🌍 How can we unlock market potential for school connectivity solutions in Africa? 🛰️
Giga’s recent study underscores the urgent need for governments and industry suppliers to provide affordable, high-quality internet to schools across the continent.
🌐
We are about to launch 1,000
#NFTs
to celebrate UNICEF's 75th anniversary🚀
#UNICEF75
Each artwork by
@NadiehBremer
is based on data from our open-source map. Collectors will form a community helping us connect every school to the internet.
Learn more:
🚀 Our Patchwork Kingdom
#NFTs
have raised over $700,000 and built a community of advocates for school connectivity.
Read our blog post about using NFT artworks for philanthropy:
@PatchworkGiga
@NadiehBremer
@SnowcrashNFT
It’s a wrap! Thank you for joining our session to learn how to harness
#Blockchain
to give children access to information & opportunities.
Read more about our staking work in Rwanda
Answering the $1 billion question is a mission of a lifetime
#DevconVI
We've just opened the whitelist for our 1,000 UNICEF
#NFT
artworks by
@NadiehBremer
🚀
Proceeds will help Giga get schools and students around the world online.
You can join the whitelist here:
And find us on Discord here:
Pres. Werner Hoyer
@EIB
: "The goal of connectivity worldwide is one we, as the EU Bank, share and are committed to. The most efficient way out of this crisis, made more acute by the pandemic, is a green and digital recovery."
#DigitalCooperation
What an incredible scene! Crossing extreme terrain so that children in the most remote parts of the 🌍 are connected to the Internet—this is Giga's mission.
Thank you
@internetsociety
for your hard work & passion that will impact the lives of the children in Zardaly, Kyrgyzstan.
Each block in our 1,000 NFT Patchwork Kingdoms represents a real school.
📽
@NadiehBremer
explains how the different patterns reflect varying levels of Internet access around the 🌍
👉 Join the whitelist:
👉 Join us on discord:
Meet Doreen Bogdan-Martin, the new Secretary-General of
@ITU
, and the first woman to head the organization since it was established in 1865! Talk about smashing that glass ceiling!
#IWD2023
(1/8)
@unicefchief
makes a clear call to help
@UNICEF
raise $3 billion in catalytic funding for
#connectivity
. This will contribute to unlocking the full promise of safe, secure access to digital tools for the overall development of communities & countries:
🎉Our Patchwork Kingdoms have sold out!
A huge thank you to everyone who bought an NFT, helping us raise 175 ETH (∽US$547,000) to get more learners online.
20% of secondary sales will also go to Giga:
Art by
@NadiehBremer
built by
@SnowcrashLabs
“The digital revolution must be a benefit to all school children. I ask states to ensure that students and teaching establishments be better connected. Our Giga initiative aims at putting all schools online.”
UN Secretary-General,
@antonioguterres
at the 77th
#UNGA
, 19 Sept 2022
To connect every young person to the Internet and to a lifetime of opportunity, we need to
#MapEverySchool
- and we have now mapped 1 million schools 🚀
Explore the map:
.
@Gigaconnect
global mapping platform has now mapped over 800,000 schools across 15 countries to identify connectivity gaps & forge paths toward meaningful access.
Learn more
#DigitalCooperation
📣 BREAKING
Giga's Technology Centre will soon be hosted in
#Barcelona
🇪🇸
We're meeting w/ the Spain Govt
@SpainMFA
,
@gencat
&
@bcn_ajuntament
to discuss plans for this exciting journey. Thank you for supporting our ambitious goal to connect all schools in the 🌍 to the Internet
"The internet is the most amazing and most accessible library ever conceived. Connecting students and teachers to this wealth of information could be the most powerful engine of transformation the world has ever seen." -
@ITU_BDTDirector
at
@BCIU
#UNGA
:
#ITUWTDC
unanimously adopted a resolution to connect every school to the Internet and every young person to ICTs, noting
@Gigaglobal
as a key way to achieve this.
The new investment of 17.5M€ of the Giga Technology Centre in Barcelona by the Government of Spain, the Regional Government of Catalonia, and the Barcelona City Council, will connect 2.8M schools and 500M children to the Internet by 2030.
#UNICEFThanks
@UNICEF
@SpainMFA
@ITU
🚀 UN Secretary General
@antonioguterres
highlighted Giga yesterday in a speech on Leaving No One Behind.
He described Giga's work as a key step in making access to the Internet a basic human right.
