Investing in emerging ideas that are creating a better future for young people.
Fondation Botnar is a Swiss philanthropic foundation working to improve the health and wellbeing of young people living in cities around the world. Advocating for the inclusion of youth voices and the equitable use of AI and digital technology, the foundation invests in and supports innovative programs and research, and brings together actors from across sectors to create dialogue and partnerships.
Cities fit for young people
Bringing together key people from across city systems and investing in solutions created with, by, and for young people, we’re working to create cities that are healthy, sustainable, and liveable for young people.
AI and digital for an equitable future
We fund and support ideas that bring the potential of AI and digital technology to life to create better, more inclusive spaces and platforms that support young people’s wellbeing — always with equity and responsibility at its core.
Meaningful youth participation
We support programs, projects and research that include young people, treat them with the trust and respect they deserve, give them the necessary space to contribute to work that affects them as equal partners.
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Thank you to @IDAIR_Geneva and its global partners for hosting the high-level panel on Artificial Intelligence Research in Health at the #UNGA77 Science Summit.
It was an honour to hear insights from all the speakers, including @GermannStefan
#UNGA #AI #ScienceSummit
It was a 2-day visit with the aim of getting to know the successes and challenges of small entrepreneurs and NGO's. So that to be able to implement technical support for incubation and acceleration programs for the youth of Tanga city.
@TangaCC @ESRFTZ @FondationBotnar
Young people deserve joy and wellbeing. But a new study out of Harvard’s Institute for Quantitative Social Science reports lowest well-being, and that perceptions of well-being among young people, 18-25, in the USA 💭
How can we turn the tide?
@dawn_com
Youngsters are miserable. They're our future, why aren't we paying more attention? #Pakistan #US #youth https://www.dawn.com/news/1710876/state-of-the-youth
Young people are turning to tactical urbanism to address this issue their exclusion from urban planning
Urban activist @michel0411 shared her experience with @despacio_org and how to involve young people urban planning🏙️ Read her article 👇🏽
https://bit.ly/3Defsmm
"As stated by UNSG. @antonioguterres, we are gridlocked in colossal global dysfunctions. I-DAIR, with its approach based on human-rights abiding #AI, is playing a critical role to get us off this gridlock in the field of health."
- Stefan Germann, CEO @FondationBotnar
#UNGA
The Swiss Foundation symposium on September 1st was spectacular, bringing together leaders from across the philanthropy sectors to discuss important innovations, challenges and opportunities.
https://thephilanthropist.ch/swissfoundations-unterschiedlichste-blickwinkel-einnehmen/
Read this article from @THEPHILANTHRO10 (in german) ⬇️
📢 We have submitted a global letter to @DrTedros with 90+ signatories, calling on @WHO & member states to prioritise #HealthDataGovernance.
We are asking for this pressing agenda item to be a part of #EB152 & #WHA76.
Read & endorse the letter here👇🏾.
https://transformhealthcoalition.org/growing-demand-for-action-on-health-data-governance-will-the-world-health-assembly-respond/
Mr. Siddhartha Jha from @FondationBotnar in his message to the finalists encouraged them to put in their best in this challenge program. He mentioned that the aim of this program is to nurture them and build them into great industry leaders.
#GSTEP #STEM #challenge
