World Bank: Learning to code vs. coding to learn
Check out this great story by the World Bank on Medium.com about learning to code: Learning to code vs. coding to learn
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Jan, 2016
UN-Habitat’s One-Stop Youth Centre in Rwanda inspires Somalian delegation
From UN-Habitat UN-Habitat supported a Somalian delegation on a learning tour to the Kimisagara One-Stop Youth Centre in Kigali, Rwanda, as part of its work with the Federal Government of Somalia and the UN Joint Programme on Youth Employment. UN-Habitat’s Youth Unit developed the One-Stop Youth Centre model to engage and empower urban youth through
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Jan, 2016
Using Minecraft 4 Youth Participation in Urban Design & Governance
From UN-Habitat UN-Habitat believes that ICT can be a catalyst to improve governance in towns and cities and help increase levels of participation, efficiency and accountability in public urban policies, provided that the tools are appropriately used, accessible, inclusive and affordable. Research shows that ICT use by youth can have a direct impact on
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Jan, 2016
Men, boys and AIDS: reframing the conversation
From UNAIDS If the Fast-Track approach to end the AIDS epidemic is to be successful, the rights, roles and responsibilities of men in the AIDS response need to be placed firmly on the global agenda. It has long been noted that the Fast-Track Strategy cannot be achieved without action on gender equality and human
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Jan, 2016
Reimagining Learning with the Open Learning Campus
From World Bank Follow the event on Twitter with #OLC & #OpenLearning and here: http://live.worldbank.org/open-learning-campus Date: Tuesday, January 12, 2016 Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. (ET) / 15:00 - 16:30 (GMT) or convert time Location: Preston Auditorium, World Bank Group HQ & Online The Open Learning Campus is an online destination for development learning
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Jan, 2016
YouthStart: Youth Economic Opportunity Ecosystem Analysis Country Report on Mozambique
Check out YouthStart report here: ow.ly/WAbsC YouthStart Global is a global programme funded by UN Capital Development Fund and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report is a synthesis of an assessment undertaken on the current landscape of economic opportunities and challenges for youth in Mozambique and the existing interventions to
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Jan, 2016
Raising HIV awareness among indigenous young people in Panama
Israel is an indigenous community leader living in Veracruz, Panama City. He was diagnosed with HIV 7 years ago, when he was 24. At that time, Israel had no knowledge of HIV. “I thought I would die soon after and I wouldn't see my children grow up,” he said. Israel looked for support and started
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Jan, 2016
1st Social Innovation Hub in Egypt focused on women entrepreneurs opens its doors
Social Innovation Hub launch in presence of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and UNDP Country Director From left to right: Mr. Satya Nadella; Microsoft CEO and Ignacio Artaza; UNDP Country Director at the launch of the first Social Innovation Hub located at the National Council for Women. UNDP/Fatma Elzahraa Yassin Aiming to empower young talented women
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Jan, 2016
Unlocking the potential of youth – UNDP in Sri Lanka
In this blog series, UNDP experts and practitioners share their experiences and views on innovation in development practice. By Fadhil Bakeer Markar, Communications Team Lead and Youth Focal Point, UNDP Sri Lanka “Children and youth deserve a better future in their own country, not necessarily somewhere else. It is the responsibility of the adults not
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Jan, 2016
Many Languages, One World 2016 Student Essay Contest and Global Youth Forum
Dream of speaking at the UN? Want to work on the Global Goals? Check out this contest & your dream could come true! http://www.els.edu/en/ManyLanguagesOneWorld from ELS Share your ideas and be heard… perhaps even in the General Assembly Hall of the United Nations! 60 Students will be selected as delegates to the 2016 United Nations Academic Impact