UNIWIKI is about connecting as many young people as possible using mobile phones, radio, and web-based applications. During the past year the Youth Section at UNICEF headquarters has been working on new strategies and tools that will help to connect the billions of people – especially young people – who are still unable to access the internet. Take a look at the projects highlighted below, and let us know if you'd like to become involved More
The Bee: The Bee is a portable solar-powered communications hub for use in emergencies, education and community support.
Connecting Classrooms: Connecting Classrooms connects schools in Uganda, Ethiopia, the US, and Germany using innovative web and mobile-based technologies. Ultimately, the classrooms will work together to create a youth-produced version of the State of the World's Children.
The World Congress III Against Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents UNICEF's Youth Section is currently engaged in designing and building an online portal to facilitate youth communication around The World Congress III in Brazil.
iAIDS.org: In collaboration with TakingITGlobal and GYCA, UNICEF's Youth Section is working to meet the needs of youth AIDS activists worldwide by creating a collaborative workspace around which to share relevant information, stories, best practices, etc.
Our Stories: Our Stories seeks to collect, preserve, and share online the stories of the world's people and their cultures and communities.
RapidSMS: RapidSMS is an open-source tool that allows you to build forms, capture data, and take the pulse of a community through text messages. All data gathered is collected on the internet, and can be used by health workers, communities, and country offices.
Youth Journalist Portal: The Youth Journalist Portal is a collaborative platform for youth journalist groups, based on consultations with youth journalist groups in the Philippines, Guyana and Suriname.