The National Information Technology Authority, Uganda (NITA-U) partnered with UNICEF to introduce Kolibri; a free e-Learning platform to assist children during the school shutdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. On Wednesday 18th March 2020, President Museveni ordered for the closure of schools and suspended religious gatherings across the country in an attempt to prevent the spread
The Generation Unlimited Youth Challenge is an opportunity to identify solutions that can have a positive impact around education, skills, training, employment opportunities and empowerment of young people. UNICEF believes that you are closest to many of these challenges and could have practical ideas for projects and innovations that address them. If you believe you
This year, as UNICEF marks the 30th anniversary of the CRC, UNICEF Kenya through the CRC@30 Youth Challenge is asking children and young people to share their thoughts on how it can ensure children’s rights are achieved. Thirty years ago, world leaders made a historic commitment to the world’s children by adopting the United Nations
The UNICEF Innovation Fund is looking to make up to 100K equity-free investments to provide early-stage (seed) finance to for-profit technology start-ups that have the potential to benefit humanity. If you’ve got a start-up using machine learning (ML), artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain or extended reality, registered in one of UNICEF’s programme countries, and have a
The UNICEF Innovation Fund is looking to make up to $100K equity-free investments to provide early stage (seed) finance to for-profit technology start-ups that have the potential to benefit humanity through the use of drones. UNICEF has a 70-year history of innovating for children. They believe that new approaches, partnerships, and technologies that support realizing children’s rights
Have a cutting-edge idea to improve education in Africa? Submit a UNICEF Think Piece. The UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) Regional Office is commissioning a series of Think Pieces that aim to promote fresh and cutting-edge thinking on how to improve the quality of education in the ESA region. These Think Pieces aim to broaden expertise,
