{"id":145998,"date":"2023-04-28T20:24:04","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T18:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/southern-africa\/angola\/the-united-nations-population-fund-unfpa-launches-digital-incubation-space-to-empower-young-people-in-madagascar-to-innovate-for-change\/"},"modified":"2023-04-28T20:24:04","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T18:24:04","slug":"the-united-nations-population-fund-unfpa-launches-digital-incubation-space-to-empower-young-people-in-madagascar-to-innovate-for-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/southern-africa\/angola\/the-united-nations-population-fund-unfpa-launches-digital-incubation-space-to-empower-young-people-in-madagascar-to-innovate-for-change\/","title":{"rendered":"The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) launches digital incubation space to empower young people in Madagascar to innovate for change"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Madagascar’s First Lady,\u00a0Mialy Rajoelina,\u00a0launched\u00a0a\u00a0digital incubation space provided by UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, where\u00a0young people can\u00a0develop innovative ideas and projects on advancing UNFPA’s mandate and the Sustainable Development Goals.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\u201cThis\u00a0space\u00a0will contribute largely to ensure access to digital learning, especially for our young girls,\u201d said Ms. Rajoelina,\u00a0UNFPA’s\u00a0Champion in the fight against gender-based violence (GBV).\u00a0\u201cEducation does not only constitute a fundamental human right. It is also a guarantor of sustainable development for our society and our country.\u201d<\/p>\n

The\u00a0\u2018Innovation Room\u2019, located at UNFPA’s offices in Antananarivo, offers free access to a range of information and communication technology (ICT) tools and other support. It seeks to address\u00a0infrastructural difficulties faced by youth in relation to Internet access, lack of constant electricity supply and the need for ICT tools to learn, develop and share digital solutions.\u00a0For every 100 inhabitants in Madagascar, only 0.12 have a fixed Internet subscription, representing approximately 33,600 people in a\u00a0nation with a\u00a0population of 28 million, according to data from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in 2018.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis situation leaves very limited possibilities to improve their education and access to other innovative tools for a majority of these young people, who constitute two thirds of the population, and especially for girls, who do not usually have the needed support to pursue careers in the field of science, technology, engineering and mathematics,\u201d\u00a0said UNFPA Representative Koffi Kouame.<\/p>\n

With\u00a0an annex in Tulear, Atsimo-Andrefana region, the Innovation Room went live\u00a0with a call for\u00a0submissions from\u00a0all interested youth aged 15 to 35 years.<\/p>\n

Governor Edally Tovondrainy\u00a0of Atsimo-Andrefana expressed enthusiasm that his region had been chosen to host the annex, to\u00a0\u201chelp youths [here] to better build themselves and initiate innovative projects for the development of the region, which is the largest in Madagascar.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Innovation Room was\u00a0inaugurated by Ms.\u00a0Rajoelina\u00a0in the presence of\u00a0the Minister of Technical Education and Vocational Training, key development partners, UN sister agencies, local authorities and young people.<\/p>\n

In 2022, UNFPA’s Madagascar\u00a0office won a global\u00a0award at the UNFPA Innovation Fair\u00a0for its submission on\u00a0the Innovation Room, which\u00a0committed\u00a0to placing\u00a0young people at the heart of innovation. The\u00a0inauguration of this innovative space marks the concretization of these efforts.<\/p>\n

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