Ubongo is a Tanzanian social enterprise that entertains children to learn and love learning. Ubongo’s edu-cartoon Ubongo Kids is watched on TV in over 1.5 million households in East Africa each week. It teaches primary school math and science topics through fun, animated stories and catchy original songs. It alsohas mobile phone interaction so children can answer questions and get feedback about what they’re learning on TV.
Nisha Ligon is the co-founder and CEO of Ubongo. During the webinar, she will talk about developing story-based media that entertains and teaches while fostering a love of learning.
Using examples from Ubongo Kids and the upcoming Akili and Me (which focuses on school readiness and includes early numeracy), Nisha will share lessons and experiences in using narrative edutainment to help children develop their numeracy skills.
She will show Ubongo’s iterative, kid-centric product development process, and provide tips on how Ubongo’s fun learning methods can be incorporated into any lesson and project… even if you don’t have an animation team!
Nisha was previously Head of Content at The Fuse School, and is an award winning media producer who has produced science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) content for the BBC, The Guardian and various other media outlets.
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Hi, I work for the Innovation Edge. We are the first social innovation platform in South Africa for early learning. I look forward to joining the meeting at 10am on Wednesday.