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Welcome to the
IFRC Solferino Academy

Think and Do Tank

Watch. Vote. Share. Help Choose the Best.

We asked people around the world to create life-saving videos that help others prepare for disasters – in 60 seconds or less.

Out of hundreds of submissions, our expert judges have shortlisted 25 powerful and creative videos. Now it’s your turn to help us choose the most impactful one.

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Meet the 10 Final Awardees of the IFRC Limitless Youth Innovation Academy

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Trends and Transformation

The IFRC Solferino always experiment and develops new approaches to tackle complex humanitarian challenges. Following the trends and applying them to our own problems helps us prototype and imagine innovative solutions
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MDH Challenge: Meet the Winners

Bold. Smart.
Game-changing.

Over 200 powerful ideas.

One shared mission: to fight misinformation, disinformation, and harmful content with tech, creativity, and community.

We asked Red Cross and Red Crescent staff and volunteers to show us how they’re tackling MDH — either through proven projects already making waves or bold new ideas ready to shake the system.

From AI-powered truth tools and myth-busting blood donation drives, to climate communication platforms and community podcasts — what we received was a surge of brilliance from around the world.

Now, it’s time to meet the changemakers.

 

Discover the Winners

Leadership voices

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IFRC Solferino Academy Annual Report

2024

Who we are, what we do and why
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IFRC Solferino Academy Framework on Leadership (for the future)

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What are your Humanitarian Innovator Styles?

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Thought pieces

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Documents

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Innovation Stories

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Opinion Piece

Do you hear the winds of change?

Insights and Inspirations

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The Strategic Foresight Book

Embrace uncertainty as an opportunity to shape tomorrow

What’s in that book?

Have you got something to say?

Call for Papers

Do you have a story of change, a tale of transformation or innovation insights to share with our network? Share your idea with us, and we will tell the story together.

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The IFRC Solferino Academy helps National Societies of the IFRC network transform so they can be more fit for the challenges and opportunities of the future. We aim to help National Societies be more anticipatory, agile and innovative.

We do this in alignment with the transformation priorities of the IFRC Strategy 2030 and the IFRC Agenda for Renewal.

Our three areas of focus are;

 

We help leaders transform for the future
We support leadership in all its forms to develop the capabilities and insights needed to lead transformation, adapt to changing realities and to build systems and cultures for change.

 

We are a Think Tank for the IFRC Network
We provide platforms for new thinking and approaches where National Societies can learn from others and strengthen their own strategies and transformation processes.

We catalyse and promote Innovation
We develop initiatives that help promote innovation and the enabling environments necessary for it to thrive in our network.

“We believe in our collective power to build a future rooted in equality, dignity and courage. To achieve this, we inspire and support the IFRC network and beyond to generate transformative ideas, strengthen leadership, and anticipate and adapt to emerging risks and opportunities to better serve those in need. By fostering new thinking, principled leadership and innovation, we strive to unlock the full potential of our humanitarian efforts.”
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Our Major Partner is the Croce Rossa Italiana (Italian Red Cross)

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