« Quintet of Change Lab » : Madagascar shortlisted for the UN Secretary General Award 2023
This year the prestigious award of the Secretary General of the United Nations could find its way to the Big Island in the Indian Ocean! And that would be a very first!
This is about the award in the “UN 2.0” category, meant to “honour a team for cultivating an organizational culture that thrives on agility, creativity, learning, adaptability, innovation, data, digital and strategic foresight, and champions diversity, inclusion, and youth empowerment.”
The team is that of the “Madagascar quintet of change Lab”, within the UN Resident Coordinator Office. The laboratory – guided by economist Fabio Losa and made up of Haja Andrianjaka, Hasina Rakotondrazafy and Olivier Kambala, encouraged and supported the 20 UN agencies in Madagascar in testing new skills and approaches for a change in organizational culture to better meet the needs of the Malagasy populations.
With the contribution of all UN agencies in Madagascar, the laboratory innovated the Common Country Analysis and the UN Cooperation Framework through the application of systemic thinking and strategic foresight. This is to better respond to the complexity, interconnection and unpredictability of today’s world.
It tested new forms of inter-agency cooperation and local community engagement through the “UN Convergence Zones” initiative.
It experimented original forms of youth empowerment, allowing young women and men from all regions of the country to think about their futures in employment and entrepreneurship.
And it has introduced innovations in data and analytics for a culture of knowledge and inclusion.
Watch the video which will be used to present Madagascar's candidacy for the award’s final vote in March 2024.
Thanks to
UN Resident Coordinator, Country Team and Agencies for the continued support and commitment in this journey.
Tiina Neuvonen of UN Global Pulse for nominating the Laboratory for the 2023 award.
The testimonials featuring in the video.
The technical team and voices who worked on its creation.
The service provider Ramsflare for the production.
Contact person
Fabio Losa, Economist
UN Resident Coordinator Office, Madagascar
+261 32 23 601 48
