Ubongo is a social enterprise based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, that creates edutainment and educational children's television series in Africa.
The company's content improves school readiness, learning outcomes, and promote social and behavioral change for children, caregivers and educators.
Every night when she falls asleep, she enters the magical world of Lala Land, where she and her animal friends learn all about language, letters, numbers and art, while developing kindness and coming to grips with their emotions and rapidly changing toddler lives.
The show has progressed from being Tanzania's first homegrown cartoon to a Pan-African series on TV in 4 languages and 55 African countries and territories.
According to Harvard professor and education researcher Dana Charles McCoy, the problem starts in early childhood, with 44% of children aged 3–4 in Africa experiencing low cognitive and social emotional development.
[8] Ubongo claims that its aim is to "fill this gap at low cost and massive scale to help Africa's next generation realize their full potential.
[12] Ubongo's shows are available on Free to Air TV in: Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.