29 April 2024

Vaccine Education, For and With Youth

Around the world, 1 in 5 children are missing out entirely or partially on routine immunization, leaving them unprotected and vulnerable to diseases. Limited access to healthcare services, conflicts, displacements, and vaccine misinformation and hesitancy are some of the barriers children face to living healthier...
15 January 2024

FunDoo: Train for life, one skill at a time

FunDoo is a digital life coach equipping young people with 21st century and employability skills, and preparing them for their future. By 2030, about 825 million children are expected to leave school without basic secondary-level skills. With a prevailing global skills shortage, worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic a...
20 April 2023

Innovate to Vaccinate

Around one in five children worldwide are not protected against vaccine-preventable diseases. Data from UNICEF’s new report on global immunization stress the need for urgent action – and innovation. A total of 67 million children missed out on vaccinations between 2019 and 2021, with vaccination coverage down in ...
16 December 2022

Innovation Portfolios: Problem Statements

A problem-driven approach to innovation, At UNICEF, innovation is a key driver for transformational change. It's not a quick fix to the massive challenges the world’s children face rather it is a strategic approach to solving problems and the effective management of three key resources: time, investment and talent...
14 April 2021

Six Drone Startups Graduate from UNICEF's Innovation Fund

In December 2019 the UNICEF Innovation Fund onboarded six drone companies located in UNICEF programme countries; these investments are part of UNICEF’s larger drones programme exploring the use of the technology for a range of applications, including humanitarian supply chain systems and delivery, improved conne...
25 October 2019

Human-Centred Design In The Field

This handbook is designed to illustrate how human-centred design practices at UNICEF have lead to innovative and impactful outcomes for young people. From redesigning products and services, to building much-needed capacity in country offices, we hope that by showcasing these initiatives you will be inspired to int...
17 July 2019

Grantee: Macro-Eyes

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and UNICEF are joining forces by accelerating Innovation for strengthening Vaccination Systems -- starting with better collection and use of critical data. UNICEF’s Innovation Fund is supporting eight grant recipients of the Gates Foundation’s Grand Challenges Explorations Roun...
17 July 2019

Grantee: Ona (True Cover)

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and UNICEF are joining forces by accelerating Innovation for strengthening Vaccination Systems -- starting with better collection and use of critical data. UNICEF’s Innovation Fund is supporting eight grant recipients of the Gates Foundation’s Grand Challenges Explorations Roun...
17 July 2019

Grantee: Gram Vaani (SnapVaxx)

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and UNICEF are joining forces by accelerating Innovation for strengthening Vaccination Systems -- starting with better collection and use of critical data. UNICEF’s Innovation Fund is supporting eight grant recipients of the Gates Foundation’s Grand Challenges Explorations Roun...
17 July 2019

Grantee: Tupaia

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and UNICEF are joining forces by accelerating Innovation for strengthening Vaccination Systems -- starting with better collection and use of critical data. UNICEF’s Innovation Fund is supporting eight grant recipients of the Gates Foundation’s Grand Challenges Explorations Roun...
17 July 2019

Grantee: Har Zindagi

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and UNICEF are joining forces by accelerating Innovation for strengthening Vaccination Systems -- starting with better collection and use of critical data. UNICEF’s Innovation Fund is supporting eight grant recipients of the Gates Foundation’s Grand Challenges Explorations Roun...
16 July 2019

Innovation for Vaccination Systems

Vaccines save millions of lives each year and are among the most cost-effective health interventions ever developed. Immunization has led to the eradication of smallpox, an 80 percent reduction in childhood deaths from measles over the past decade, and the near-eradication of polio. Despite these great strides, th...