By empowering parents to support their children’s pre-literacy foundation, we can give East African kids a stronger start in school and life, and a hope of breaking Africa’s intergenerational cycle of poverty.
440 million kids in Sub-Saharan Africa stand to miss out on opportunities for a quality education. Ubongo wants to rewrite that story – using entertainment.
Despite high enrollment rates, the majority of East African students aren’t learning basic literacy skills within their first few years of education. This company is changing that — through entertainment.
Project Literacy Lab represents the world’s first accelerator for entrepreneurs dedicated to closing the global literacy gap by 2030. Here are the 16 ventures.