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UNICEF ICTD official podcast. Our mission: results for children using cost-effective, innovative, and digitally-enabled solutions. #foreverychild

12/05/2024

25 years of digital impact in Sudan’s emergencies

Elshabi Mahmoud, ICT Specialist in Sudan, tells us about his 25 year experience in emergencies from Darfur to the latest civil war in Sudan and how technology supports UNICEF's work of helping children and women in need.

3 min
11/03/2024

How we built a digital platform for climate action in India

Gibson Riungu, UNICEF ICT officer in India, tells us how his past experiences in emergency contexts has helped him develop the Meri LiFE platform. An initiative to help young people get involved in volunteer work that has now reached more than 25 million people!

4 min
10/01/2024

Supporting Gaza: Humanitarian Work in Crisis

Nasri Sidawi, a Palestinian from Jerusalem, shares his harrowing experiences working for UNICEF in Gaza. Amidst frequent wars and emergencies, he highlights the dire conditions children face, including hunger and lack of basic necessities. Despite the destruction and restricted movement, Sidawi and his team strive to support the children and adapt to the ever-changing, challenging environment.

4 min
09/03/2024

FunDoo: interactive learning in your palm

Ali Danish from India tells us about FunDoo, an innovative learning platform developed by UNICEF. Launched in 2021, it aims to equip young people with essential skills through experiential learning. The platform offers low-bandwidth, bite-sized, self-paced content accessible via popular messaging apps. FunDoo also includes gamified elements and incentives like certificates and badges to make learning engaging.

3 min
08/06/2024

Personalized education in Nigeria with the Learning Passport

Jutaro Sakamoto shares his journey in delivering accessible education to over 2 million Nigerian children through the Learning Passport. This innovative platform, designed to bridge the learning poverty gap, offers online, mobile, and offline technology, facilitating high-quality, adaptable education across 41 countries.

3 min
07/04/2024

Bebbo in Tajikistan, parenting made easy

Kouysinoy Maksoudova tells us about her work for UNICEF in Tajikistan and how digital technologies are helping parents in the early stages of parenthood.

3 min

6 Episodes

UNICEF ICTD official podcast. Our mission: results for children using cost-effective, innovative, and digitally-enabled solutions. #foreverychild

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Bits&Bytes the podcast

Bits&Bytes the podcast

Episodes

25 years of digital impact in Sudan’s emergencies

How we built a digital platform for climate action in India

Supporting Gaza: Humanitarian Work in Crisis

FunDoo: interactive learning in your palm

Personalized education in Nigeria with the Learning Passport

Bebbo in Tajikistan, parenting made easy

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