Gift Ntuli

Strategic Innovation and Digitalization at UNDP #NextGenUNDP #timbuktoo #SDGsAfrica 🇿🇼

[timbuktooAfrica @timbuktooafrica]

Imagine a continent where discarded phones create jobs and new opportunities.

From 23–25 June, the #MobileCircularityHackathon will bring young African innovators to Accra, Ghana.

Together, they will explore solutions for a more circular and sustainable future.

[UniPod Malawi @UnipodMalawi]

Professor Banda is developing a solar-powered irrigation system that eliminates the need for conventional pumps. Supported by NCST and currently being tested at UniPod Malawi.

🇲🇼 Homegrown innovations.

#InnovationMW #UniPodMalawi #SolarIrrigation #MadeInMalawi #NCST #Malawi2063

[timbuktooAfrica @timbuktooafrica]

Madagascar has officially launched
#UniPodMadagascar
Built with @UNDP @MESupReSMADA & #MIDSP through #timbuktoo, the #UniPod connects research, technology & entrepreneurship to help young innovators turn ideas into solutions for sustainable development.

[timbuktooAfrica @timbuktooafrica]

Congratulations to @MukubaUniPod for supporting innovation gaining global recognition.
Special congratulations to innovator @retiana_p featured in Forbes Africa for her menstrual pain wearable device offering advanced relief .
https://t.co/YgbtQQtVDx

[UNDP Sierra Leone @UNDPSierraLeone]

Res.Rep. @FredAmpiah met with Minister Haja Ramatulai Wurie of @techhigheredu to discuss #UniPod as a national hub for innovation, skills, and entrepreneurship in 🇸🇱 universities.
UNDP continues to support young people to innovate, create solutions, and access opportunities.
#Innovation #YouthEmpowerment #Timbuktoo
@UNDPAfrica
@UNDPWACA
@timbuktooafrica

[timbuktooAfrica @timbuktooafrica]

An electric tricycle is being tested to transform mobility in Lomé. Josué Smith Mahulé Avikpo built a prototype carrying 5 passengers and 500kg, reaching 40 km/h with a 162 km range. With @UniPod_Togo support, it offers a cleaner, affordable alternative to fuel transport.

[UniPod Malawi @UnipodMalawi]

⚡ Electric start! The UniPod STEAM Club sensitisation at UniPod MUBAS was packed with energy, creativity, and future innovators ready to build real solutions. 🚀

Missed it? More opportunities coming!

#UniPod #STEAM #Innovation #MUBAS

[UNDP Ethiopia @UNDPEthiopia]

Pleased to welcome Yasuhiro Hashimoto, Chief Representative for Africa @METI_JPN 🇯🇵, to the #AI #UniPod in Addis 🇪🇹. @EthiopianAII

Through the UNDP–METI partnership, #African students will build practical AI solutions for the continent. 🇯🇵🤝🇪🇹 🌍 #TICAD @UNDPAfrica

[timbuktooAfrica @timbuktooafrica]

Africa needs AI built by Africans. The UniPods AI Solutions for Africa Program is now open! A 12-month journey from foundational AI training to real-world launch. Register for the Phase one of the program now: https://t.co/CAgPUYENON
Deadline: March 2 2026

[Dr. J. Peter Pham 🇺🇲 @DrJPPham]

On behalf of #USA🇺🇲-owned @AfricellGroup, pleased to sign an MOU with Asst. @UN🇺🇳 Secretary-General & @UNDPAfrica Director Ahunna Eziakonwa for @AfricellGM & @AfricellSalone to partner with & support @UNDP’s @timbuktooafrica #UniPods at universities in #Gambia🇬🇲 & #SierraLeone🇸🇱.

[UniPod Malawi @UnipodMalawi]

🚀 Innovator Spotlight: Emma Steinke is creating a solar-powered glass tumbler to reduce 200+ tons of glass waste in Cape Maclear.
With UniPod Malawi’s support, she’s refining a greener, impact-driven prototype for this UNESCO-recognized community. 🌍✨
#UniPodMalawi #Innovation

[UNDP Africa @UNDPAfrica]

A new era of youth-led innovation is here!

Join us for the South Africa #UniPod launch, a dynamic space where youth are already turning ideas into real-world solutions. The #UniPod is connecting youth innovation to industry impact.

Live stream: https://t.co/DCXd84g0oz

[timbuktooAfrica @timbuktooafrica]

In Conakry, it’s happening! The AI & Prototype Development Bootcamp is live .

Supported by @UNDP & #METI, this 30-day Pan-African program brings together 40+ young innovators from 7 countries to learn, create & co-build Africa’s tech future.

[Matthias Z. Naab @mznaab]

The “Africa We Want” will be underpinned by innovation and technology, and the agency of our young people. It was truly inspiring to witness @UBBotswana's investment in young people through the @timbuktooafrica University Unipod.

The intentionality of creating spaces within the universities to support and nurture young people as problem-solvers and trailblazing innovators is key to unlocking Africa's industrial revolution and ensuring that our youth are market-ready.

When governments invest in homegrown solutions and ideas, Africa is set to benefit through scalable impact that touches the entire population, generations and economies.

[timbuktooAfrica @timbuktooafrica]

timbuktoo #UniPods took center stage at #AAG2025 Makerspace session, showcasing impact to date:
🏫 14 UniPods
🤝 92 partners
🧠 113 programs
🚀 3,480 innovators gaining industry skills & testing prototypes.

⚡️#timbuktoo UniPods are powering Africa’s innovation movement.

[Ahunna Eziakonwa @ahunnaeziakonwa]

Just arrived in #Kenya 🇰🇪 for the @UNDPAfrica Strategic Leadership Dialogue — a key moment to reflect & plan with our Resident Representatives.

Kicking off on a dynamic note with the graduation of the 1st cohort of the @timbuktooAfrica & @500GlobalVC pre-acceleration academy.

[Ahunna Eziakonwa @ahunnaeziakonwa]

Excellent discussion with Deputy Permanent Representative Ambassador MIKANAGI Tomohiro on advancing #TICAD9 outcomes through @UNDP flagship programmes: #CreditRatingsAfrica, #timbuktoo & #AfYWL.
Renewed momentum for the Japan–Africa partnership, advancing innovation & co-creation

[timbuktooAfrica @timbuktooafrica]

We’re LIVE from @Newlab for #timbuktoo’s side event on the sidelines of #UNGA80. African innovation is taking center stage! Stay with us as we spotlight stories of innovation across our UniPods.

🔗:  https://t.co/D5olhPoAOw

[timbuktooAfrica @timbuktooafrica]

Just 1 day to go! Don't miss tomorrow at Newlab NYC as we showcase how Africa's campuses are shaping the world's next innovation frontier. #timbuktoo #UniPods

[UNDP Africa @UNDPAfrica]

We joined the @_AfricanUnion today to launch the Community Recovery & Resilience Facility.

As @AhunnaEziakonwa noted at the launch, the facility is not just a response tool; it’s a shift in how Africa builds resilience.

🔹 60M+ people targeted
🔹 $225B in #resilience financing