A very exciting opportunity 4 collaboration is in the air btwn the UNDP Accelerator Lab Sierra Leone and Imperial College London. We’re all excited abt the thought of it as this not only will be a value add 4 the Team bt 4our innovators. Thanx Michael Templeton for your visit.

It’s time to take things to another level, growth is where impact can be truly felt. So if you need a nudge to help you grow this opportunity is open for startups. Apply now!!

New batch of graphic designers trained by #limkokwing in #SierraLeone ready to Rebrand Local SMEs. Go Team!!

Congratulations to John Cookson Kamara from 🇸🇱, #winner of Limkokwing Sierra Leone 4⃣ years scholarship worth $6,900 to study #SoftwareEngineering. John is upbeat that his new feat came as a result of UNDP Sierra Leone's partnership with academic institutions in the country.

What an inspiring week it's been at the UNDP Accelerator Labs Africa Retreat hosted by UNDP Ethiopia in Addis Ababa, where #AccLabUganda joined 35 labs to reflect together, share experiences and reimagine the way we work across #Africa to deliver innovative development solutions 🚀🌍

Behind the scenes at today's world premiere of the #forTomorrow: the documentary at the Walter Reade Theater in New York. Let's celebrate #grassroots innovations worldwide!

How can we unlock #Africa’s potential as the world’s most promising growth & trade market❓ During #UNGA, the inaugural Global Africa Business Initiative #GABI brings together African business leaders to work together & seize the moment. ➡️Register: gabi.biz

A privilege to meet H.E Julius Maada Bio Barram, President of Sierra Leone today. Tackling #CostOfLivingCrisis requires doubling down on #humandev. From driving youth employment to expanding digital public infrastructure UN Development stands ready to support 🇸🇱 build resilience.

“To give women back the time they give to home care, we need to target men. Through experimentation UNDP Accelerator Labs UNDP Lebanon we learned the best hook to change behavior is self- reliance. You want to be a man, you better learn how to iron your shirt!” Lilian Qatar Fund For Development صندوق قطر للتنمية

Years ago, the UN🇺🇳 was created as a symbol of peace & stability. Today, the 🌍 is facing the most violent conflicts recorded in 70 years & a gripping #CostOfLivingCrisis. These common challenges and more are the reasons why United Nations exists👇👇

Our #Regional Service Centre Team UNDP Africa is in 🇸🇱 to work w/ us in #complexity, co-create, & reshape our offer & value proposition in a way that informs UNDP in Sierra Leone #SustainabilityLocalEconomicDev portfolio framework.

With just 8 years to achieve the #SDGs, we must work harder than ever to overcome crisis and put the world on a path to sustainable development. An end to #crisis everywhere is our common good and should be our common goal. UN Development is making a difference: go.undp.org/CrisisOffer

On the second day of UN Development’s Leaders for 2030 Retreat, a great discussion at the Leaders Dialogue & Networking session. Inspiring testimonies from innovators & leaders on what moves them to put their talent & thinking at the service of public good. #FutureSmartUNDP

Digitalization continues to reshape how UN Development responds to the crises facing our 🌐. This includes using its power to drive #ClimateAction. UN Development's ambitious #DigitalTransformation strategy magnifies cutting-edge development support #ForPeopleForplanet. 👉digitalstrategy.undp.org

Today, we are pleased to join 🇸🇱 Mohamed Orman Bangura to certify 1⃣4⃣0⃣ youth & #women-owned businesses (115 females; 25 males) trained on business management skills, & provided w/ UNDP Sierra Leone grants of abt $65,000 to revive small businesses from the shock of #Covid-19.

Limiting global warming to 1.5°C could result in up to 420 million fewer people being exposed to extreme heatwaves❗ Read more from UN Humanitarian + IFRC's new report on heatwaves: reliefweb.int/node/3893694

Today marks the International Day of the Girl Child. Break the stereotypes and let girls and their imaginations soar. Watch 16-year-old innovator Gitanjali Rao in the documentary for Tomorrow 👇undpacclabs.com/forTomorrow #InternationalDayOfTheGirlChild for Tomorrow

Globally, about 900m ppl lack access to electricity. The energy crisis is worsened by #WarinUkraine Speaking to Al Jazeera PR, our Rep angela lusigi calls for #investment in renewables & clean energy #tech to reduce global demand for fossil fuels. Video➡️bit.ly/3Td6Np1

‘All hands on deck’ needed to support dev countries on current #Fin4Dev challenges. UN Development committed to & investing in new partnerships - incl, w #IFIs. From #INFFs, SDG Bond Standards to SDG investor maps, see our work w/ WorldBank IMF & other MDBs: bit.ly/3T6EmK1

Beyond honored to have taken part in a HarvardBusiness school class on innovation strategy looking at our very own UNDP Accelerator Labs. Amazing to hear business school students ideas on how we can keep building a ‘network of ecosystems’. Thank you to Frank Nagle & Elizabeth J. Altman