UN Solutions Summit

#UNSolutionsSummit 2019 Highlights Video! youtu.be/rcXM-rq-toc Featuring @MaekoAsia @music4earth @gardenpool @AbaadMENA @CdeC_Col @Tech4DevHQ @livoxtablet @GhanaBambooBike @Sure_Chill @DhaouafiMohamed Co-org @unfoundation @shift7 @Local2030 @GlobalInnovEx #UNGA #SDGs

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Check out the #UNSolutionsSummit 2019 YouTube playlist to watch all the individual presentations, full sessions & highlight video: youtube.com/playlist?list=… 2019 @UN Solutions Summit was co-organized by @unfoundation @shift7 @GlobalInnovEx & @Local2030 #SDGs #globalgoals

@Sure_Chill @UN Including acceleration dialogue w/ @noagafni of @rutgers_csi, @chanandlercc of @elementalexcel & Rania Ashraf of @unfoundation 2019 #UNSolutionsSummit was co-organized by @unfoundation @shift7 @GlobalInnovEx & @Local2030 #SDGs #GlobalGoals #innovation #refrigeration

.@Sure_Chill's refrigeration tech stores vaccines at constant temp for weeks without power, benefitting off grid communities. Millions of doses saved from wastage in 49 countries so far! Learn more from their presentation @UN Solutions Summit #UNGA youtu.be/iMPaQtN7pDo

Including acceleration dialogue w/ @robschuham of @commonworks, @Panda_Mo_Nium of @SBCAfriTech & @juirop of @harvard 2019 #UNSolutionsSummit was co-organized by @unfoundation @shift7 @GlobalInnovEx & @Local2030 #SDGs #GlobalGoals

.@GhanaBambooBike literally grows bikes! W/ a production team of >50% women & focus on training youth, they use fast-growing bamboo to build bikes which are cheaper, lighter & stronger than steel bikes! See their presentation @UN Solutions Summit #UNGA youtu.be/pbKBMEpCi7c

Including acceleration dialogue w/ @HendAlhinnawi of @HNTracker, @jessannhuang of @ZimbaWater & @HarvardHSPHand, & @azecha of We Scale Impact 2019 #UNSolutionsSummit was co-organized by @unfoundation @shift7 @GlobalInnovEx & @Local2030 #SDGs #GlobalGoals #assistivetech #adapt

Prosthetics are inaccessible to children due to cost & are outgrown quickly. CURE builds affordable, adaptable, 3D printed bionic arms, helping children see a disability as a superpower! See presentation by @DhaouafiMohamed @UN Solutions Summit #UNGA: youtu.be/6jlEvIl82Xw

Including acceleration dialogue @chanandlercc of @elementalexcel, @HendAlhinnawi of @HNTracker, @cocoboyda of Global Leading Light Initiative & @jessannhuang of @ZimbaWater & @HarvardHSPH 2019 #UNSolutionsSummit co-organized by @unfoundation @Shift7 @GlobalInnovEx & @Local2030

.@CdeC_Col connects rural youth w/ scientists in Colombia for hands on training in STEM, inspiring them to become local change agents & ultimately the next generation of Latin American scientists! See their presentation @UN Solutions Summit #UNGA youtu.be/d0N6tyHKLcU #SDGs

Including acceleration dialogue w/ Ashit Patel of @salesforce & Radhika Shah of @PhilSDGs & @Panda_Mo_Nium of @SBCAfriTech 2019 #UNSolutionsSummit was co-organized by @unfoundation @Shift7 @GlobalInnovEx & @Local2030 #SDGs #GlobalGoals #Womenintech

To bridge the gender gap in tech in Africa @Tech4DevHQ #WomenTechsters program aims to train 5 million women in tech skills by 2030. Women’s empowerment contributing to economic growth of the continent! See their presentation @UN Solutions Summit #UNGA: youtu.be/equw0oWE7VA

Including acceleration dialogue with @nds414 of @Uofdenver & @twephanie & @Panda_Mo_Nium of @Sbootcamp 2019 #UNSolutionsSummit was co-organized by @unfoundation @Shift7 @GlobalInnovEx and @Local2030 #SDGs #GlobalGoals

Thanks to @livoxtablet innovative software, people living w/ disabilities leading to speech challenges have been able to communicate & connect in new ways. So far assisting 25000+ people in 11 countries! See their presentation @UN Solutions Summit #UNGA youtu.be/iUTfJwzbaZc

Including acceleration dialogue w/ @HendAlhinnawi of @HNTracker & @DianaAmini of @hmfoundation & Kailash Iyer of @OxFam 2019 #UNSolutionsSummit was co-organized by @unfoundation @Shift7 @GlobalInnovEx & @Local2030 #SDGs #GlobalGoals

To reduce all forms of violence against women & girls in Lebanon @AbaadMENA specialized teams visit marginalized areas via bus to provide support services. 20,000+ women, men, children reached since 2016! View their presentation @UN Solutions Summit #UNGA youtu.be/mAcM-UKb3WA

Including acceleration dialogue w/ @chanandlercc of @elementalexcel & @monicahkang of @innovatorsbo & @Panda_Mo_Nium of @SBCAfriTech & @BHGosselink of @Googleorg 2019 #UNSolutionsSummit was co-organized by @UNF @Shift7 @GlobalInnovEx & @Local2030 #GlobalGoals #SDGs

Imagine a closed loop food-energy-water system using hydroponics & 3D printing of recycled plastic. @GardenPool is doing this w/ resource-constrained communities, particularly after natural disasters Check out their presentation @UN Solutions Summit #UNGA youtu.be/sQtO4dMuZfA