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Goggles for the blind: Young inventors pushing boundaries
By James Powell “Children’s brains are capable of problem solving in ways adults, confined by convention, cannot,” says Professor Gupta surrounded by hundreds of brilliant young inventors and...
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New innovations protecting lives in flood-prone Cambodia
Children outside a flood affected school library in 2013. Cambodia is among one of the most disaster prone countries in the world. © UNICEF/UNI180207/Brown By James Happell, Technology for Development...
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New innovations protecting lives in flood-prone Cambodia
By James Happell, Technology for Development Manager – People in Need, Cambodia Children outside a flood affected school library in 2013. Cambodia is among one of the most disaster-prone countries in...
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Kimetrica – Method for Extremely Rapid Observation of Nutritional Status (MERON)
On 12 July 2017, the UNICEF Innovation Fund announces another set of investments in open source technology solutions – Kimetrica is among one of three new portfolio companies The UNICEF Innovation Fund...
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eKitabu – an open source, cross-platform e-reading system
On 12 July 2017, the UNICEF Innovation Fund announces another set of investments in open source technology solutions – eKitabu, is among one of three new portfolio companies to receive investment. The...
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July 2017 Recap: Must-Read Stories
Hi there UNICEFStories Readers. In case you missed our latest blogs, here’s a recap of some of the top stories published on UNICEF Innovation’s blog during July. Click away. On 28 June 2017, children...
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October 2017 Recap: Must-Read Stories
Hi there UNICEFStories Readers. In case you missed our latest blogs, here’s a recap of some of the top stories published on UNICEF Innovation’s blog during October. Click away. Project Connect, in...
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UNICEF Innovation Fund: Beijing Daokoudai – AAC Portfolio
On 08 Dec 2017, the UNICEF Innovation Fund announces 6 new investments in open source technology solutions – Beijing Daokoudai is among one of six new portfolio companies to receive investment. The...
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UNICEF INNOVATION FUND: CIREHA – AAC Portfolio
On 08 Dec 2017, the UNICEF Innovation Fund announces 6 new investments in open source technology solutions – CIREHA is among one of six new portfolio companies to receive investment. The UNICEF...
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UNICEF INNOVATION FUND: Ninaad Digital Technology – AAC Portfolio
On 08 Dec 2017, the UNICEF Innovation Fund announces 6 new investments in open source technology solutions – Ninaad Digital Technology is among one of six new portfolio companies to receive investment....
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Announcing UNICEF’s Accessibility Portfolio: Spotlight on AAC
Today we’re proud to announce that after a highly competitive process, CIREHA (Argentina), Daokudai (China) and Ninaad Digital Technology (India) have been selected to join the UNICEF Innovation Fund’s...
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UNICEF INNOVATION FUND: Autonomous Systems Research
On 08 Dec 2017, the UNICEF Innovation Fund announces 6 new investments in open source technology solutions – Autonomous Systems Research is among one of six new portfolio companies to receive...
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UNICEF INNOVATION FUND: RedCrow
On 08 Dec 2017, the UNICEF Innovation Fund announces 6 new investments in open source technology solutions – RedCrow is among one of six new portfolio companies to receive investment. The UNICEF...
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UNICEF Innovation Fund: IDEASIS
On 08 Dec 2017, the UNICEF Innovation Fund announces 6 new investments in open source technology solutions – IDEASIS is among one of six new portfolio companies to receive investment. The UNICEF...
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UNICEF announces addition of six start-up companies to 2018 investment portfolio
NEW YORK 8 December 2017 – Six start-up businesses providing solutions to improve children’s lives using frontier technologies such as data science, virtual reality (VR), drones and artificial...
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U-Report empowers thousands to prevent the spread of Zika
Written by: Vicky Maskell, U-Report Specialist LACRO. Brazilian mum Amanda kisses her baby Livia, who was born with Congenital Zika Syndrome. Photo: ©UNICEF/BRZ/Paulo Rossi ‘Zika is here to stay.’...
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UNICEF looks to scale real time monitoring systems using open source...
By Raquel Wexler and Ye Wang UNICEF aims to scale up national real-time monitoring systems in 110 countries by 2021, starting with an initiative to support 11 countries in the Middle East, North...
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UNICEF announces funding for AI, Data Science, and VR startups to help solve...
Venture Round (April 2018) — UNICEF Innovation Fund welcomes 6 new tech startups developing open source frontier technology solutions to improve children’s lives. Located in developing markets across...
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