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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On #DataPrivacyDay we want to hear from you! How much do you know about your health data? 📱 💊
Join the @Trans4m_Health global campaign by sharing your experiences of how you access health data: https://bit.ly/3XjYU3J
#MyDataOurHealth, #HealthDataGovernance, #DataPrivacyDay
Brilliant to see young people in Vietnam tackle road safety issues and transform health in their cities through AI and digital to enhance wellbeing as part of our Fit4Future programme. 🌃
Learn more @AIPFoundation @iRAPSavingLives 👇
As part of innovative #BigData #roadsafety project, AI&Me: Empowering youth for safer roads, we are excited to launch the Youth Engagement App (YEA) pilot in Vietnam starting Dec 2022 - Jan 2023. @AIPFoundation @FondationBotnar @FIAFdn @AnditiSpatial
https://irap.org/2023/01/launch-of-the-aime-youth-engagement-app-encourages-young-voices-to-champion-safer-mobility-in-vietnam/
Our AI and Digital Innovation Lead @Jsidloc is looking forward to attending @GSTEP_GH's awards ceremony in Accra today, meeting with young people who took part in the challenge.
Stay tuned for updates! 👀
It's the final showdown!
Join us on the 25th of January at the Accra Conference Centre to support our 50 finalist teams who made it to the final stage of the GSTEP Challenge.
#challenge #STEM #education
We are excited to announce the 🚀 of our new programme #UrbanFutures with @hivos & @ruaf. The programme will support young people and partners to drive more inclusive, #climateresilient #cities and #urbanfoodsystems. 🌱
More 👉 https://bit.ly/3JbWUX2.
📢 Today we 🚀#UrbanFutures!! Our new program with @FondationBotnar and @ruaf supports local partners and especially #youth to drive more inclusive, #climateresilient cities and #urbanfoodsystems. Find out why cities provide such unique opportunities 👇🏽
https://hivos.org/news/hivos-launches-urban-futures-youth-action-for-inclusive-climate-resilient-urban-food-systems
To protect youth and achieve #UniversalHealthCoverage we must:
🗣️ Hold leaders accountable
💶 Find financing solutions
🤝 Engage in partnerships
Interesting insights and lessons from in @wef on how we can advance young peoples health. https://bit.ly/3kpAXcN
@PMNCH
Smart cities have the potential to:
📱Leverage digitisation
🧠 Improve wellbeing
🗣️ Build inclusive and sustainable societies
But we need to balance the risks with protecting digital rights.
Interesting piece from @_MollyKilleen in @EURACTIV👇
https://bit.ly/3XxjpJN
“The international community should push tech platforms to focus their content moderation activities on countries with low digital literacy."
Great piece in @devex on 3️⃣ activists protecting online rights. #GenerationWhy
https://bit.ly/3jGboU9
@NatalieDonback @naomi_mihara
We now have 7️⃣ years to meet the targets set by the #2030 agenda.
In this blog @SusannaHausman3 shares how our Youth2030 programme in partnership with @UNHABITAT aims to advance the #SDGs through youth participation and accountability ⬇️
https://bit.ly/3Qrib0p
Have you read the latest piece in the @FinancialTimes #ThrivingCities series featuring our partner @safetipinapp yet? 💡
Learn how through data and AI young people are enhancing wellbeing and safety in cities through using a digital app. 📲
https://www.ft.com/content/e8affe3f-c09e-43f5-b661-7de643729409
2023 brings new opportunities for young people to take action and use their voice. 📢
If you're 16-24, join @PMNCH's #1point8 campaign and share your wants, needs & ambitions to inform an Agenda for Action for Adolescents.
Get involved 👉 https://www.1point8b.org/.
