Whiz Kids Workshop

Whiz Kids improves the literacy, numeracy and health indicators of Ethiopian children and youths through educational media. It uses television, radio and print media in Ethiopia to disseminate educational messages in seven local languages, with an emphasis on early childhood education, healthy behaviour, literacy and gender equality. Its Tsehai Loves Learning programme reaches 5 million TV viewers and 10 million radio listeners every week. Whiz Kids also works with schools to integrate their educational programmes into the classroom. It has integrated its Involve Me programme encouraging scientific curiosity into 116 schools and is now rolling it out to another 450.