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What if your idea could help an elderly woman in The Gambia living with hypertension find trusted and timely health information to manage her condition… A farmer in Lesotho adapt to shifting weather... Or a family in Bangladesh receive an early warning that gives them time to move to safety. These are the kinds of solutions the GenAI for Good Challenge was built to bring to life—not as prototypes that stay in the lab, but as tools tested where they’re needed most. Each country was chosen because it already has the infrastructure, partnerships, and local ecosystems to support deployment. The groundwork is in place—what’s missing are the ideas that will connect this infrastructure to the people they are meant to serve. 🔹 In The Gambia, your solution could help more than 1.5 million people access trusted health information—reducing preventable hospital visits and strengthening healthier communities. 🔹 In Lesotho, it could support thousands of farmers and advisors, improving food security and boosting productivity by up to 30% through localized, generative AI insights. 🔹 In Bangladesh, it could help rural families prepare for floods and heatwaves—delivering early warnings that protect livelihoods and save lives. These stories aren’t distant possibilities—they’re starting points. The systems, data, and partners are already in place. Now we need innovators ready to turn these ideas into action. Applications are open—submit your idea by 1 December 2025. 💡 Join our upcoming webinar with AI for Good on 28 October to dive deeper into each use case, explore the Challenge framework—including how teams will use GENIE.AI to design scalable, deployable solutions—and hear directly from the organizers about how to align your idea with one of these use cases. ▶️ View the full use case fact sheets and register for the webinar: https://bit.ly/4kiBJ4w #GenAI4GoodChallenge #GenerativeAI #AIforGood #IEEEHT #HumanitarianTech #TechForGood #AI4Impact #SocialImpactTech #GlobalDevelopment #ResponsibleAI World Health Organization FAO World Meteorological Organization International Telecommunication Union #UNIATF

Are you ready to turn your GenAI idea into a real solution that makes a difference? Here’s how you can join: 1️⃣ Explore the resources — frameworks, FAQs, and guidance are live to help you prepare. 2️⃣ Submit your application before 1 December. 🔗Get started: https://loom.ly/9H_xuL0 Know someone who should apply? Tag them below! Co-designed by IEEE HT and the International Telecommunication Union, the GenAI for Good Challenge empowers innovators to build Generative AI solutions for local impact in: 🌿 #Health — prevention chatbot for non-communicable diseases 🌾 #Agriculture — real-time AI crop and market advisor 🌍 #Climate — AI-driven early warning and disaster preparedness Winning teams will gain access to funding and real deployment through partners including FAO, World Health Organization, #UNIATF, and United Nations country offices. #GenAI4GoodChallenge #GenAI4Good #AIforGood #TechForGood #ResponsibleAI

Join Stephanie Gillespie this week at GHTC for an interactive HT workshop! This session will highlight IEEE Humanitarian Technologies' focus on education materials and training for humanitarian engineering project practitioners. The session will be designed to be interactive, with questions posed to the audience to gauge interest in IEEE HT's programs, educational resources, and ways to get involved. The audience will also have opportunities to provide feedback on what educational resources for starting or supporting humanitarian engineering projects may not already be readily available that IEEE HT could develop and provide. https://ieeeghtc.org/ #IEEEHT #TECH4Good #IEEEGHTC

The wait is over—Applications for GenAI for Good Challenge are open! Here’s how you can take part: → Step 1: Sign up for a live info session (13–14 October) to hear from use case partners, understand technical requirements, learn what it takes to build a successful application, and get your questions answered live. → Step 2: Explore the resources—frameworks, FAQs, and application guidance are now live. → Step 3: Complete your application before the 1 December deadline. Get started: https://bit.ly/4kiBJ4w 💡Know someone who should apply? Tag them below. About the Challenge: Co-designed by IEEE Humanitarian Technologies and the International Telecommunication Union, the GenAI for Good Challenge offers a platform and ecosystem to develop solutions for urgent local impact. This year’s challenge is centered on three critical focus areas and use cases: Health: A mobile chatbot delivering prevention advice for non-communicable diseases in The Gambia. Agriculture: An AI assistant offering real-time crop guidance, market alerts, and localized extension services in Lesotho. Climate: An AI early-warning advisor scaling preparedness for droughts, floods, and heatwaves in Bangladesh. Winning teams will tap into a pipeline that goes beyond the lab with access to funding and implementation partners such as FAO, World Health Organization, #UNIATF, and other UN in-country offices, based on the focus area. Join us—this is your chance to build something real. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4kiBJ4w #GenAI4GoodChallenge #GenAI4Good #AIforGood #TechForGood #ResponsibleAI Alexey Kulikov Neneh S.

The September IEEE Humanitarian Technologies (HT) Newsletter is out! Check it out to stay updated on the latest programs, initiatives, and opportunities where technology is making a real difference in communities worldwide. https://loom.ly/6WE5pt8 #IEEE #HumanitarianTech #GenAIforGood #Tech4Good

LAST DAY ALERT! The 2025 SIGHT Group Activity Initiative Application is CLOSING TODAY! Don't Miss out on Funding! https://lnkd.in/eeAwXEZ We’re offering up to USD$200 to support established and active SIGHT Groups in their humanitarian technology activities for 2025. Eligible groups can use this support for events, training, marketing materials, sustainable development projects, and more. Don't miss out on this opportunity! Check out the 2025 SIGHT Activity Initiative Overview for details on eligibility and application process: https://lnkd.in/enPgjagz

The wait is almost over. Applications for the GenAI for Good Challenge open 7 October! Generative AI has the potential to transform lives—not in theory, but in practice. The GenAI for Good Challenge, powered by IEEE Humanitarian Technologies and ITU, is designed to help innovators turn ideas into deployable AI solutions. Winning teams will access up to $25,000 in funding, collaborate with global partners, and follow a clear pathway from prototype to real-world impact. This year’s use cases focus on urgent national priorities aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals: - AI-Chatbot for Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) – The Gambia: Scale prevention advice to reduce the growing burden of NCDs. - AI-Powered Agricultural Extension Chatbot – Lesotho: Equip agricultural advisors and smallholder farmers with timely, localized guidance to strengthen resilience and outcomes. - AI-Powered Extreme Weather Advisor – Bangladesh: Deliver early warnings and preparedness tools that help households respond to climate shocks. Get ready to apply: 👉 Review the newly released fact sheets, which outline each challenge, the opportunity for impact, and what we’re asking innovators to build. 👉 Join our first live Q&A session on 26 September at 9 am ET to learn more about the application and what's next. Get started: https://bit.ly/4kiBJ4w #GenAI4GoodChallenge #GenAI4Good #AIforGood International Telecommunication Union

Join Grayson Randall's session at IEEE Region 10 (Asia-Pacific Region) HTC Conference introducing IEEE Humanitarian Technologies, covering who we are, what we do, and how it connects with global efforts to apply technology for greater good. It’s a chance for conference attendees and anyone interested in tech and humanitarian work to learn more! https://lnkd.in/gJZEC4H7 #IEEE #HumanitarianTech #HTC2025 #SustainableDevelopment #TechForGood Chiba University of Commerce

The 2025 SIGHT Group Activity Initiative Application is OPEN! https://lnkd.in/eeAwXEZ We’re offering up to USD$200 to support established and active SIGHT Groups in their humanitarian technology activities for 2025. Eligible groups can use this support for events, training, marketing materials, sustainable development projects, and more. Don't miss out on this opportunity! Check out the 2025 SIGHT Activity Initiative Overview for details on eligibility and application process: https://lnkd.in/enPgjagz #IEEEHT #IEEESIGHT