Nisha Ligon is the Co-Founder and CEO of 2017 WISE Awards winning education project, Ubongo – the leading kids edutainment company across Africa. Ubongo leverages the reach of mass media, the stickiness of stories, animation and music, and the interactivity of mobile technology to bring millions of kids across Africa fun learning at low cost. Ubongo’s multiplatform edutainment reaches millions of kids aged 3-14 weekly on TV, radio, mobile and web.

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Ubongo: www.ubongo.org

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