Action Lab researchers from Monash University’s Faculty of Information Technology and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Solferino Academy have won Silver in the 2022 Global Good Awards for their project Limitless. Limitless...
Together we are LimitlessFinal Winners of Limitless After a year-long innovation journey, we are pleased to announce the final winners of the IFRC Limitless Youth Innovation Academy. The final selected projects have been a huge inspiration in their communities during...
Henry Dunant has a message for youSpeech delivered during the General Assembly side event on Digital Transformation on May 4th, 2022.
Together we are LimitlessTop 60 out nowAfter hundreds of youth innovators have put new tools and approaches into practice, 60 Red Cross and Red Crescent teams are to receive specialized mentoring and extra funding to develop their prototypes. Watch the videos and see...
Thank you for your application submissions! Thank you for your interest in FutureFellows 2022. We are no longer accepting applications for the program this year.Solferino FutureFellows Programme 2022 An innovative professional development program for emerging leaders...
Looking for quality online audio content focused on innovation and foresight in the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement? Take a break, hit that play button and enjoy ASAP! Note: This recording was made exclusively for staff and volunteers of the Red Cross and Red...
What is Hourglass? Hourglass is a free platform that connects innovators, specialists and experts directly to decision-makers in the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) who are tackling real strategic issues. We hope that by...
Innovation changes the world The Empress Shôken Fund is named after the Japanese Empress who, in 1912, inspired the Movement to create an international Fund in order to support the peacetime activities of National Societies. The ESF fund particularly supports projects...
The Trinidad and Tobago Red Cross Society The intensity of the natural phenomena in the Caribbean has increased in recent years. For example, since 2017, three category five hurricanes (Irma, María, and Dorian) have caused considerable damage to all the islands...
Romanian Red Cross If you’ve never heard of Positive Deviance as an approach to humanitarian and development challenges then you will enjoy this story. First, the background In Romania, a large proportion of the Roma population faces structural vulnerabilities...
Red Cross of Benin Red Cross of Benin has increasingly explored new and innovative approaches to try and tackle highly complex social and development issues facing people in the country. One particular challenge that they have turned to new approaches for is...
Analysing emerging trends and their potential impact on humanitarian crises and our response We can get lost in information. We are constantly bombarded by data and opinions, insight and analysis. It is hard to filter this noise to find the important signals, the...
Read examples of how futures and foresight have shaped real-world action and futures Helping people in humanitarian crises means making tough choices as the emergencies we respond to are complex and ever-changing. Our decision-makers have to plan, act and adjust...
IFRC Innovation AcademyTogether We Are Limitless!Calling all young Red Cross Red Crescent volunteers and staff! Do you have a project in mind to help your community recover from the impacts of the pandemic? Do you want to bring that idea to life? Then apply to join...
FutureFellows 2021Meet the FutureFellows! FutureFellows is an innovative professional development program for emerging leaders of the Red Cross Red Crescent network, led by IFRC Solferino Academy. The fellowship aims to equip the participants with skills and resources...
IFRC Data& DigitalWeek 202119-23 April The IFRC Data & Digital Week 2021 is over. Don’t be sad though, in order to make you wait until the next one we have made some of this year’s recordings available to you. FAQ / الأسئلة المتداولة / Foire aux questions /...
Karibu - welcome to Destination Innovation: I.O.Me!Here you’ll find some delicious recipes and catchy tunes from Kenya. Enjoy!Servings 4 Ready In: 2hrs 45min Calories: 610 Introduction Mkate wa sinia – Rice Coconut Cake Ingredients 2 cups rice. Soak the rice...
Learn about our fellowship track and how you can apply Solferino FutureFellows Programme 2021 An innovative professional development program for emerging leaders of the network of the IFRC Applications for the FutureFellows 2021 have now closed. If you missed...
OUR COVID STORY CAMPAIGN Collecting stories from the network – user generated content (UGC)Through #OurCovidStory campaign we wanted to connect and unite the global Red Cross and Red Crescent network responding to COVID-19 pandemic, to explore how the novel...
COVID STORIESWhere we talk Innovation and COVID-19Our strongest and most recent stories, from the networkOur network creates stories made of hope and innovationsThe COVID-19 pandemic sparked numerous conversations and initiatives. In this section, we gathered some of...
Virtual Summit Climate:Red 9-10 Sept For everyone, everywhereSorry we are having technical issues on the Climate:Red websiteLastest updates are hereRegister to Climate:Red Summit now200+ confirmed sessions Media partnerSubmissions are closed, here you will find a...
An immersive humanitarian strategy gameThe year is 2030. The last decade has beena struggle for the Red Cross and Red Crescent. You have the unique opportunity to travelback in time and transform the organisation. Your decisions will ensure that no one is...
we are now at the final stages of the #100 ideas process 11 applicants have made it this far Stay tuned! 11 applicants have been shortlisted in our competition. They will move to the last round of the competition, which involves closer examination of...
International Women’s Day Competition Announcing the Winners - Inspiring and Innovative LeadersThere were over 300 nominations for our competition, sent to us either via email or in the volunteers Facebook group and it was extremely hard to choose winners. ...