Spreading awareness through selfies
"The best way to spread knowledge these days is through social media, and that's what I do!" Moeka Sakamoto is a UN Youth University Volunteer from Japan and serves as Communications Assistant with the United Nations Information Center (UNIC) in Lusaka. By creating digital media, Moeka spreads the word about the UN in Zambia and according to her, she brings UN closer to the people.
I am a student at the Kwansei Gakuin University in Hyogo in International Relations. I was always curious about digital information and how technology affects people's lives.
I believe as young people we are evolving with new technologies. Gender gap exists. Very few women are given the opportunity to explore their talent. We must bring everyone into the fold of fold, men and women to create solutions and come up with innovations.
Digital solutions for a greener future
My name is Polina Koroleva and I'm from the Russian Federation. I serve as an international UN Volunteer Associate Programme Management Officer with Digital Transformation subprogramme of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Ever since I was a student, I've been fascinated with data science, and its power to provide insights from complex data sets. And now as part of my role, I develop digital products and services across different regions of UNEP.
Digital transformation brings new possibilities where we can measure the sustainability, track detriments such as green house emissions and maximize use of our existing resources. This is part of UNEP's Medium Term Strategy, the outcomes of which I support.