A Tool To Curb The Spread Of Misinformation And Disinformation Online.

Mwarabu Nina

April 11, 2022

Civically Online, Communication Strategies, Digital Media Literacy, Digital Technologies, Education And Skills, Emerging Technology, Global Crisis, Implementation Research, Innovative Solutions, Internet Communications

In collaboration with United Nations Development Programme Accelerator Lab Kenya and the Healthy Internet Project (HIP) incubated at Technology, Entertainment and Design (TED), Busara Center for Behavioral Economics conducted a live behavioral science experimental demonstration of the Healthy Internet Project (HIP) plug-in, an open-source web browser extension that allows users to flag content online anonymously: it is intended to help curb the spread of lies, abuse, and fear-mongering, as well as to uplift useful ideas on the internet.

Malika Pyarali

November 24, 2021

Accountability, Kenyan Youth, Youth Inclusion, Youth Mobilizing, Youth-led Accountability

Rap Session On Youth Leadership And Political Participation

Malika Pyarali

November 24, 2021

Accountability, Kenyan Youth, Youth Inclusion, Youth Mobilizing, Youth-led Accountability

The Rap Session On Youth Leadership And Political Participation held on the 20th of November, explored the role of youth leadership and political participation in Kenya’s democratic process. The session brought together national leaders from the Executive Office of the President, Youth Ministry and other functions of government along with the youth to discuss these pertinent issues. These issues are even more urgent given the upcoming general elections in 2022.

Maureen Amuhinda

April 3, 2021

2021 ECOSOC Youth Forum, Youth 2030

10th Economic And Social Council Youth Forum | A Decade Of Action | Building A Resilient Recovery

Maureen Amuhinda

April 3, 2021

2021 ECOSOC Youth Forum, Youth 2030

10th Economic And Social Council Youth Forum | A Decade Of Action | Building A Resilient Recovery

The annual Youth Forum of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) will celebrate its 10th Anniversary on 7-8 April 2021. The Forum is being organized at a time when the world is witnessing an unprecedented global emergency with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Youth Forum will address the theme1 of ECOSOC and the 2021 UN High-level Political Forum (HLPF) focusing primarily on COVID-19 and its impact on the implementation of the Decade of Action for Sustainable Development and the kind of recovery that can put us back on track to build a better world as envisioned in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.