Teaching Children About Africa
When a dynamic brother and sister duo take on their curiosities each day, surrounded by African music, art, and culture. Using cartoons and songs it makes for the perfect educational experience. Bino & Fino combines daily adventures with new knowledge. Children of all cultures and colors can see themselves in these two joyous characters because their persistent questioning mirrors every child with a craving for learning. Its heart’s intention is to bring the rich history and culture of Africa into the homes and lives of its fans.
What Fans Say About Bino and Fino
Maxine d
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We love the DVD! It's very informative regarding Africa, Black people are pictured in a positive way and my daughter feels connected to the characters because Fino looks just like her
kanette
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I have two children, a girl and boy and they loved the show. There father is from Tanzania so it is great to see cartoon characters that represent African culture in a positive way
lande sanusi
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As a parent and an African cultural educator, the importance of Bino and Fino cannot be overstated.
History
Years ago, the creator of Bino & Fino Adamu Waziri, realised that there weren't any African made children's cartoon shows on TV in Nigeria. No local cartoon shows that showed children a reflection of themselves. All the cartoon shows were foreign and had no link to Africa in anyway. The most populous African country had no children's cartoons for its children. This was crazy to him.
Children’s media is one of the most powerful when it comes to shaping minds. So the fact that children in Nigeria and across the world had no cartoon they could watch that represented the continent in a positive way was a worrying one. The Bino & Fino Cartoon Show was created to help change this.