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UNLEASH Climate Action Partnership Hack

UNLEASH partnered with Last Mile Climate to bring together 60 sustainability advocates for a one-day Hack to develop solutions related to solar-electric cooking, reforestation, and recycling in displacement settings in sub-Saharan Africa.

The program happened simultaneously in three different locations: Nairobi, Kenya; Kampala, Uganda; and Copenhagen, Denmark.

UNLEASH Hack Greenland: Climate change in the Arctic

To frame concrete problems and develop solutions that address these changing weather patterns, 32 engineering students of the Extreme Climate and Physical Nature course at the Danish Technical University (DTU) Campus in the Greenlandic city of Sisimiut participated in an UNLEASH Hack as part of their studies.

UNLEASH Hack Morocco: AI for Disaster Risk Reduction

UNLEASH Hack Morocco, a two-day hybrid hackathon held in Rabat at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), gathered 40 young minds from various African nations to tackle climate challenges and disaster risk reduction (DRR) with artificial intelligence (AI).

7 Tips from UNLEASH to Bring Your Idea to Life

7 Tips from UNLEASH to Bring Your Idea to Life Did you know that many new initiatives fail due to a lack of understanding user needs at every stage of development? From problem framing to implementation, the UNLEASH Innovation Methodology emphasizes the importance of grasping user perspectives. Here’s how you can master user testing: Test […]

Designing a better future: unpacking UNLEASH Rwanda

As part of our mission, we are committed to host an Innovation Lab on every continent before 2030. A little over a month ago, we hosted the latest UNLEASH Innovation Lab and, this time around, it took place on the African continent for the very first time. In Kigali, Rwanda, we welcomed 1000 young changemakers to spend a week creating solutions for a sustainable future.

The Mastercard Foundation to support the ICT and Youth in Work Track during UNLEASH Rwanda

UNLEASH has partnered with the Mastercard Foundation and their partner Entrepreneurial Solutions Partners (ESParterns) to promote their shared ambition to support young people’s skills development and access to decent work and livelihoods.

Denmark partners with UNLEASH

This collaboration will enable young change makers from the African continent to co-create solutions impacting communities across the continent.

The Hempel Foundation will support the Climate Action and Land Use Track in UNLEASH Rwanda

The Foundation has been a long-term partner of UNLEASH, enabling worldwide youth to engage in our Innovation Labs, annual incubation program, and localized Hackathons.

BESTSELLER Foundation partners with UNLEASH

With a long-standing commitment to UNLEASH’s mission, BESTSELLER Foundation has been instrumental in making this year’s Innovation Lab in Rwanda a reality.

Chemonics and UNLEASH Activate World-Changing Social Impact Solutions via the UNLEASH Innovation Lab in Rwanda

As the official Lead Scale Partner, Chemonics supports 25 social innovation ventures as they conclude their journey in the 6-month UNLEASH Plus Incubator, now in its fifth iteration, and will offer an implementation-focused workshop for 1000 young innovators as part of the Innovation Lab.

Tuborgfondet will support the Climate Action and Land Use Track at UNLEASH Rwanda

Since 2017, Tuborgfondet has been a core partner of UNLEASH and will continue to be with the vision of enhancing young people’s capacity to frame solutions to the climate crisis, in line with their Green Transition Strategy.

Novo Nordisk Foundation and World Diabetes Foundation will support the NCDs track at UNLEASH Rwanda

The Novo Nordisk Foundation, the World Diabetes Foundation and UNLEASH have joined forces once again to find solutions for a healthier future for everyone. This collaboration builds upon our joint efforts to tackle Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs).

Refugee Youth to Innovate for a Sustainable Future

UNLEASH and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, have partnered to bring up to 150 refugee youth to the UNLEASH Innovation Lab in Rwanda. The collaboration aims to make a lasting impact in the lives of refugee youth residing in Rwanda.

UNLEASH Rwanda, the place to be according to the UNLEASH Ambassadors!

Wondering why UNLEASH is going to Rwanda? Hear from seasoned UNLEASH Ambassadors Zanna Samaila and Andrews Akoto-Addo

UNLEASH Greenland: the Talent experience

The idea behind a “blue economy” is simple but important, conserving the planet’s ‘blue’ resources: our oceans. UNLEASH is partnering with HCL to mobilize youth and develop innovative solutions to promote aquatic ecosystem conservation.

