UNICEF Green Innovations Hub UNICEF Green Innovations Hub UNICEF har ansökt om finansiellt stöd från Sida på totalt 7 000 000 kronor i syfte att genomföra projektet Green Innovations Hub Programme i Zimbabwe under perioden 2017-2020.

Projektet syftar till att uppmuntra kreativa idéer och verkar för att unga människors potential rörande miljömässig hållbarhet och förnybar energi tillvaratas genom social innovation. Detta ska ske genom 1) att uppmuntra och motivera unga innovatörer att utforma lösningar för framtida miljö- och energiutmaningar Zimbabwe står inför; 2) öka den nya generationen av sociala entreprenörers medvetenhet kring miljöfrågor; 3) bidra till att skapa ett rättsligt och policyanpassat gynnsamt ramverk för anpassning samt begränsning till klimatförändringar genom att inkludera Zimbabwes unga befolkning samt; 4) uppföljning och vidareutveckling av the Green Innovations Hub pilotprogram.

Den totala budgeten är 7 miljoner kronor, varav cirka 11 % av detta belopp kommer att förmedlas till UNICEFs partnerorganisation Development Reality Institute (DRI). Huvuddelen av finansieringen går dock direkt till bidragsmottagare och skolor. UNICEF has applied to Sida for funding of 7 million SEK to carry out the "Green Innovations Hub Programme" in Zimbabwe during the period 2017 - 2020. 
The intervention aims to ignite creative ideas and unlock young potential to environmental sustainability and renewable energy through social innovation by 1)  encouraging and motivating young innovators to devise solutions for emerging environmental and energy challenges in the country; 2) providing support to a new generation of social entrepreneurs in Zimbabwe conscious of the Environment; 3) contributing towards the creation of an enabling legal and policy framework for climate change adaptation and mitigation in Zimbabwe through the provision of a model for youth involvement and 4) upscaling and further developing previously funded projects in the pilot project.
The intervention’s total budget is 7 million SEK, out of which approximately 11% will be forwarded to UNICEF's partner organisation in this programme, Development Reality Institute (DRI). The bulk of funding will go directly to grant beneficiaries and schools. Funding of SEK 7000 000 has been made available to this programme.
In the face of increasing social economic hardships youth and children are the worst affected. This is in addition to the on-going and future impacts of global climate change, which have turned communities into desperation. A growing body of work is emerging around community-based responses to multiple vulnerabilities to climate change and socio-economic woes. This project therefore seeks to tap into the innovation of young people and turn ideas into practical solutions to these challenges. The project will increase the knowledge of young people, rural communities, policy makers and programmers on environmental sustainability and renewable energy so they may become competent contributors in the development policies that will affect their lives. Such scalable solutions to climate change have the potential to transform social innovation models and can rescue millions of youth from poverty through strategic green enterprises and increasing employability.
Objectives of the programme include:
To provide support to a new generation of social entrepreneurs in Zimbabwe conscious of the environment.To facilitate innovative debt financing methods through proactively engaging with local banks to develop new debt financing methods to enable bank loans for climate-tech innovations.To contribute towards the creation of an enabling legal and policy framework for climate change adaptation and mitigation in Zimbabwe through the provision of a model for youth involvement.To encourage and motivate young innovators to devise solutions for emerging environmental and energy challenges in the country.To facilitate attachment students to further develop their employment skills in sustainable business by providing Green Job placement opportunities through proactively engaging with non-governmental organizations and private sector partners interested to green their value chain through this special GiHub facility.