We’re mapping real-time connectivity of every school in the world to serve as a foundation to work with govts and service providers, enabling planning and monitoring. Project Connect Read our Impact Outlook and connect the dots with us: gigaconnect.org/connecting-the…

Schools are at the heart of communities – as emergency response, distribution, health, and learning centers. But how many schools are there in the world? We don’t know – yet. Watch this space to learn more!

Through mapping school locations, we can make sure we can reach every child and their entire community with life-saving – and life-changing – resources. How are we doing it? Watch this space to connect the dots 🗺️

Project Connect aims to map real-time connectivity of every school in the world, serving as a foundation to work with governments and service providers to connect every school – and community – to the Internet. Watch this space to view our new platform. 🌍

We've now mapped over 900,000 schools across 35 countries. Take a closer look at location, connectivity, and coverage maps of each country on the new Project Connect website: projectconnect.world Project Connect

Without knowing where connectivity needs to be extended, governments & investors won’t know how much it will cost, making it more difficult and riskier to finance. See our new country selection & monitoring tools on the new Project Connect platform: projectconnect.world

Using #AI techniques to map schools from satellite imagery in Colombia, we helped the Government identify 7,000 schools that weren't in official datasets. Browse through school locations – showing where necessary resources and services can be provided: projectconnect.world

Just let this sink in. The Int’l Telecommunication Union UNICEF @Gigaconnect "school mapping phase" [Phase 1 of connecting all schools to the internet in a given country] in Colombia put 7,000 schools on the map that weren't part of official datasets i.e. they were excluded from policy considerations.

Schools present an opportunity to target investment, reach unconnected communities, and create economic growth. View our #connectivity and #coverage maps of 16,590 schools in Honduras 🇭🇳: projectconnect.world #digitaldivide

🇵🇸2,935 school locations in the State of Palestine have been added to the Project Connect platform. We are working with the Government to map their connectivity status in real-time, all toward closing the #digitaldivide View the map on the new website: projectconnect.world

👩🏽‍💻🧑🏻‍💻If you are interested in #EdTech/#SDG4, I strongly recommend you to follow & support these 2 promising initiatives Project Connect & @Gigaconnect led by UNICEF/Int’l Telecommunication Union 👉🏽Also follow ITU Development Doreen Bogdan christopher fabian UNICEF Education #️⃣ #GigaConnect #ICT4SDG #SDGs

🚀Thank you Mapbox for exploring the world with us! Our awesome collaborators at Mapbox have been testing our #satellite imagery+school mapping game. Their efforts will be huge in driving our algorithms to mapping ALL schools in the world🌏 Watch this space to see what's next!

🆕 Maps 🆕 Insights from Government Leaders 🆕 Advisors and Partners All this and more as we continue connecting the dots to close the #digitaldivide. Subscribe to our newsletter and join us: eepurl.com/hsQcBj

🚨JOIN US! We're looking for a Full Stack Software Developer to join @Gigaconnect and help us develop our Project Connect platform to map school connectivity, among other prototypes and tools. Read more and apply here: jobs.unicef.org/en-us/job/5404… #DeveloperJobs

#Connectivity is a prerequisite for education, now more than ever. Pleased to sign a Memorandum of Understanding today between the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry of #Kazakhstan, @unicef_kaz and Int’l Telecommunication Union to take forward our GIGA initiative!

We estimate that $428B is needed to achieve universal connectivity - how will we get there? Our Project Connect map tells us how many schools there are + if they're connected, and a Giga Connectivity Bond can help fill in a part of the financing gap. Charlotte Petri Gornitzka weighs in:

How connectivity credit could help bridge the digital divide wef.ch/3zjciJR christopher fabian Bill Tai Aya Miyaguchi Andile Ngcaba

🚀JOIN US! We're looking for a UX/UI Specialist to help develop, prototype, and advise on new products & solutions - and maintain+evolve current products like Project Connect - so we can connect every school+community to the internet. Read more and apply: jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job/5…

🇸🇱 We've been collaborating with the Government of Sierra Leone and seeing progress in accelerating school connectivity to empower entire communities — from deploying browser extensions to the inauguration of a National Giga Steering Committee: gigaconnect.org/progress-towar…

Connect with us 🔗 We are looking for firms to help us conduct feasibility studies (from technical, economic, and financial perspectives) for telecommunication projects in developing countries. Read more and apply here: ungm.org/Public/Notice/…