what innovation means for unicef kenya? "children, adolescent and youth" at the centre of...
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Innovation means different thing to different agencies. UNICEF globally is at the centre of defining Innovation and its principles for humanitarian and development agencies with USAID, Gates Foundation, EOSG Global Pulse, WFP, OCHA, UNDP, SIDA, IKEA Foundation, UN Foundation, and UNHCR. For UNICEF “Innovation at UNICEF is collaboration that translates ideas, technologies, and partnerships into products, services, and processes to bring about better, more equitable results for children. UNICEF creates and guides approaches that are transformative, at scale, for the world’s most vulnerable children.” The slides shares a quick overview of the direction Kenya Country Office is taking whilst delivering results for children. For more information: http://unicefstories.org/principles/TRANSCRIPT
What innovation means for UNICEF Kenya?
Minu Limbu, @minulimbuEmergency Specialist/Innovation Focal Point UNICEF Kenya12 Aug 2014 Innovation for the children of Kenya
“…..ICT4D, Innovation, Doing things Differently”
VISION 2030
CPD
UNDAF/CPD
…..keeps repeating!
What is innovation?
“Innovation at UNICEF is collaboration that translates ideas, technologies, and partnerships into products, services, and processes to bring about better, more equitable results for children. UNICEF creates and guides approaches that are transformative, at scale, for the world’s most vulnerable children.”
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ProgrammesProducts(Tools)
Processes Partnerships
Kenya featured in Global Innovation Meet and Global Innovation Project Mappings
KCO Focus for InnovationIn the new CPD
Summaries from recent Conferences on Innovations
• Definition• Principles • Senior Mgmt buy in• Partnerships• Not Always about Success stories• NEEDs focused
Figure 1: (MAP A) 47 counties in Kenya showing Level of Child Deprivation also known as Child Deprivation Index/Source: UNICEF (MAP B) Mobile telephone network coverage of Kenya in 2010/Source: © Europa Technologies & GSM Association
Child Deprivation Index Mobile 2G Coverage
Challenges
Opportunities in NEW CPD
• Externally• Developed Governance• Willingness of local
Partnerships and collaborations
• Availability of Entrepreneurs/Partners in Kenya
• Internally• 11 Outcomes with cross
sectoral linkages• Innovation, IM and KM
noted as a foundation whilst advocating for the Rights of the Child.
UNICEF Innovation Resources
http://unicefstories.org
http://unicefinnovation.org
WHAT NEXT
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Child Protection Education EmergencyHealth Nutrition Social Policy
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Planning Ongoing
Programmes
Products(Tools)
Processes
Partnerships
Transformation through Innovation
UNICEF INTERNAL EXTERNAL
UNICEF Kenya
- Enabling children’s right in new government framework- Faster results for more deprived
counties- Resilience
All the Results Teams
Strategies/Concept Notes
(Tools)
Integrated Approaches Partnership
Human Right Based Programming and advocacy for the right of the children
.. to link with Global Thinks tanks (Innovation Centre and NY) to position UNICEF as Knowledge Leader for children
UNICEF INTERNAL EXTERNAL
UNICEF Kenya
- Enabling children’s right in new government framework- Faster results for more deprived
counties- Resilience
All the Results Teams
Strategies/Concept Notes
(Tools)
Integrated Approaches Partnership
Human Right Based Programming and advocacy for the right of the children
.. to link with Global Thinks tanks (Innovation Centre and NY) to position UNICEF as Knowledge Leader for children
Realistically,
what can we do before the M
YR i.e. end of 2014?
“Children at the centre of UNICEF Kenya Innovation.”
Minu Limbu, @minulimbuEmergency Specialist/Innovation Focal Point UNICEF Kenya12 Aug 2014