UNICEF Spark | Driving innovation within UNICEF and beyond

The initiative was launched with a call to the entire organization to submit proposals for innovative solutions to challenges in three categories: humanitarian issues, climate change, and youth-led innovation. Approximately 2,000 individuals participated in the process, resulting in around 117 proposals from over 60 countries.

dot. has created a program for 9 selected teams with promising ideas to help them advance. The program includes a one-week incubator bootcamp in Stockholm, three months of online mentorship, and a prestigious awards event. The Spark incubation methodology focuses on generating, scaling, and communicating innovations with social impact, tailored to the unique pace and development stage of each project in the program.

↗ Evalu-It (Humanitarian), State of Palestine: the trial of an integrated system for direct digital feedback on the emergency and humanitarian supplies UNICEF provides – including water, sanitation and hygiene and education kits.

↗ DroneBots (Humanitarian / Climate Change), Guatemala: an initiative designed to provide mobile phone and internet connectivity to communities in the aftermath of a disaster, while also collecting real-time monitoring and rapid assessment data to enable faster, more effective decision-making for emergency response and recovery.

↗ Acción Climática Joven (Climate Change), Uruguay: an initiative that aims to expand and strengthen the representation, participation, and influence of young Uruguayans in national climate and environmental policy.