Young people's voices are key to reimagining mental health support. Karolinska Institutet and UNICEF Innovation engaged in an intergenerational discussion on how innovation can expand access to care for children, adolescents, caregivers, and frontline workers. Together, we explored UNICEF’s approach to innovation: 🌍 Using new tools and methods to accelerate impact. 👧🏽 Co-creating solutions with children and young people, not just for them. 💬 Scaling through evidence, partnerships, and local adaptation. A big thank you to the KI community for the thoughtful exchange and shared commitment to a more compassionate world. #WorldMentalHealthDay #MentalHealth #InnovationForImpact #GlobalHealth #YouthEngagement
UNICEF Innovation
Non-profit Organizations
Stockholm, Stockholm 72,200 followers
At UNICEF Innovation, we co-create to discover, iterate and scale innovative solutions for every child everywhere.
About us
At UNICEF Innovation, we co-create to discover, iterate and scale innovative solutions for every child everywhere.
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https://www.unicef.org/innovation/
External link for UNICEF Innovation
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- Non-profit Organizations
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- 51-200 employees
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- Stockholm, Stockholm
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- 2006
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- Innovation, Technology, Open Source, drones, 21st century skills, urban technologies, new banking tools, Data Science , Artificial Intelligence, Design Thinking , Human Centred Design, Venture Fund, Partnerships, 3D-Printing, Virtual Reality, Real-Time Information, UPSHIFT, and Wearables for good
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As demands for AI skills grow, a new US program is helping parents guide their children through the digital era. Find out more from Sandy Carter in Forbes, here: https://lnkd.in/gZwrKQDh Want to learn more about EdTech tools to guide young learners? Visit our Learning Cabinet to find out more 👉🏼 https://lnkd.in/dbW9atdE The Cabinet is a curated selection of rigorously evaluated learning tools offering clear insights into what works, where and why; developed in collaboration with support from Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Arm and leading EdTech experts.
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This #DayOfTheGirl, we’re celebrating the brilliant girls and young women who are coding, designing, storytelling and problem-solving their way toward a more inclusive digital world. 🌍💪 From Nare in 🇦🇲 Armenia, who built her own video game to rewrite the rules of representation, to Darlene in 🇰🇪 Kenya, who taught herself to code in Kakuma refugee camp, these young innovators are proving that girls don’t just play the game, they change it. 🎮 Through UNICEF initiatives like the UNICEF Game Changers Coalition, Tinkering with Tech, Giga, and UPSHIFT, UNICEF Innovation is equipping girls everywhere with the digital capital, tools and resources to build the future. ✨ Here’s to girls who innovate, imagine and inspire us all 👏 👏🏼 👏🏽 👏🏾 👏🏿 https://lnkd.in/dayj9Qfa #GirlGoals #IDG2025
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“The gender health gap is a reality that affects millions of women every day, from longer diagnostic delays to poorer health outcomes,” writes Dr Ariella Heffernan-Marks. This crisis inspired the creation of Ovum AI- the 1st AI health partner designed specifically for women. Read more in Forbes Australia 👉🏼 https://lnkd.in/dtMnvRZn At UNICEF, we believe that investing in femtech is key to stronger economies and healthier communities. Learn more about how the UNICEF Venture Fund identifies and invests in women- and girl-centric solutions 👉🏼 https://lnkd.in/eisn-v-Q
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“Big change starts small. Don’t be afraid to share your ideas, however simple or crazy; the right people will hear you and support you unconditionally,” says Soheib ELSHEIKH from UNICEF Laos. Soheib, who leads Air for Tomorrow, an open-source, AI-powered air quality monitoring project shares learnings on identifying, testing and rolling out the initiative. Read on 👉🏼 https://lnkd.in/dZzuuSst Arm, AirGradient Ltd., UNICEF East Asia and Pacific, UNICEF UK
