Today, UNICEF Nigeria, together with government, private sector and global partners, launched a design challenge targeting Nigerian youth, inspiring them to create solutions to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nigeria is the first country to launch the COVID-19 Design Challenge for UNICEF in the world.
Government partners include the National Centre for Disease Control, National Information Technology Development Agency, and Office for ICT Innovation Entrepreneurship.
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The challenge involves youth actively finding innovative ways to fight COVID-19 and provide young people with opportunities to creatively engage the current and future challenges the
pandemic provides.
The challenge will use an online design thinking platform called CARTEDO with the aim to:
1. Democratize access to reliable information and capitalize on youth networks to drive awareness of COVID-19
2. Give youth a voice in finding ways to prevent and mitigate the longer-term impacts of COVID-19 on Nigerian society
3. Develop youth skills that will enhance their future employability
4. Discover how COVID-19 is impacting real people in different ways
5. Define these challenges from a human-centered perspective, and
6. Develop innovative solutions to these challenges
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Nigeria is the first country to launch the COVID-19 Design Challenge for UNICEF in the world.
Government partners include the National Centre for Disease Control, National Information Technology Development Agency, and Office for ICT Innovation Entrepreneurship.
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The challenge involves youth actively finding innovative ways to fight COVID-19 and provide young people with opportunities to creatively engage the current and future challenges the
The challenge will use an online design thinking platform called CARTEDO with the aim to:
1. Democratize access to reliable information and capitalize on youth networks to drive awareness of COVID-19
2. Give youth a voice in finding ways to prevent and mitigate the longer-term impacts of COVID-19 on Nigerian society
3. Develop youth skills that will enhance their future employability
4. Discover how COVID-19 is impacting real people in different ways
5. Define these challenges from a human-centered perspective, and
6. Develop innovative solutions to these challenges
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You’ll start by exploring human
Interested youth can access the COVID-19 Design Challenge website here.
While sourcing innovative ideas from Nigerian youth, the challenge also seeks to build their design thinking skills. Participants who complete the challenge will receive a certificate of participation.
The platform will provide youth with the opportunity to contribute to the fight against COVID-19 and propose solutions for the post COVID-19 era. participants will be able to redeem awards like mentorships, job matching, technical skills, training and capacity-building, provided by partners such as CC Hub, Lagos Innovates, Jobberman, Ventures Platform, and Saed Connect, among others.
The challenge is being run in the context of a youth digital partnership with the Botnar Foundation, and in close collaboration with Generation Unlimited and U-Report.
Interested youth can access the COVID-19 Design Challenge website here.
While sourcing innovative ideas from Nigerian youth, the challenge also seeks to build their design thinking skills. Participants who complete the challenge will receive a certificate of participation.
The platform will provide youth with the opportunity to contribute to the fight against COVID-19 and propose solutions for the post COVID-19 era. participants will be able to redeem awards like mentorships, job matching, technical skills, training and capacity-building, provided by partners such as CC Hub, Lagos Innovates, Jobberman, Ventures Platform, and Saed Connect, among others.
The challenge is being run in the context of a youth digital partnership with the Botnar Foundation, and in close collaboration with Generation Unlimited and U-Report.
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Reward global partner Goodwall will provide cash benefits of N100,000 every week to participants with the best idea.
To get updates about the design challenge
Reward global partner Goodwall will provide cash benefits of N100,000 every week to participants with the best idea.
To get updates about the design challenge
simply send an SMS with the word JOIN to 24453, which will allow you to participate – together with over 3.6 million Nigerians - on the U-Report Platform.
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?
Anyone over the age of 14 who identifies as Youth
The challenge will run from 13 May – 13 June
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?
Anyone over the age of 14 who identifies as Youth
The challenge will run from 13 May – 13 June
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW
Remember this
To be eligible to win the 100,000 Naira weekly cash price from
Goodwall , you will need to share your ideas and prototypes on the Goodwall app.
How?
- Complete the challenge on the Cartedo platform
- Download the goodwall app using this link https://goodwall.onelink.me/45N9/ureport
- Register/Sign-up on the goodwall app
- Proceed to share your ideas/prototypes on the goodwall app
Watch the video below on how to share your ideas/
prototypes on the goodwall app.
Download app here - https://goodwall.onelink
.me/45N9/ureport
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"So after completing the challenge, the next step is to download the app and share ideas before getting the certificate?"
Answers : if you’ve finished the challenge in the prescribed format above, you will get your certificate at the end of the challenge. Downloading the good wall app is to compete for the 100,000 Naira weekly cash prize.
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