Bino and Fino Blog

It is no surprise that there a lack of true positive African voices in the world of children's media. What can children watch,  read or play with to learn more about the wonderful continent in a  positive genuine way? Not as some afterthought. The key words being 'genuine' ,  'educational' , 'entertaining' and 'representative' . I'm not talking about Madagascar or Lion King here.  Nothing against Disney but those movies ( or similar) are not what I'm referring  to here as they don't really represent Africa in any real way beyond just being set there.

We are now pleased to say that children can now watch our educational cartoon show, Bino and Fino in the Igbo language.  It is something we are v...

You can now watch Bino and Fino in Hausa! We are determined to have the Bino and Fino show in as many Nigerian and African languages as we can. We...

We are really happy to announce that we will be releasing the first ever Igbo language episode of Bino and Fino by the end of September. Many Igbo...

I want to discuss why it is important for the world to have powerful global Black African children’s brands and networks. I mean networks that have the same or greater social cultural impact as Disney, Nickelodeon, Sesame Street, Cartoon Network and alike around the world.

We hope you like this list of books. 

Outside of the continent, finding African clothing for your little one can some time require some serious searching on google or tracking down an African themed market close to your area. This is especially true if you live in America, Europe and Asia . To help you out in finding lovely clothes for your children we've put together a list of some wonderful children's fashion shops around the world selling designs inspired by many African countries. 

  In Brazil there is a huge lack of african-centered activities for kids to enjoy. An NGO named DAS Pretas is about to change that. Introducing Qu...

Copyright New Agriculturalist  The Fulani people are one of the largest ethno-linguistic groups in Africa. They live across West Africa, from Lak...

Its amazing how much work still remains to address the lack of children's books that represent little black girls. After some research we decided to put together this list of essential books that help empower young girls to love their natural self. You can purchase them from on-line stores such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble or directly from their website.