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Human-centred design and humanitarian innovation
The humanitarian sector is often criticised for being too top-down and for failing to meet the needs and priorities of crisis-affected people. ‘Innovation’ became a rallying cry for new initiatives, organisations and funding promi... Read more...
22 July 2019
The monthly risk briefing provides information on global weather, human and health events where members may consider using the Start Fund Anticipation process. Read more...
15 July 2019
Business models for innovators working in crisis response and resilience building
Scaling sustainable innovations is a critical issue for humanitarian innovation. The added complexity and barriers faced by innovators who work in crisis areas, or in areas that are building resilience to crisis, make this already... Read more...
28 June 2019
Good enough context analysis for rapid response
WHAT DOES GECARR PRODUCE? The output is a short document analysing the country context and needs, key actors, sources of cohesion and division (connectors and dividers) and likely future scenarios. It includes internal and exte... Read more...
20 May 2019
The monthly risk briefing provides information on global weather, human and health events where members may consider using the Start Fund Anticipation process. Read more...
18 April 2019
Crisis Response Summary: Niger (alert 16)
In September 2018, Doctors of the World were awarded MERF funding to repond to urgent needs of migrants during a migration spike within the city Agadez in Niger. Read more...
17 April 2019
Crisis Response Summmary: Morocco (alert 15)
Between 1 January and 20 August 2018, some 27,788 migrants have arrived by sea and 4,125 by land from Morocco to Europe in 2018. Doctors of the World, were awarded MERF funding to respond to the needs of over 8,000 migrants in a t... Read more...
17 April 2019
Professionalisation, participation and relationships
This paper looks at issues of ethics in humanitarian iunnovation in relation to the Mahali Lab in Amman, Jordan. This reflection piece by Kristin Bergtora Sandvik is the third in a three-part series that explore ethics q... Read more...
10 April 2019
Local culture and everyday practice
This paper looks at translating innovation ‘culture’ into local culture, and innovation ethics into ‘everyday’ practice. This reflection piece by Kristin Bergtora Sandvik is the second in a three-part series that explore ethics qu... Read more...
09 April 2019
The paper introduces issues of ethics in humanitarian innovation. It is part of a three part series by Kristin Bergtora Sandvik that explore ethics questions faced by community-centred innovation labs. Read more...
08 April 2019