Over at Afri-Love:
Rooti Dolls create multicultural dolls that can teach children many words and phrases in various African ethnic languages, including Twi, Ga, Ewe, Krobo, Shona, Ndebele, Bemba, Nyanja, Zulu, Xhosa, Sotho, Afrikaans, Ijaw, Edo, Idoma, Tiv.
Creators, husband and wife team Chris and Ada Ngoforo, struggled to find decent black dolls that resonated with their daughters. Living in the UK, they also found it hard to get the girls to speak Igbo. And so, Rooti Dolls was born to address both these needs. More here
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