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Joined September 2014
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Individual, corporate and institutional crypto donations to UNICEF can be made by contacting [email protected] Find out more and support the UNICEF CryptoFund here juniper.unicef.org/
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Hey Telcoms and infra nerds: Do you have expertise in global connectivity trends and futures. ? Are you based (or could be) in Geneva ? New job posting for excellent supply/ market analyst brains
🚨 JOB ALERT: @Gigaglobal is looking for a Connectivity Solutions Market Expert! The expert will analyze global connectivity trends, with a focus on the African market and its unconnected areas. 📡 Apply by 10 August: giga.global/jobs-1/connectiv…
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🌍 Celebrating the Day of the African Child! Join us in acknowledging the rights of every child in the digital space by keeping up with the 2022 winners of the Generation Unlimited imaGen Ventures Challenge, Team Lorem.
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Innovation helps drive transformational change for children all over the🌎 Read the🆕 #ImpactBrief2023 to find out how, through dynamic partnerships, we are co-creating #InnovationImpact: unicef.org/innovation/resear…
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You’ve probably heard of the #metaverse. But do you really know what it is? Even more importantly, do you know how the #metaverse could potentially impact its biggest users… children? Check out our analysis now ⬇️ @DiplomacyEdu

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We are honored to welcome @bedisanna & Shane O'Connor from @UNICEF as speakers of #CVC23! Let's hear from them how blockchain & crypto can help us create a more sustainable future! Don't miss out on meeting them in person 🗓️ June 1-2 in Rotkreuz! ⚡️cryptovalleyconference.com/
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Shane O'Connor retweeted
For an inclusive & digitally financed future 🤝 Arun Maharajan from @UNICEFinnovate will join ETHPorto to talk about The UNICEF CryptoFund, and how the initiative are been changing the future of many people for better. 🗓️ Full conference schedule at ethporto.org
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🎮  48% of video game players are girls, yet only 24% of those working in the industry are women.  @UNICEF is teaming up with the gaming industry to equip a generation of girls to become the coders, designers, and leaders of an inclusive, diverse, and safer digital future.
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We've gained some insights from our pilot #crypto fund and from working with startups from emerging markets into reaching the most vulnerable. Join our discussion on the potential on digital currencies #stablecoins to bridge the #financialinclusion gap: itu.int/en/ITU-T/Workshops-a…
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Shane O'Connor retweeted
So psyched to be part of this Quadratic Funding round by @gitcoin and @UNICEFinnovate! Support @rahataid and help us make a larger impact.
🙌 Today marks a moment in history!! 🥳 For the first time ever, @UNICEFinnovate is facilitating a Quadratic Funding grants round for 10 impact-focused, innovative projects from around the world! 🎉 Support them today: gitcoin.info/unicef
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For the COP week thats in it - please take a look at UNICEF's Venture Fund call for Frontier Tech Solutions for Climate Action..... Female founded/lead startups are encouraged to apply. #techforgood #climatetech #startups #fundingopportunity #ClimateAction #climate #COP27
Climate change is the greatest threat facing children and young people. The @UNICEF Venture Fund is looking to invest in startups using frontier technologies such as drones, blockchain, and data science, to address #climatechange. Read more and apply: uni.cf/climatecall
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🎉Congratulations to Team Lorem who emerged as 1 of the 12 country teams to win $15K USD in the @GenUnlimited_ Global Challenge! They developed an offline learning platform that allows students access to #STEM learning materials. @UNICEFSL #ThisisSierraLeone
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That was really great…..I could have stayed talking with @rahataid @TreejerTalks & @xcapit_app all day! They do some truly great work. Thanks to @EFDevcon for giving us the chance to showcase it.
📸Day 2 of #DevconVI 🚀 Truly an honor to share the stage with @UNICEF Venture Fund startups @xcapit_app @rahataid @TreejerTalks to advocate the "impact trinity" - real-world use cases, #opensource software, and for-profit business models. @EFDevcon @AyaMiyagotchi @SOCT4D
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📸Day 2 of #DevconVI 🚀 Truly an honor to share the stage with @UNICEF Venture Fund startups @xcapit_app @rahataid @TreejerTalks to advocate the "impact trinity" - real-world use cases, #opensource software, and for-profit business models. @EFDevcon @AyaMiyagotchi @SOCT4D
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Great work from @bedisanna…..lightning talk on @UNICEF’s CryptoFund…..#DevconVI
📸Day 1 of #DevconVI ✅ @bedisanna unpacked the @UNICEF CryptoFund, our pilot to explore how #blockchain can change futures for the most vulnerable. And Venture Fund companies @bloinx_io @xcapit_app @TreejerTalks @rahataid representing and embodying #techforgood 🚀
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Shane O'Connor retweeted
What a thrill! Thank you for joining our first session at #DevconVI. We loved sharing about how we made #NFT, #cryptocurrency and #blockchain technology connects and financing school #connectivity. A big shout out to our partner @Ethereum. #Tech4Good #NFTcommunity @EFDevcon
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Joining the Giga team for this session at #DevconVI ….😀
Are you as excited as we are? Today, Giga will get on #DevconVI stage to talk about #crypto, #blockchains, #NFTs and how we unlock connectivity for schools using these tools! Don’t miss out: app.devcon.org/schedule/NHWB…
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With thanks to #TwitterNYC for hosting #Partner2Connect . We @UNICEFinnovate pledge to leverage our Venture Fund to support Digital Public Goods #DPG investments. Open source is the “Great Equalizer “.. @UNTechEnvoy
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JOB ALERT 🚀 We're looking for an Innovation Manager to lead our @UNICEF Venture Fund team! If you have experience in #impactinvesting and/or #venturecapital and want to use this to accelerate results for children, read more and apply ▶️ jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job…
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