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Giga | A UNICEF-ITU global initiative to connect every school to the internet and every young person to information, opportunity, and choice.
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    Giga
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    Dec 10, 2021
    We are about to launch 1,000 #NFTs to celebrate UNICEF's 75th anniversary🚀 #UNICEF75 Each artwork by @NadiehBremer is based on data from our open-source map. Collectors will form a community helping us connect every school to the internet. Learn more: unicef.fr/giga
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    Giga
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    Mar 18, 2022
    🚀 Our Patchwork Kingdom #NFTs have raised over $700,000 and built a community of advocates for school connectivity. Read our blog post about using NFT artworks for philanthropy: gigaconnect.org/patchwork-king… @PatchworkGiga @NadiehBremer @SnowcrashNFT
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    Giga
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    Nov 8, 2021
    🚀 @SamuelEtoo explains at the @WebSummit how Giga can transform the lives of young people around the world ⬇️ #WebSummit2021
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    Giga
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    Oct 14, 2022
    It’s a wrap! Thank you for joining our session to learn how to harness #Blockchain to give children access to information & opportunities.    Read more about our staking work in Rwanda bit.ly/3g97CBb Answering the $1 billion question is a mission of a lifetime #DevconVI
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    Giga
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    Dec 23, 2021
    We've just opened the whitelist for our 1,000 UNICEF #NFT artworks by @NadiehBremer 🚀 Proceeds will help Giga get schools and students around the world online. You can join the whitelist here: patchwork-kingdoms.com And find us on Discord here: discord.gg/vS9QguncHu
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    Giga
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    Sep 23, 2020
    Pres. Werner Hoyer @EIB: "The goal of connectivity worldwide is one we, as the EU Bank, share and are committed to. The most efficient way out of this crisis, made more acute by the pandemic, is a green and digital recovery." #DigitalCooperation
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    Giga
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    Jun 11, 2020
    🚀Just Launched 🛰 @UN SG Roadmap for #DigitalCooperation underlines key recommendations for #DigitalTransformation, incl. @ITU @UNICEF's @GIGAconnect to bring the power of #MeaningfulConnectivity to fast track young people’s access to opportunities. bit.ly/Gigaconnect
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    Giga
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    Jan 6, 2024
    CfC St. Moritz is pleased to announce a two-part charity art auction hosted in partnership with @UNICEFSchweizFL and @ChristiesInc to benefit Giga. Visit: giga.global/cfc/ #ArtAuctions #Connectivity #ForEveryChild
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    Giga
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    Aug 5, 2022
    What an incredible scene! Crossing extreme terrain so that children in the most remote parts of the 🌍 are connected to the Internet—this is Giga's mission. Thank you @internetsociety for your hard work & passion that will impact the lives of the children in Zardaly, Kyrgyzstan.
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    Giga
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    Jan 19, 2022
    🚀Our UNICEF #NFTs are now open to the public to buy at patchwork-kingdoms.com Collectors will form a community helping us connect every school to the Internet. Art by @NadiehBremer built by @SnowcrashLabs supported by @ethereum @metagoodnft @CFCstmoritz @UNICEF_france
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    Giga
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    Dec 27, 2021
    Each block in our 1,000 NFT Patchwork Kingdoms represents a real school. 📽 @NadiehBremer explains how the different patterns reflect varying levels of Internet access around the 🌍 👉 Join the whitelist: patchwork-kingdoms.com 👉 Join us on discord: discord.gg/vS9QguncHu
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    Giga
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    Mar 7, 2023
    Meet Doreen Bogdan-Martin, the new Secretary-General of @ITU, and the first woman to head the organization since it was established in 1865! Talk about smashing that glass ceiling! #IWD2023 (1/8)
    Doreen Bogdan-Martin is standing outside the UN HQ in New York on a sunny day.
    Doreen Bogdan-Martin is inside the UN HQ pointing at the SDG 9 banner.
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    Giga
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    Sep 19, 2022
    “The digital revolution must be a benefit to all school children. I ask states to ensure that students and teaching establishments be better connected. Our Giga initiative aims at putting all schools online.” UN Secretary-General, @antonioguterres at the 77th #UNGA, 19 Sept 2022
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    Giga
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    Jan 20, 2022
    🎉Our Patchwork Kingdoms have sold out! A huge thank you to everyone who bought an NFT, helping us raise 175 ETH (∽US$547,000) to get more learners online. 20% of secondary sales will also go to Giga: opensea.io/collection/pat… Art by @NadiehBremer built by @SnowcrashLabs
    Patchwork Kingdoms 0.0035 ETH - Collection | OpenSea
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