International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Kenya Red Cross
Nairobi, Kenya

IFRC | Solferino Academy

Humanitarian Innovative Finance Hub (HIFHUB), hosted by the Danish Red Cross

GlobalDisasterPreparedness Center

Global Disaster Preparedness Center

Spanish Red Cross

Italian Red Cross

IFRC Global Innovation Summit Challenges

Win one of the 17 fully-funded spots at the Global Innovation Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, from 26-28 June 2023!

Applications will be open from March 27 to April 23, 2023

If you’re a Red Cross Red Crescent active volunteer, staff or team, we have a series of exciting challenges for you!

  • Easy online application process
  • Apply in English, Spanish, French or Arabic
  • Apply to one or more challenges
  • Improve your video storytelling & editing skills (some advice here)
  • Apply with a video – you could be showcased on @SolferinoVoices!

Pick a Challenge

Applications will be open from March 27 to April 23, 2023.

The National Society Transformation Challenge

IFRC | Solferino Academy and Italian Red Cross

The Innovative Volunteering Challenge

Global Volunteering Alliance and the IFRC Volunteering Team

The Innovative Finance Challenge

Humanitarian Innovative Finance Hub (HIFHUB), hosted by the Danish Red Cross

The Inclusive and Accessible EWEA Challenge

GlobalDisasterPreparedness Center
Global Disaster Preparedness Center

The Storytellers Challenge

IFRC | Solferino Academy

The National Society Transformation Challenge

Sponsored by the IFRC | Solferino Academy and the Italian Red Cross

How is your National Society changing to meet new and shifting demands? The National Society Transformation Challenge is perfect if you have led or had a prominent role in transforming your National Society in line with the IFRC Strategy 2030 five challenges and the seven transformations.

What you can win

  • Three winners will be invited to the Summit, all expenses paid.
  • At the Summit, you will have an opportunity to deliver a presentation or workshop on your National Society transformation.

IFRC | Solferino Academy and Italian Red Cross

The Innovative Volunteering Challenge

Sponsored by the Global Volunteering Alliance and the IFRC Volunteering Team.

Are you passionate about improving or transforming volunteering? The Innovative Volunteering Challenge is for individuals or teams who have innovative ideas to improve or transform volunteering within their National Society or branch.

What you can win

  • Three winners will be invited to the Summit, all expenses paid
    At the Summit, attend the special Global Volunteering Alliance and IFRC Volunteering Team event on “Rethinking Volunteering”
  • Get support from volunteering and innovation experts to develop your project and to apply for IFRC Capacity Building Funding!

Global Volunteering Alliance and the IFRC Volunteering Team

The Innovative Finance Challenge

Sponsored by the Humanitarian Innovative Finance Hub (HIFHUB), hosted by the Danish Red Cross.

How can innovative finance mechanisms contribute to strengthening the reach and impact of our humanitarian action? If you have a project or a developed idea for an innovative finance approach to improve financial sustainability, then the Innovative Finance Challenge is for you.

What you can win

  • Two to three winners will be invited to the Summit, all expenses paid
  • An opportunity to present your project at the Summit
  • Get support from the Humanitarian Innovative Financing Hub

Humanitarian Innovative Finance Hub (HIFHUB), hosted by the Danish Red Cross

The Inclusive and Accessible EWEA Challenge

Sponsored by the Global Disaster Preparedness Center.

Have you implemented a project focusing on inclusive and accessible Early Warning and Early Action? This challenge is perfect for you if you want to share what you have learnt, whether you were successful or not.

What you can win

  • Three winners will be invited to the Summit, all expenses paid
  • The three winners will showcase their work at the Summit
GlobalDisasterPreparedness Center

Global Disaster Preparedness Center

The Storytellers Challenge

Are you passionate about video storytelling? The Storytellers Challenge is perfect for those who love to tell compelling stories about innovation and change in their National Society, Branch or community.

What you can win

  • Three winners will be invited to the Summit, all expenses paid
  • The three winners will showcase their work at the Summit

IFRC | Solferino Academy

The National Society Transformation Challenge

IFRC | Solferino Academy and Italian Red Cross

The Innovative Volunteering Challenge

Global Volunteering Alliance and the IFRC Volunteering Team

The Innovative Finance Challenge

Humanitarian Innovative Finance Hub (HIFHUB), hosted by the Danish Red Cross

The Inclusive and Accessible EWEA Challenge

GlobalDisasterPreparedness Center

Global Disaster Preparedness Center

The Storytellers Challenge

IFRC | Solferino Academy