Read the full speech:
A big thanks to all our Spanish 🇪🇸 counterparts who have been supporting us in our global mission to connect all schools in the world. 🙌
Together, let’s build an
#inclusive
digital future for all
#MWC23
#Connectivity
Breaking the glass ceiling at
@ITU
, Doreen Bogdan-Martin has made history as its first female Secretary-General in more than 150 years.
Celebrate
#IWD23
by tuning into an inspiring talk with
@ITUSecGen
, moderated by
@Lady_karimah
.
🗓️8 March | 8.30 AM EST
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:
@ProCoWorld
🇵🇸 We’ve just reached an agreement to connect 76 schools in Palestine.
🚀 This will benefit nearly 10,000 students and 1,000 teachers.
Learn more:
@UNICEFPalestine
@_GenUnlimited
The whitelist for our 1,000 NFT Patchwork Kingdoms will close at 09:00 (US Eastern Time) on 4 January.
A random draw will be held soon afterwards to determine who can mint a token.
👉 Sign up for the whitelist here:
Our friends
@Mapbox
have helped us create a new tool to visualise the link between connectivity and economic advantage.
And we've started with Kazakhstan 🇰🇿
Explore the interactive map here:
@unicefkaz
"The digital divide reinforces socioeconomic divides...
Education and digital technology must be two great enablers and equalizers."
@UN
Secretary-General
@antonioguterres
on the urgency of our effort to connect every school to the Internet at the
@NelsonMandela
Annual Lecture.
We start this new year with a bang! Giga hit the 2M schools mapped milestone in 2022.
No one knows the actual number of schools there are in the world, nor where they are located. This is why this is a big deal! You can’t solve what you don’t know.
Visit
UNICEF ED Russell and Vice Minister of Spain Ángeles Moreno Bau have reached an agreement to host Giga Tech Centre in Barcelona, which will now start operations to scale the Giga Initiative to connect all schools to the Internet at a global level.
#UNICEFThanks
@UNICEF
@SpainMFA
Did you sign up for the UNICEF
#NFT
whitelist?
🚀🚀All whitelisted applicants can now mint. Your NFT will help us get every school in the world online.
After tomorrow 1200 (US Eastern Time) sales will be open to the public.
1 million.
That's the number of students who are now connected to the Internet thanks to
@Gigaconnect
- our joint initiative with
@ITU
.
We must urgently bridge the digital divide and help children catch up on the learning they missed before and during COVID-19.
With the immense support to map school connectivity from
@Ericsson
, through Giga
@UNICEF
@ITU
can identify gaps and further collaborate across sectors to connect every young person to information, opportunity, and choice.
@Ericsson
joins
@UNICEF
in a three-year strategic partnership to accelerate our efforts with
@ITU
to map school connectivity across the world.
By doing so, we can work toward connecting every school to the Internet and close the digital divide.
Great session at
#UNGA
with distinguished speakers from Giga’s partners across government, private sector, and the UN to accelerate efforts to connect all children to the
#Internet
.
Together we can build a 🌍 where everyone has access to the digital opportunities they deserve.
Connecting to the
#Internet
is no longer a luxury—it’s a necessity in today’s world. 🌍
It gives children & young people access to learning and knowledge, connects them to the rest of the world, & gives them opportunities to realise a better future.
#MeaningfulConnectivity
🚀
Nothing beats in-person meetings for sparking new ideas and building a strong team! 🌟
Our country engagement team gathered in
#Geneva
this week to explore ways to expand Giga
#impacts
in more countries this year. Way to go! 🚀
#Connectivity
#ForEveryChild
From sunny Switzerland🇨🇭☀️...
Giga Co-Leads,
@UNICEF
's
@chrisfabian
&
@ITU
's Alex Wong, recently pitched Giga at
@BBridgesCH
as we work toward our ambitious goal of connecting every school in the 🌎 to the
#Internet
& giving children access to digital opportunities 🚀
Good day from
#Barcelona
! For the 1st time since Giga began in 2019, we are finally meeting all the 40+ nerds that make the magic happen. Watch this space for exciting updates from the team 😊
#GigaRetreat
#connectivity
#internet
To date, Sierra Leone has connected 205 schools to the Internet.
Through Giga, we are working together to connect the remaining >10,900 schools in the country to ensure quality education for over 2.5 million learners.
