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For the Artist Diploma (A.D) program by UNITAR, Longy School of Music of Bard College, and GFPA, we are committed to providing a seamless and straightforward application process to help you pursue your passion for music education. Below, we outline the application procedure and provide detailed information on the application steps.
Step 1: DOWNLOAD STUDENT NOMINATION FORM
The application process begins with downloading the student nomination form, which can be accessed towards the end of this page (titled Longy Student Nomination Form). The deadline for the Fall 2023...
Mwikali Munyao, Kenyan carpenter and entrepreneur, participated in the first round of the UNITAR Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Leadership Training for Women Entrepreneurs in Africa.
In the COVID-19 pandemic, Mwikali lost her job as a customer service agent. She decided to pursue her interest in carpentry and turned it into a business.
The UNITAR training taught her the entrepreneurial skills she needed and helped her business overcome financial challenges.
The second round of the UNITAR entrepreneurship, innovation and leadership training programme, r...
How many steps did you take this year? “What kind of steps?” – some would wonder. Some would say: “Too many, how could I possibly count them?”. The fact is – steps can be different: big or small, quick and effortless, or time-consuming and requiring one to go above and beyond to even attempt them. Some steps can get you wherever you aim to be in no time, if taken from close proximity. Others would not get you even in sight of the goal if you are starting from afar. What unites them all is that the one taking a step is moving in the right direction and, hence, every step mat...
In order to achieve the mission of building sustainable peace, a community-led approach has proven to be highly effective and critical in achieving long-lasting impact and change. UNITAR has made it a goal to center a community-led approach through its work with local partners and Civil Society Organization (CSOs), further highlighting the inherent value of this approach. UNITAR has long since understood the value of bottom-up approach and has therefore endeavored to support local partners through promoting and enhancing local peace processes, knowledge sharing, capacity-bu...
UNITAR hosted a mid-programme review for the “Developing Essential Digital Skills for Women and Youth in Africa” programme in Nairobi (15-16 January 2024).
Ambassador of Japan to Kenya Mr. Ken Okaniwa joined the Head of UNITAR Hiroshima Office Ms. Chisa Mikami, partner representatives, industry experts and programme participants at the review.
The digital reskilling programme is funded by the Government and the People of Japan. It trains 5,000 women and youth across 24 sub-Saharan African countries.
The programme is implemented by the United Nations Institute for...
Sonath Abdul Sattar recalls when the Indian Ocean tsunami hit the Maldives in 2004.
We did not know what a tsunami was; we thought it was a big wave. And we waited and watched – we saw the water receding outside so we could see the reefs. And then when it crashed, it was coming with the dead fish and everything. We were not aware at all.
It was a pivotal moment in Sonath’s life. In the aftermath, Sonath began volunteering for the country’s relief efforts. It began her career in disaster management, a path which eventually brought her to Japan to take part in the UNITAR ...
For the Master of Music Education (M.ME)/ Music Performance (M.M) program by UNITAR, Longy School of Music of Bard College, and GFPA, we are committed to providing a seamless and straightforward application process to help you pursue your passion for music education. Below, we outline the application procedure and provide detailed information on the application steps.
Step 1: DOWNLOAD STUDENT NOMINATION FORM
The application process begins with downloading the student nomination form, which can be accessed towards the end of this page (titled Longy Student Nomination ...
Curriculum development
We support organisations to identify performance-oriented curricula for shorter and longer programmes, with step-by-step guided processes and tools.
Training of trainers
We help institutions identify, train and coach highly skilled training teams.
Evaluation frameworks
We help institutions measure what matters with various no-nonsense user-friendly evaluation tools at all four levels of Kirkpatrick (reaction, learning, application and impact).
Quality assurance frameworks
Ensuring reliable and consistent quality of training and learning product...
UNITAR learner and entrepreneur Maureen Nduta empowers women in her community by involving them in her start-up farming business by the coastal region of Mombasa, Kenya and applying what she learned from the Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Leadership Training for Women Entrepreneurs in Africa.
Maureen sets an example of breaking barriers and limitations on cultural perceptions and societal expectations of a woman by being hands-on and engaging on her farming business.
UNITAR Division for Prosperity's partnership with Unilever and Absa Bank targets to provide 5,000 wome...
September 2021 – The COVID-19 pandemic continues to exacerbate pre-existing problems such as food insecurity, economic inequality, and the digital divide, disrupting economies on a global scale with no end in sight.
In response to these pressing global challenges, UNITAR is working with its growing number of development partners to enhance the capacities of national officials to address the pandemic’s impact., UNITAR and the Arab Gulf Programme for Development (AGFUND) are offering accredited and affordable education on financial inclusion through a new global learning pla...