Yoda Box Announces Brand Ambassador, Salihu Tanko Yakasai

Kano based startup Yoda Box is proud to announce Salihu Tanko Yakasai as its first-ever brand ambassador. Salihu Tanko Yakasai and indigenous innovation are synonymous, and with a career in promoting the gems and jewels of Kano and the North, Salihu fully embodies the brand and core values of Yoda Box.

“For me, learning is a lifelong endeavour and Yoda Box is the most innovative way that will totally and completely revolutionise the educational system in Nigeria, it is indeed effective and efficient, and also based on our curriculum, whose content was entirely created locally, thereby making it relatable to our students, and which will certainly facilitate learning in a fun and exciting manner. It is indeed an honour, to be a part of this remarkable project. ”
– Salihu Tanko Yakasai

Yoda Box co-founders Anas Yazid, Bilkisu Saad and Abdulkadir Nuhu, say “Salihu is the perfect impersonation of the Yoda Box mantra #differentisgood. We share the belief with Salihu that Northerners, Nigerians, Africans have a lot to offer but in their own different way. This belief is why we always source the best talents & brains within our community to build our Yoda Box products. We are delighted to welcome Salihu Tanko Yakasai to the Yoda Box family.”

To kick off the partnership, Yoda Box is excited to announce its first learning Bootcamp, Design Thinking Bootcamp. The Bootcamp will focus on training kids (7-12 years) the fundamentals of design. It will take place over four weeks during the weekend and would involve the children undertaking activities to learn about paper prototyping, user personas, idea machine and digital prototyping. In the end, It will culminate with the kids designing their very own first mobile app.

Yoda Box’s mission is to remove barriers to good quality education for kids in Africa by integrating technology with traditional methods. Yoda Box is a home learning solution that can be personalized to learners with different learning styles and paces. Yoda Box helps parents with an online free evaluation to determine the preferred learning style of their child; professional support to design a personalized home learning programme and access to a library of 600 short, simplified explainer videos for as low as $1 per month.

For further information on the Bootcamp, please contact

Yahaya Muhammad
Yoda Box Lead Designer
07066691871
[email protected]