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Nigeria: Filmmaker's Video Explains COVID-19 to Children
East African, 20 May 2020
Famous Nigerian filmmaker and director Niyi Akinmolayan has created an informative 90-second animation video that explains Covid-19 to children. Read more »
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Nigeria: Animated Coronavirus Monster Sends Kids Running For Soap
VOA, 7 May 2020
Educating children about something as complicated and frightening as the coronavirus is not easy. Nigerian filmmaker Niyi Akinmolayan decided to use the universal symbol of a big,… Read more »
Nigerian Filmmaker Makes COVID-19 Video For Children
Filmmaker and director Niyi Akinmolayan's 3D cartoon animation Explaining Coronavirus for Kids that premiered on YouTube informs children of how to survive the dangers of the respiratory disease and advises them to stay clean, safe and stay at home. The video that is being distributed for free on YouTube can be downloaded in English, French, Kiswahili, Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa.
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