Teaching more than 11 million households weekly in East-Africa through scalable TV, radio, internet, and mobile device programs.
Currently Operating in 50 Regions
Press Mentions

March 24, 2019
African Edutainment Company Ubongo Wins Next Billion EdTech Prize
Ubongo, a Tanzanian-based company which creates fun, localized and multi-platform educational media that reaches millions of African families through television and the webs, has won the Next...
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December 8, 2022
African producer of kids content Ubongo receives $27.8 Million from Lego Foundation
Africa’s leading creator and producer of children’s educational media, Ubongo has received a $27.8 Million Dollar Award from Lego Foundation
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April 8, 2020
BBC World Service - Digital Planet, Internet and journalist reporting freedom curtailed
Very good, detailed interview with Ubongo - about half way through
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March 25, 2020
Listicle: Online learning resources for children
Parents can also use platforms to monitor their children.
Read on Daily Nation »
May 3, 2018
Tanzania: Revealed - Why More Boys Study Science Than Girls
The research carried out by Ubongo Learning, a non-profit organisation that creates educational cartoon shows - the Ubongo Kids Tanzanian societies favour boys' education (particularly in high...
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April 25, 2018
Can Illiterate Parents Be Their Kids' First Teachers?
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...
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