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According to the World Meteorological Organization, timely warnings of major weather events can cut disaster damage by up to 30%. Yet 1 in 3 people worldwide still lack coverage of adequate multi-hazard early warning systems (EWS). 4 start-ups supported by the UNICEF Venture Fund - Similie, EQUINOCT, MapAction and Map&Rank - are using AI and machine learning to close that gap. 🚀 Key reflections from their work shows that: 🟢 Hyperlocal data makes forecasts more accurate and trusted 🟢 Local communities are resilience builders, not just recipients 🟢 Sustainable financing goes beyond ‘cost-effective’ 🟢 Open-source drives legitimacy where budgets are tight Find out more 👉🏽 https://lnkd.in/dWwEd4tE World Meteorological Organization #ClimateAction #EarlyWarningSystems #FrontierTech #OpenSource
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“When AI is tailored and properly channeled to local realities, it creates lasting solutions with global relevance,” writes Toluwani Victor Aliu in the World Economic Forum, showcasing 3 grassroots examples of AI improving daily life in emerging economies. Read here 👉🏿 https://lnkd.in/d9a5WSzX UNICEF’s Leaving No Local Emergency Responders Behind initiative is harnessing AI and machine learning in the Democratic Republic of Congo to empower local emergency responders by rapidly and accurately translating learning materials into Swahili. Find out more 👉🏿 https://lnkd.in/d5ymTUsB UNICEF in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, UNICEF Africa
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“She’s no longer afraid to raise her hand or participate in the classroom,” Erika, mother, Uruguay. Her daughter Julieta and her 5th grade classmates are now using Accessible Digital Textbooks (ADTs), with features such as: 📘 Adjustable fonts 📘 Real-aloud options 📘 Sign language videos 📘 Image descriptions Uruguay is 1 of 11 countries using ADTs in classrooms to boost learning opportunities for children with disabilities, with plans to expand to 19 more countries by 2030. 🌎 Find out more about Julieta’s story 👉🏼 https://lnkd.in/dcSuuP-A Ceibal, Ministerio de Educación y Cultura de Uruguay (MEC), UNICEF Uruguay, UNICEF Latin America and Caribbean, UNICEF Innocenti
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The first global UNICEF Game Jam wrapped up with more than 50 original video games created by young people across eight countries, tackling themes from climate action to culture awareness. 🎮 Guided by industry mentors and equipped with UNICEF’s first online course for video game development, participants showed how video games can build digital skills, spark creativity, and drive social impact. The UNICEF Game Changers Coalition is proud to reveal the seven outstanding video games selected by the jury of industry experts from Dambuster Studios, Micron Technology, Samsung Electronics, and Sony Interactive Entertainment. 🎉 Congratulations to the teams selected by the expert panel! 🩵 Thank you to every young participant for sharing your creations. Find out more 👉 https://lnkd.in/dysfhFcJ Video Games Europe, Entertainment Software Association, Bitget, Micron Foundation, #GVGC
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🆕 Article: Can AI help make inclusive education a reality? Uruguay is showing how. In 2025, 30 schools in Uruguay piloted the country’s first AI-powered Accessible Digital Textbook (ADT) – a new way to make learning work for all children, including students with and without disabilities. 📖 ADTs are curriculum-aligned textbooks designed following Universal Design for Learning principles: audio narration, simplified text, image descriptions, and flexible ways to learn. Traditionally, creating one took months. 🤝 Since 2024, UNICEF and AI experts are partnering with Uruguay’s Ministry of Education and Culture and Ceibal to speed up the process. By using generative AI, Uruguay can now transform printed textbooks and storybooks into ADTs in days or weeks — while keeping experts in the lead to review, refine, and ensure quality. How did they do it ❓ 1️⃣ Incorporating AI into the production model 2️⃣ Building a tailored AI tool using UDL principles + accessibility standards 3️⃣ Using expert feedback to shape and refine the AI tool 4️⃣ Launching the pilot 5️⃣ Learning from the experience This pilot shows that when human expertise and technology work together, inclusion for students can scale — and no child is left behind. And the AI tool will be open-sourced and LLM agnostic before the end of 2025! 🔗 Read the article: https://lnkd.in/dfQ4s587 Sophia Torres, Marta Carnelli, Julie de Barbeyrac Ministerio de Educación y Cultura de Uruguay (MEC), Ceibal, UNICEF Uruguay, UNICEF Latin America and Caribbean, UNICEF Innovation #DigitalEducation #DigitalTextbooks #AccessibleDigitalTextbooks #EdTech #Inclusion #InclusiveEducation #Education #EducationResearch #ImplementationResearch #ForEveryChild
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