Turkey is Becoming a Hub of Innovative Solutions for the Problems Faced by Refugees
The “Demo Day” of Turkey’s first-ever international impact acceleration programme “SDG Impact Accelerator” led by the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and supported by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Eczacıbaşı Holding and Limak Holding was held in Istanbul on 13 September 2019. 9 startups from 8 countries which participated in the SDG Impact Accelerator programme presented their technological solutions and plans for Turkey on digital ID and clean water and sanitation for refugees and disadvantaged groups. Two of the startups, change:WATER LABS and Gravity.Earth-Sertifier-Mark Labs consortium gained the opportunity to participate and present their solutions in the side event organised by Turkey and UNDP during the United Nations General Assembly SDG Summit on 23 September in New York.
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