29. UNICEF Tackles the COVID Digital Divide - a podcast by Matt Perault

As we approach the end of 2020, and the global pandemic continues to rage on, one problem that has continually affected our world is the digital divide. Now more than ever, communities are separated by those that have access to a good internet connection, and those who don't. In this episode of TBD, Matt connects with Juan Pablo Giraldo Ospino and Thomas Dreesen of UNICEF. Throughout the pandemic, they've been working to create UNICEF’s Reimagine campaign, which calls for urgent investment to bridge the digital divide, reach every child with remote learning, and, most critically, prioritize the safe reopening of schools. 

• Lessons from COVID-19: Getting Remote Learning Right 
• At least a third of the world’s schoolchildren unable to access remote learning during school closures, new report says

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