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Cameroon: Two African Countries Among Winners of UNFPA AccessAbility Innovation Challenge
UN News, 22 August 2023
Four organizations working with young people with disabilities are the winners of the first AccessAbility innovation challenge held by the United Nations sexual and reproductive… Read more »
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Cameroon: The AccessAbility Innovation Challenge: Announcing the Four Winners!
Global Network of Young Persons with Disabilities, 15 August 2023
We began our journey with a goal – to disrupt inequalities and empower young persons living with disabilities through the innovative force of global thinkers. Today, the… Read more »
Cameroon, Kenya Shine in UN AccessAbility Innovation Challenge
Four organisations, two of them in Africa who are working with young people with disabilities, are the winners of the first AccessAbility innovation challenge held by the United Nations Population Fund, a UN agency aimed at improving reproductive and maternal health worldwide.
Led by women, the Inclusive Reproductive Health Initiative in Cameroon was honoured for its aim to accelerate the development of a menstrual cycle tracking device, with the goal of dispelling taboos, raise awareness of menstrual cycles and sexual health, particularly for young women and girls with disabilities.
Meanwhile, Technoprise Global from Kenya was chosen thanks to its project on conversations through artificial intelligence (AI), for inclusive data collection, which introduces a cutting-edge, multilingual AI-powered platform meticulously designed to foster respectful and dynamic conversations.
Four organizations working with young people with disabilities are the winners of the first AccessAbility innovation challenge held by the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA.
