By Sansan HIEN, C4D Officer and Innovation Focal Point, UNICEF Burkina Faso In some regions of Burkina Faso, community health workers (CHWS) are now using SMS reporting system to improve the integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI) as well as the availability of health, and nutrition supplies at a community level. This… Read more →←
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LILONGWE, Malawi/NEW YORK, 15 December 2016 – The Government of Malawi and UNICEF have announced the establishment of an air corridor to test potential humanitarian use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) – also known as drones. The corridor is the first in Africa and one of the first globally with a focus on humanitarian and… Read more →←
By Hawi Bedasa Decentralised birth registration system helps to register more than 220,000 Tanzanian children under the age of five in four weeks. Think of a time when you were asked to present your birth certificate. You can likely easily think of several moments where proving your identity was required – applying to school,… Read more →←
By: Emma Ohana November 16 and 17, 2016, marked the fourth meeting of the Global Innovation Center Advisory Committee (GIC AC). The meeting was well attended with representation from frog, the Republic of Korea, Overlap Associates, Point B, UNICEF Canada, UNICEF UK, US Fund for UNICEF, and the University of Cape Town. The meeting was… Read more →←
by BP Panwar, and Sarah Kabaija – Information and Communication Technologies and Development – ICTD Advancements in Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) are creating new opportunities to impact children’s lives, and UNICEF is at the forefront of deploying innovative and technology-enabled solutions to reduce the… Read more →←
By Issa Davies, UNICEF Communication Officer in Sierra Leone Quick access to new data helps Sierra Leone understand their core health workforce. With about only 200 practicing medical doctors in Sierra Leone, most of the country’s more than six million citizens don’t often come into close contact with a physician. Instead, the first… Read more →←
By Suman Khadka, UNICEF Cambodia Digitalizing Cambodia’s inspection system to better protect children living in residential care Inspection team members learn how to use the new digital tablet for the scrutiny of residential care institutions. ©UNICEF/Cambodia/2016/Charles Fox In Cambodia, an alarming number of children are orphaned… Read more →←
By Violeta Cojocaru 31 August 2016 – Youth in Senegal want their decision makers to listen to them before making decisions for them. Finding a way to be heard on issues that matter is exactly why more than 500 young people from all regions of Senegal gathered in Dakar to talk about the importance of youth participation. The… Read more →←
Written by Chris Fabian In the 25 years since its independence, the government of Estonia has implemented and scaled a set of systems for digital ‘citizenship’ that are unparalleled – at least in any other country that I’ve worked with. Last week, I was privileged to be part of a study tour to Estonia – with… Read more →←
NAIROBI, Kenya, 5 August 2016 – In East Africa, Kenya is a growing hub for startups and young entrepreneurs. At the heart of it all is Nairobi, the capital city, which has been named by CNN as the most intelligent city in Africa for two years in a row, where scholars, researchers, and innovators are making their mark on society.… Read more →←
