Creating Edutainment TV for Kids in Africa: A Conversation with Ubongo

The World Bank's EduTech team is speaking with educators around the world to see how they are innovating and supporting continued teaching and learning during COVID-19. In this episode, World Bank's EduTech team member Sharon Zacharia speaks with Ubongo (https://www.ubongo.org) Co-founder and CEO Nisha Ligon and Ubongo Head of Education Cliodhna Ryan about what we can learn from Ubongo's work in edutainment in Africa. -- Further reading on Education TV as a remote learning tool during COVID-19: - Rapid Response Guidance Note: Educational TV & COVID-19 (April 17, 2020): A four-page note that provides guidance on using educational TV as a remote learning tool with 40 current examples of countries responding to COVID-19. https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/659411587145759242/rapid-response-guidance-note-educational-television-covid-19 - Blog on 'Education TV during COVID-19' (April 24, 2020):  A blog that summarizes key takeaways from the Rapid Response Guidance Note on education TV (by World Bank's EduTech team members Sharon Zacharia and Alex Twinomugish). https://blogs.worldbank.org/education/educational-television-during-covid-19-how-start-and-what-consider - Education TV Knowledge Pack (June 1, 2020): A short, pragmatic slide deck on how to start and enhance education TV with case studies on Ubongo, Sesame Workshop, Pakistan, and China & Korea. http://pubdocs.worldbank.org/en/267791593613610668/Education-TV-Knowledge-Pack-WorldBank-Edtech-Team