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Capturing stories, resources, and ideas about innovation in international development from UNICEF colleagues around the world.

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Happy child smiling in Gonzagueville, in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.

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10 ways UNICEF innovates for children

From frugal innovations to high-tech improvements, UNICEF is turning ideas into scalable solutions.

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Six-month-old Nyameba is watched over by his father and aunt as he receives life-saving oxygen treatment for pneumonia at a children’s emergency ward in eastern Ghana.

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Sprinting Toward Oxygen Delivery

UNICEF could save millions of lives by scaling an innovative oxygen delivery model. After its success in Ghana and Senegal, SPRINT is ready for expansion

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A girl drinking water at the playground of her school.

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Finding Water in the Driest Places

The More Water More Life initiative is set to become the first affordable solution for water shortages in East and Southern Africa.

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A student at St. Francis of Assisi School, and other girls, check their smart phones after classes in the Central Visayas city of Cebu, Philippines.

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Kickstarting Fintech for Impact

ING and UNICEF host Application Bootcamp to support startups developing fintech solutions in the Philippines

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A young U-Reporter accessing her phone from Bouake, a city in central Côte d'Ivoire,

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U-Report – COVID-19 outbreak response

Facilitating the exchange of lifesaving information for millions of young people across 50 countries and counting

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User testing Oky with girls in Indonesia.

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Oky: Co-created with girls, for girls

Working to Improve Menstrual Health and Hygiene Management for Young Women and Girls

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in Jordan, two adolescent girls use cellphones outside a solar kiosk in the Za’atari camp for Syrian refugees

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Connecting Every School to the Internet

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On 19 October 2020 in the Monte Sinaí neighbourhood of Guayaquil, Ecuador, Denisse Toala (right), 17, looks at her phone with her mother, Mercedes Marisela, 42, in their home.

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Preparing for an inclusive, digitally financed future

UNICEF's prototype CryptoFund allows us to safely, efficiently test digital transactions. Here’s why we continue to explore this space, and how it could cha

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A girl smiles among a crowd of her peer at a school in Chandrapur, Maharashtra, India.

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Creating Tomorrow’s Changemakers

UNISOLVE builds skills while inspiring young people to become transformative leaders. This game-changing approach to skills development is ready for expansi

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