Race for Oceans Global

The results are in!!! 38 events gathered 2000 participants!

UNLEASH Facilitator Sam Baker walks 500 miles to COP26

Author: Sam Baker, UNLEASH Facilitator in Denmark, Singapore, and Shenzhen

Race for Oceans has gone global!

The Race for Oceans Initiative pioneered in Løkken, Denmark by Signe Simonsen,

UNLEASH partners with Miro to make online co-creating possible

If you have been to an UNLEASH Innovation Lab,

UNLEASH and Race for Oceans partners with BESTSELLER Foundation to focus on beach clean-ups and plastic pollution

We are excited to announce that Race for Oceans and UNLEASH have entered into a strategic partnership for 2021.

UNLEASH announces new Global Advisory Board

The new members of the UNLEASH Global Advisory Board have been found.

A message to our community regarding racial injustice and Black Lives Matter

The ongoing events surrounding the murder of George Floyd, Rayshard Brooks, and many others before them have opened our eyes to the need for collective and urgent action.

UNLEASH plays its part in the COVID-19 fight and launches new programs in 2020

Due to COVID-19, UNLEASH will be postponing its annual innovation lab to 2021

350 talents and facilitators hacked for Covid-19 and 31 new solutions came out of it

Over the weekend, from March 28-29, 350 UNLEASH alumni and experts were involved in the first UNLEASH Hacks

UNLEASH launches global hacks for Covid-19

The UNLEASH Covid-19 Hack is a global digital hackathon

UNLEASH 2019 officially wrapped up in the Shenzhen Concert Hall and four solutions were awarded

On the final day of UNLEASH, the energy was palapable.

Leymah Gbowee is coming to UNLEASH 2019 as a speaker

We are so excited to announce that Leymah Gbowee will be coming to UNLEASH 2019!

UNLEASH is open for applications!

UNLEASH is open for applications! Calling all change-makers! Do you have talent for sustainability and passion for the UN Sustainable Development Goals? Then you shouldn’t miss the opportunity to be one of the 1,000 UNLEASH talents who will collaborate on solutions to the world’s most pressing problems. UNLEASH gathers top talent from all over the […]

Talent Seimar M. Solano Nelson’s guide to Shenzhen

About 40 years ago, Shenzhen was a fishing village of not more than 30 thousand people overshadowed by its neighbor

The Innovation Lab UNLEASH is going to megacity Shenzhen in China in November 2019

It is time to announce that the city of Shenzhen in China will be hosting UNLEASH in 2019, November 6-13

New Years Greeting from Chairman Flemming Besenbacher

Dear UNLEASH talents and supporters,

Talent uses solar energy for sugercane crushing, another is featured in UNEP and other updates

Palak Aggarwal, co-founder of The Batti Ghar Foundation’s designs Solar Cane

Updates from the UNLEASH community

GOViral launches pilot in Philippines

World Diabetes Foundation is the official sponsors of the Health theme at UNLEASH 2018

World Diabetes Foundation is the official sponsors of the Health theme at UNLEASH 2018 The World Diabetes Foundation (WDF) was founded by Novo Nordisk A/S in 2002 as an independent and non-profit foundation. Now 16 years later, the WDF is still one of the few funding mechanisms dedicated to preventing and treating diabetes in developing […]

Keppel Corporation is the official main sponsor of the Sustainable Cities & Communities theme at UNLEASH 2018

Keppel Corporation is the official main sponsor of the Sustainable Cities & Communities theme at UNLEASH 2018 With a global footprint in more than 20 countries, Keppel is a multi-business company that delivers robust solutions for sustainable urbanisation to meet the growing need for energy, infrastructure, clean environments, high quality homes and offices, and connectivity. […]

UNLEASH is going to Singapore in 2018!

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announces Singapore as host of UNLEASH Innovation Lab in 2018

Winners of Health

GOLD WINNER – Block Fakes

Winners of Sustainable Consumption & Production

GOLD WINNER – SmartWrapR

Winners of Water

Winners of Water GOLD WINNER – UNLEAK Team 16: Emmanuel Marfo, Jon Kornik, Meseret Dawit Teweldebrihan, Priyank Hirani, Yael Zvulunov, and Yajun Wang Solution: Leaks inside homes lose enough water to serve 600 million people each day. UNLEAK will fix this in water stressed cities by offering free leak detection and cheap repairs to all. […]

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