🚀 Giga features in a new report by
@OECDdev
as a leading idea to achieve a just & equitable
#DigitalTransformation
The case study describes how connecting schools can empower entire communities and assesses the role of innovative financing.
Read more:
“Giga is a unique partnership between two UN agencies that aims to connect every school in the 🌎. We have tech solutions and strong partners. Let's strengthen our bonds and ties, and make sure Giga delivers.”
@ITUSecGen
Doreen Bogdan-Martin opens Day 2 of
#GigaWeek
in Geneva.
Happy
#InternationalWomensDay
2023! 🎉
This year's global theme is "DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality,” and we're celebrating women and girls who drive change and work towards a more equal world 🌍
#IWD2023
#WomenInTech
(1/4)
99% of schools in Kyrgyzstan now have Internet access but connecting the rest is a big challenge, especially in remote, mountainous areas.
Our latest blog post about life for people offline and creative ways of overcoming the problem:
Happy
#GirlsinICT
Day!
Only 2% of ICT patents are generated by women. By connecting schools to the Internet, Giga aims to help more girls pursue careers in science and tech.
Read more about how Giga prioritises safe Internet access for girls:
Through Reimagine Education
@UNICEF
and partners are committed to ensuring every child has access to quality learning solutions that can be rapidly developed, adapted and deployed at scale to reach the most marginalized learners.
#digitaldivide
Thrilled to announce that
@DubaiCares
has joined
@UNICEF
through
@_GenUnlimited
to scale Giga's efforts toward digital connectivity and to empower local entrepreneurs - all to drive their Global Declaration on Connectivity as a right of every young person!
A lack of connectivity means limited opportunities for the most vulnerable children and youth to fulfill their potential.
A new
@TheEIU
Report sponsored by our partner
@ericsson
shows how school+community connectivity can boost learning outcomes and GDP:
The
@Gigaglobal
team met the inspirational
@ITUSecGen
Doreen Bogdan-Martin who reminded us of the big hopes & expectations ahead of us.
She recalled fond memories from a school visit in Rwanda where she was amazed by the students' and teachers' enthusiasm for using the Internet.
Happy Monday! May your week be filled with happy surprises, like when these students saw a volcanic eruption for the first time. Working w our partners in Kenya, we've unlocked a world of discoveries for the 1,300+ students of Gatuanyaga Primary School.
With
@Niger_ONU
@guimbasaidou
we will discuss the urgency and commit to expanding
#connectivity
esp to conflict and post-conflict contexts, to give every child access to education, opportunity and choice.
Connect with us on Friday 2 Oct, 0830EDT:
Thanks to the Government of Spain, the Regional Government of Catalonia & the Barcelona City Council for their support to host the Giga Tech Centre in Barcelona & 17.5M€ for the next 3 years. This investment will enable Giga to connect millions of children 🌍 to the Internet.
As we continue to connect every school, we must all work together to ensure that the online world is safe.
@unicefchief
calls for investments in safe technologies and content:
#SaferInternetDay
Connect with us:
Greetings from sunny Zimbabwe! ☀️
We're gearing up for the Transform Africa Summit this week, and we're excited to network with new friends and share our ambitious plans to connect every school in the world to the Internet. 🚀
#TAS2023
#Connectivity
The
#COVID19
pandemic has disrupted education for nearly 1.6B children worldwide. So that every child has access to quality education, Giga aims to connect every school to the internet.
This
#WorldChildrensDay
join us in calling on governments to reopen schools
#ForEveryChild
.
It’s show time! 🚀 Our team had a chance to present our products with more than 100 partners & collaborators today. Thank you for supporting our ambitious goal to connect all schools in the world to the Internet.
#PartnersDay
When we launched Giga last year, connectivity was a nice-to-have.
This year, the pandemic caused mindsets to shift and urgent action to be pursued, with connectivity becoming a must-have.
Many schools around the 🌎 are still offline. But through
@Gigaglobal
, students like Mutesi are learning in a more meaningful way.
With our partners, we connect schools to the Internet, ensuring students access to information, opportunity, and choice.
➡️
Thank you to all our friends & collaborators for joining
@UNICEF
and
@ITU
's efforts to connect every school to the Internet. Someday, we'll connect in person — but today, a virtual beach party by
@HighFidelityXR
to celebrate our progress with beach sounds was truly a pleasure! ☀️
Our team is GROWING fast 🚀 and we're looking for individuals to fill the following positions:
🔵 Operations Specialist
🔵 Human Resources Specialist
🔵 Data Scientists (2 positions)
🔵 Product and Data Analyst
🔵 Principal Data Engineer
More info: 🌍
School connectivity is one of the spotlights in this year’s
@UNBBCom
meeting.
