what innovation means for unicef kenya? "children, adolescent and youth" at the centre of...

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