In South Sudan, the @UNDPAccLab experimented with a first-of-its-kind digital platform for savings & loans inspired by a local women’s traditional scheme. The pilot scaled with mobile company mGURUSH, with a reach of 1.6 million people. 👉undpacclabs.com/AnnualReport20… #StoriesOfScale

Scaling traditional knowledge! In Ecuador, UNDP Accelerator Labs worked directly with ~100 herb vendors and partners to boost livelihoods in the ancestral medicinal plant trade, preserve ancestral practices, and expand the trade. Learn more👇undpacclabs.com/AnnualReport20… #StoriesOfScale

In Bolivia, UNDP Accelerator Labs harnesses #collectiveintelligence for climate action, empowering Indigenous Peoples through crowdsourcing in municipal planning. This scales traditional knowledge into national climate strategies. Learn more👇 undpacclabs.com/AnnualReport20… #StoriesOfScale

A @UNDPAccLab prototype drives digital transformation in Uganda! Our UNDP Uganda AccLab with Jumia Uganda & the government connected 4,000+ informal vendors to consumers via an e-commerce platform, now expanding to 10 more markets and cities undpacclabs.com/AnnualReport20… #StoriesOfScale

Earlier today on AfriRadio Sierra Leone, Akinyemi Scott-Boyle from our AccLab shared the exciting details of our Youth Innovation Challenge with Environment Protection Agency Sierra Leone! This initiative is empowering young people to unleash their creativity,& entrepreneurial spirit to tackle environmental challenges.

In Vietnam, thru UNDP Accelerator Labs, UN Development has designed an Innovation Corner inspired by the vibrant street tea culture. This creative space fosters collaboration and the free flow of ideas, much like the social hubs of Vietnam's tea stalls. ow.ly/bq4m50TeCRI

In Zimbabwe, @UNDPAccLab partnered with Pegara, a Japanese AI start-up, to combat the quelea bird threat to small grain crops. Using AI, local net catchers & data, they’re boosting food security and local economies Read more undpacclabs.com/AnnualReport20… #StoriesOfScale UNDP Zimbabwe

Extreme weather disrupts water access in Kenya’s Tana River County. @UNDPAccLab in Kenya is creating a collaborative mapping platform to combine water infrastructure data, helping communities adapt to water scarcity. Learn more undpacclabs.com/AnnualReport20… #StoriesOfScale UNDP Kenya

Here are Malcom (left) and Benedict (right) two local Pegara’s employees who are helping with the testing and data collection of the drone and the AI algorithm on the ground. #RnD #FoodSystems 👉BTW you can read more about this story in our annual report undpacclabs.com/AnnualReport20…

🧑‍💻UNDP Accelerator Labs brings together a diverse group of geology experts, technologists, and remote sensing specialists in a workshop to explore practical ways to monitor and mitigate the environmental impacts of groundwater rise and earth cracks in #Libya. #SDG9 #SDG6

We are working to make data openly available. For example, insights from UNDP in Serbia #AccLab's focus on AI, the future of work, women in STEM & migration are open to all 👉visit lab.undp.org.rs/themes/ Read more ways we “default to open"👇undpacclabs.com/AnnualReport20… #StoriesOfScale

We are working to make data openly available. For example, insights from UNDP in Serbia #AccLab's focus on AI, the future of work, women in STEM & migration are open to all 👉visit lab.undp.org.rs/themes/ Read more ways we “default to open"👇undpacclabs.com/AnnualReport20… #StoriesOfScale

Did you know: The UNDP Accelerator Labs are a strong convening power for UNDP and beyond, bringing unique actors with a common vision for new experiments, novel data sources & experiential knowledge in an R&D space. Learn more here👇 undpacclabs.com/AnnualReport20… #InnovativePartnerships