Partnerships

Within the gaming industry, less than a quarter of the workforce are women,  yet girls represent about 50 per cent of the world’s gamers ., a UNICEF initiative forGender Equality and theGaming Industry What?This coalition is a platform for UNICEF to connectwith key stakeholders - private companies, CivilSociety Organizations and young leaders -looking to positively impact the growing industryof online games that plays an important role inchildrens lives already. Brought together by…

Zanzibar President, His Excellency Hussein Mwinyi, inaugurated the Annual Farmers Exhibition. I had the good fortune to meet with the President and explain the innovative processes I am using for my business, Asili Fertilizers. Arafa Hamad Bakari, Waste Innovator & Winner, UNICEF-UNDP WasteX Innovation Challenge Arafa Hamad Bakari, a 27-year-…, About UNICEF Climate Innovation Portfolio, The UNICEF Innovation Global Climate Portfolio identifies, validates and scales transformational and frontier innovations that respond to key programmatic challenges that, if solved, will unlock faster progress for a climate-secure and resilient future for children and young people. The initiative  Innovation30 – Young Climate Innovators Shaping…

In a string of firsts, UNICEF and SXSW came together to put youth at the heart of one of the biggest future thinking festivals in the world. Known for its celebration of creativity and forward-thinking ideas, the inaugural SXSW Sydney iteration proved to be an ideal platform for discussions and actions centred around the future of critical global…, Youth at the Heart, One of the standout themes of the partnership was the acknowledgement of youth not only as participants, but as meaningful contributors to the event. The festival embraced the idea that the future belongs to the young, and their voices and perspectives are indispensable. Young people were actively involved in panel discussions and a NxtWave…, New faces in new spaces, UNICEF’s commitment to the well-being of children and its efforts to foster innovation to accelerate this social impact found a fitting platform at the SXSW Sydney festival. UNICEF recognized the value of being in spaces where influential voices and big players in the innovation space converge to forge new partnerships and share insights around…, One minute for the future, In a world filled with distractions, the festival managed to redirect attention to the critical challenges facing society. Attendees recognized that if they were to allocate a minute of their time to the future, it should be dedicated to the significant issues that demand action. This emphasis on change as a catalyst for innovation permeated…, Just Open Innovation, Diverse representation is a crucial aspect of events like the SXSW Sydney festival. While these gatherings are brimming with innovation and ideas, making sure they are inclusive takes intentional efforts. Our efforts in Sydney attempted to ensure that the discussions, innovations, and solutions generated are reflective of the rich tapestry of our…, Beyond SXSW, UNICEF is committed to working with and for what we fondly refer to as 'generation innovation' - young social impact innovators and entrepreneurs from emerging economies. Powered by our collaborative funds and initiatives such as the Venture Fund , Innovation 30 , and UPSHIFT , alongside a great diversity of partners we will collectively unlock…

What if everyone, everywhere, had access to safe water and sanitation?, What if children had access to hygiene facilities and services that ensured preventable diseases like diarrhoea and cholera were just that - preventable? The global mechanism for making this vision a reality is embodied in Sustainable Development Goal 6 - clean water and sanitation for all. But with seven years left to achieve this goal, we're…, What if those who can help build and shape a WASH secure future come together as a formidable force for for good?, We need not imagine; we know that with collective action, this vision can become a reality impacting billions of lives worldwide.   For more information on how to support or partner with the UNICEF Sustainable WASH Innovation Hub, contact innovation@unicef.org   

“I remember when the Internet started, it was around for quite a long time; but when Internet Explorer came, that’s when everybody noticed. ChatGPT is that Internet explorer moment, making AI accessible and tangible for everybody.” — Thomas Anglero, tech and innovation author and speaker at this event’s fireside chat on Artificial Intelligence (AI…

A milestone moment in the agenda to disrupt the global learning crisis - UNICEF and EDUFI affirm collaboration to leverage innovation in education in a signed Memorandum of Understanding. This paves the way for UNICEF’s Office of Innovation (OOI) Learning Innovation Hub - a global hub based in Helsinki - to collaborate with EDUFI’s Finnish Centre…

Child-lens Investing (CLI) is an approach in which investors intentionally consider child-related factors to advance positive child outcomes while minimizing child harm. It brings together best practices from the ESG and impact investing ecosystems for a holistic investing approach that honors the diverse conditions needed to facilitate a good…

Every year, girls and young women miss out on US$ 15 billion in economic opportunities because of the gender digital gap. This gap - both in digital literacy and in access to the internet - holds girls back from their learning and employment potential. This factsheet contains jarring statistics and proves the need to end the exclusion of girls and…

We happily admit it - working across our vastly different organizations as co-leaders of the Generation Equality Action Coalition on Technology and Innovation for Gender Equality has been as invigorating as it has been challenging. Despite the challenges, we know that our commitment to collaboration and co-creation is essential to achieve our…, About the Authors, Esther Mwema is a digital inequalities practitioner with expertise in internet governance, digital transformation, and innovation. She is founder and chief strategist at Digital Grassroots. She serves as a co-leader in the Generation Equality Action Coalition for Technology and Innovation for Gender Equality.  Riitta Swan is the Innovation…, About Blog, UNICEF's Office of Innovation has an agile business architecture that aligns with diverse partners to boldly discover, co-create, and scale innovative solutions and technologies to deliver an accelerated pace of change for this and coming generations of children. Follow UNICEF Office of Innovation on Twitter  and LinkedIn

Every year, adolescent girls and young women in low- and middle-income countries miss out on US$15 billion in economic opportunities due to a gap in internet access and digital skills, relative to their male peers. Less than 50 per cent of women in developing countries have access to internet connectivity due to unequal distribution of digital…

With a new business architecture driving a collective movement with innovative minds globally across industries and generations, this Impact Brief 2022 highlights how UNICEF Office of Innovation and its network of innovators across 190 countries is helping to discover, co-create and scale bold solutions and technologies to deliver for every child…

COPENHAGEN/STOCKHOLM, August 23, 2022 –   UNICEF and the Government of Denmark announced today the establishment of a new innovation hub to discover and deliver solutions to the global water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) challenges affecting billions of children and families globally.   According to the latest estimates by the UNICEF/WHO Joint…