A Swiss-based foundation focused on improving the wellbeing of young people in urban environments through the use of AI and digital technology.

Fondation Botnar

Fondation Botnar is a Swiss philanthropic foundation working to improve the health and wellbeing of young people living in cities around the world. Advocating for the inclusion of youth voices and the equitable use of AI and digital technology, we invest in and support innovative programs and research, and bring together actors from across sectors to create dialogue and partnerships.

We are a member of SwissFoundations, the association of grant-making foundations in Switzerland and commit to best practice governance in line with the principles and recommendations of the Swiss Foundation Code. Our accounting follows the guidelines of Swiss GAAP FER 21 for charitable social non-profit-organisations and our activities are supervised by the Supervisory Authority for Foundations, Swiss Federal Department of Home Affairs.

🌟 This Youth Skills Day, we're excited to spotlight the great work of our Fit4Future partners with and for youth all over the world! 

#Fit4Future is about setting young voices up for success so they can create the changes in the world around them they want to see. The projects foster innovation, skills development, and sustainable change by investing in technology and engaging youth.

Explore how:
🌍  GSTEP in Ghana inspires STEM innovation through youth competitions and inventions.
📚 ThinkZone in India trains youth as education entrepreneurs, expanding learning opportunities in underserved regions.
🏥 The NCD Programme in Vietnam educates students on noncommunicable diseases through digital and classroom lessons.
🗣️ BASAibu in Indonesia enhances civic engagement among youth through digital platforms and connections with policymakers.
🚦AI&Me in Vietnam advances road safety by involving youth in identifying and addressing high-risk areas through technology.

Discover more Fit4Future projects here https://lnkd.in/eYwTiUQP  

DreamOval Foundation Ghana Science & Tech Explorer Prize ThinkZone  BASAibu (BASAbali) AIP Foundation PATH

#YouthSkillsDay

📢Calling all #youth with a passion for #digital transformations for #health.

🌍Today the DTH-Lab launched its annual call for Regional Youth Champions! What do Champions do? They build networks and partnerships with youth led organisations, they amplify the voice of youth at the regional level and co-create solutions for desired digital first health systems and strong global health governance. 

⭐️Join our new cohort of Regional Youth Champions ⭐️

Deadline to apply 18 August 2024!

Read more here: https://lnkd.in/de9P6-xB


Listening to the opinions of adolescents means accessing a new world filled with inspiration and hope. Together with Fondation Botnar, we visited Romania to meet with local adolescents and young refugees from Ukraine. Our conversations were insightful, touching and uplifting at once. The adolescents are part of a unique UNICEF intervention supported by Fondation Botnar: Together, we promote emotional well-being of young people, strengthen prevention and early detection of mental disorders and facilitate referral to support services. By strengthening the public system and facilitating a public-private partnership for development we aim to create a functional model that can be replicated and scaled up at national level and beyond. Thank you Fondation Botnar for the invaluable support and #UNICEF Romania for hosting us!

Have you had the chance to read the latest report on the AI&Me: Empowering Youth for Safer Roads initiative? 🚀

Discover how our #Fit4Future partner drives impactful change through youth engagement and innovative technology, reaching over 9 million people in Vietnam.

Don't miss out - read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/gVdg_qCv 

📢 Exciting news!

Susanna Hausmann-Muela, Cities Portfolio Lead at Fondation Botnar, will share her insights on how to engage youth in urban planning at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Global Investments in Health Webinar: Investing in Early Life for Future Returns. 

🗓️ June 27th
⏰ 10am-11:30am EST
🌐 Virtual

Join us for an interactive session and dive into innovative investment strategies to address social determinants of health, highlighting the importance of investing in the health and wellbeing of our children and youth.

➡️ Register now to attend online https://nyfed.org/4cbAPDr

Sir Michael Marmot, UCL Institute of Health Equity
Susanna Hausmann-Muela, Fondation Botnar
Judith Schübl, Austrian Energy Agency
Sabrina Dong, UNICEF USA Impact Fund for Children
Tony Davis, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Julian Macrone Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Congratulations to the 2023 GSTEP Challenge Winners!

Take a moment today to find inspiration in the accomplishments of the winners of the 2023 GSTEP Challenge, the Global Engineering Technology (GET) Group. 

This exceptional team is responsible for the development of the Anti-sleep Motorist Device, designed to mitigate road accidents caused by drowsy motorists by alerting drivers who may doze off behind the wheel.

Their innovation is a testament to the power of creativity and problem-solving!

#GSTEPChallenge #BeSTEMPowered #GSTEPAwards

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