and Me series, Ubongo, is set to unveil its new digital toolkit platform during an early childhood development conference dubbed “Building Brains’ due to start on Friday in Dar es Salaam.
It’s staggering to even think about. It’s staggering to even think about. According to UNESCO, 1.5 billion learners in 195 countries across early childhood, K-12 and postsecondary have been impacted by COVID-19.
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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.
In Swahili: “Hakuna gender equality hata Ulaya but kuna gender equity. Kuna baadhi ya kazi zinaendana na jinsia na haziwezi kufanywa kwa usawa au ubora uleule kwa jinsia zote.” Facebook Comment
English Translation: “There is no such thing as gender equality, even in Europe, but there is gender equity. There are some jobs that are better suited for a particular gender and cannot be performed with the same level of effectiveness by all genders.” Facebook Comment
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An interview with the Ubongo Team who is using a new form of entertainment with learning and education for kids in Africa.
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.