Giga and partners continue efforts to close the digital equity gap by connecting the estimated 2.8 million schools to the Internet by 2030.
#BroadbandCommission
#UNGA
For hundreds of millions of children, 'normal' was never good enough to begin with.
We have the opportunity to reimagine education by bridging the
#digitaldivide
so every child can access learning opportunities.
💡 Read
@unicefchief
's annual letter:
🚀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!
"Together, we can do more. We cannot do everything by ourselves."
@ITUBDTDirector
Cosmas Zavazava opens the Giga Team Week in Geneva - highlighting the unique partnership between
@UNICEF
and
@ITU
to connect every school in the world to the Internet. (1/2)
We’re so very excited to formally announce this partnership with
@DellTech
and to debut (soon) some of the cool tech collaborations we’ve been doing together 👀🚀
This
#DigitalInclusionWeek
, we're excited to announce our partnership with
@UNICEFUSA
supporting
@Gigaglobal
in the UNICEF-ITU initiative to deliver internet to every school in the world by 2030. 🌍
"At stake is the fate of 2.7 billion people that remain offline today,"
@ITUSecGen
Doreen Bogdan-Martin reminds us of the urgent need for digital
#inclusion
at
#MWC23
.
As we all build towards a
#digital
future, let's make sure no one is left behind.
#Connectivity
🎉 Exciting news! Giga is now in 30 countries! 🌍
Since 2019, we've been working closely with governments and partners to bridge the global digital divide by connecting schools to the Internet.
#GigaX30
#30CountriesMilestone
(1/4)
Are you curious about what impact
@Gigaglobal
has created in 2022? 🌎
Tomorrow is the launch of the Giga Annual Report 2022. Get ready to learn about the Giga-ntic strides we have made with our work in the past year 🚀
#Giga2022Report
#Connectivity
🇿🇼 3 out of 4 schools in Zimbabwe have no Internet connection.
Here’s how businesses can help us fix this and give more students access to the opportunities online.
@UNICEFZimbabwe
@ITUAfrica
✨ Wrapping up a stellar
#GigaWeek
in Geneva!🇨🇭
🌐 Our growing team gathered to share ideas, solidify goals, and showcase our latest projects. We're back at our desks with renewed energy, thanks to the support of our amazing partners and supporters.
#Connectivity
#ForEveryChild
📢
#JOBALERT
:
@Gigaglobal
is looking for talented and passionate individuals to support us in communications, community management, finance, and country engagement.
Join our ambitious mission to connect every school in the world to the Internet! 🚀
VISIT:
Spain and Switzerland, in partnership with Giga, will host a session at
#UNGA
on “Transforming Education Through Digital Connectivity”.
Over 2 million students have been connected online as part of our mission to connect every school in the 🌍 to the Internet.
.
@Gigaglobal
Co-Lead,
@ChrisFabian
demonstrates the
#GigaMap
in front of journalists showing the locations of connected and unconnected schools across the 🌍.
“We aim to turn the red dots into green, bringing
#connectivity
to every school.”
#MWC23
The Brazilian Network Information Center
@ComuNICbr
has joined
@UNICEF
@ITU
to help map school connectivity globally. They will share real time data and their expertise through tools and AI models to accelerate transforming education for every child. 🌎
Universal connectivity is not only the goal; it enables us to reach the
#SDGs
.
@UNICEF
Innovation Fund & the Government of
#Kazakhstan
work with startups to scale solutions toward greater impact - which we can boost with connectivity.
Meet them here:
"We’ve got lots of ways now to actually connect every school in the world, every learner in the world to the internet and wouldn’t that be a brilliant legacy for our world to give this generation!"
- Henrietta Fore
@unicefchief
@ the
@WhiteHouse
@UNDP
Generation 2030 event 🚀
🚀
@unicefchief
at
@WebSummit
: "
@UNICEF
is aiming to address the learning crisis and transform education... with equal access to quality digital learning; and key to this is universal internet connectivity."
Here's how we're connecting every school:
UNICEF executive director Henrietta Fore (
@unicefchief
) at
#WebSummit
, in conversation with Muzoon Almellehan, discussing the ways equal access to quality education can be achieved, and the key role played by universal internet connectivity 🌐