Kids Boost Immunity
Kids Boost Immunity inspires learning by connecting school curriculum about vaccination to global citizenship.

Describe what you intend to do and how you'll do it in one sentence (required 250 Characters)
KBI uses online lessons/quizzes in schools to inoculate children against misinformation in Thailand by empowering students to become global citizens through UNICEF. To do this, we will work with local authorities and NGOs to pilot KBI in 10 schools.Explain the idea (less than 2,000 characters)



Which part(s) of the world does this idea target?
- South-eastern Asia
Geographic Focus (less than 250 Characters)
KBI codebase has been built to scale in any country in the world. For this application, we are choosing Thailand because we have a school using the platform already. We are in discussions with UNICEF currently that may result in other settings.Who are your end users and how well do you know them? (750 characters)
Our end users are children that benefit from the platform through improving their literacy around science and global issues, or who benefit from getting vaccinated. Educating the next generation about the importance of vaccination represents a holistic long term approach to deal with vaccine hesitancy. KBI represents a 'win' for four groups: Students: Online quizzes make learning fun while fostering personal growth in global citizenship Teachers: KBI meets learning outcomes for teachers while adding student awareness of global health issues Public Health: KBI increases literacy for 'Generation Z' reducing vaccine hesitancy for the next generation of adults Kids: Children around the world get vaccinated through UNICEFHow is the idea unique? (750 Characters)
Kids Boost Immunity represents a new approach to vaccine advocacy by connecting school education directly to global disease prevention. The result: a force multiplier effect where students can act both locally and globally at the same time. By earning vaccines through their own learning, KBI's elegant use of social innovation lay in its ability to empower students with real agency to positively affect the lives of children around the world. Indeed, from our literature searches and evaluation thus far, including presenting at the WHO in Geneva in 2018, KBI's innovative use of digital technology to serve the 'greater good' is unique in the world at this time. The next step in KBI's evolution is to expand to settings in the Global South.Idea Proposal Stage (Select 1)
- Majority Adoption: We have expanded the pilot significantly and the program product or service has been adopted by the majority of our intended user base (i.e. 50% to 83% of the target population or 50,000 to 1,000,000 users).
How many months are required for the project idea? (140 characters)
We estimate that it will take 9 months - until approximately until the end of summer 2019 - to complete a pilot in 10 Thailand schools.Organization Name (less than 140 characters)
Public Health Association of British ColumbiaType of Submitter
- We are a registered NGO or Non-Profit Organization
Organizational Characteristics
- International/global organization (implementing in multiple countries)
Organization Location (less than 140 Characters)
Our team is based in Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.What is the current scale of your organization’s work?
- National (expansive reach within one country)
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