Liana Ghukasyan’s 23-year journey with the Red Cross began unexpectedly, when she recognised the emblem from her childhood in Armenia,...
The Power of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Emblem
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Stories
Thought Pieces
Will Humanitarian Principles remain a Compass in Polarised Times?
Feedback from the IFRC Strategy 2030 Mid-Term Consultations with the IFRC Network The below piece is part of the analysis we have...
The Case for Truly Neutral Humanitarian Financing
Humanitarian funding is skewed by political bias and must recover a credible sense of neutrality to address massive humanitarian...
Is the era of volunteer retention over?
Volunteer retention is often touted as a key metric of success for volunteer-engaging organizations. However, there is an ongoing...
Feedback from the Network on Volunteering
Volunteering is one of the most important issues impacting the wellbeing of the IFRC network and its ability to fulfil its...
Navigating “The Day After” in Gaza for Humanitarians
As the war in Gaza enters its eighth month, the international community is grappling with the daunting task of envisioning a path...
Insights and Inspirations
Sounding the Alarm: a unique role in Early Warning Early Action
Amid escalating climate uncertainties, the Global Disater Preparedness Center (GDPC)'s unique position in our Network bridges critical...
In Kenya, ICHA tells us what to look out for in 2024
In a time of lofty global goals and big initiatives and commitments, at the International Center for Humanitarian Affairs (ICHA) in...
Innovation for the people
When you think of the word 'innovation', what, or who comes to mind? Is it Edison and the lightbulb, or Marie Curie and her discovery...
How to Create a (Data) Playbook
IFRC Strategy 2030 cites transformations of collaborating as a distributed network and undergoing a digital transformation as two...
How major tech changes have transformed the way we work
IFRC Alumni have asked for some contemporary opinion on how changes in technology have affected ways of working in the humanitarian...
Being Data Responsible as a Team
Data protection principles and practices should guide every humanitarian at each stage of project development. What makes you and...
Innovation Stories
Innovation in the Face of Adversity: A report from the skies
Floods in Kenya have impacted 43 counties, prompting the Kenya Red Cross Society and the International Centre for Humanitarian Affairs...
APDRC’s Approach to Innovation: Building Endless Connections
Stepping into 2024, the Asia Pacific Disaster Resilience Center (APDRC) reflects on a year of innovation, notably launching the RE:...
The Humanitarian Data Detective game — A new way to encourage use of IFRC GO
Over the past month, we have been collaborating with IFRC Solferino Academy to create a game which draws a new audience to...
AI is changing our humanitarian work
With the incessant noise about AI and generative AI, teams from the IFRC network are continually exploring. How can we adjust our work...
Transforming National Societies, one innovation support system at a time
The IFRC Solferino Academy has embarked on an ambitious journey of innovation within National Societies. By helping these...
Generative AI in the IFRC Network
In a world where technological advancements are reshaping industries and societies, integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into...
Limitless Stories
Limitless wins 2022 Global Good Award – Monash Action Lab + IFRC Solferino Academy
Action Lab researchers from Monash University’s Faculty of Information Technology and the International Federation of Red...
“We trained 120 farmers from 15 different communities how to make organic fertilisers, and they are now training other members of their communities!”
A Limitless Impact Story from Nigeria I started out searching for a solution on how to help members of my local community overcome the...
“How can we create synergy between innovation, technology, public health, and building a better community?”
A Limitless impact story from Colombia We saw the Solferino Academy’s call for stories just at the time when we were thinking about...
“We could actually see the impact! Over 5,000 young people have joined our online learning platform!”
A Limitless impact story from Kenya Nobody tells you when to go and create impact in your community. Many times, you go out to create...
“Volunteer “Mental Health Activators” are already being trained to organize local mental health activities and distribute CareBoxes in their communities.”
A Limitless Impact Story from Thailand In 2019, 800 Thai youths took their own lives, and over 10,000 calls from youth were received...
“The power of digital media allows youth to work with no limits. Our digital campaigns have reached more than 65,000 users.”
A Limitless impact story from Indonesia During the COVID-19 pandemic, as a youth volunteer from the Indonesian Red Cross, I was seeing...
Trends and Transformations
The Accordion of Change: Navigating Digital Transformation in Humanitarian Work
The digital landscape is evolving rapidly, driven by advances in AI and emerging technologies, alongside internal shifts in skills and...
Strategy 2030 Mid-Term Review and Forecast
As we reach the midpoint of Strategy 2030, we are entering a new humanitarian era. A complex mass of emerging trends is changing the...
Future of Vulnerability: Humanity in the Digital Age
Humanitech, an initiative of Australian Red Cross, recently released a report titled Future of Vulnerability: Humanity in the Digital...
Perspectives on Digital Transformation
Shaping a Digital Strategy with Partners How can we collaborate with partners on our digital transformation journey? IFRC and the...
Climate:Red Summit 2020
This article was originally posted on designit.com Over 10,000 people from 195 countries joined the 200 sessions at Climate:Red!...
Towards inclusive digital events
Live interpretation during the Climate:Red virtual summit: a multifaceted challenge Three weeks...
Leadership Voices
A look ahead to 2024 in Asia Pacific
Let's look ahead to 2024 in Asia Pacific from Red Cross and Red Crescent. Dramatic shifts in power in Afghanistan and Myanmar in 2021...
Sami ñaraki, “We walk together”
A Story of Transformation at Costa Rican Red Cross Like the other National Societies, Costa Rican Red Cross had to adapt and transform...
Three Priorities for the Humanitarian Future
Liana Ghukasyan is Deputy Head of Delegation/Deputy Permanent Observer, IFRC Delegation to the United Nations The humanitarian...
The IFRC wants to leverage financial markets to keep up with the world’s unprecedented humanitarian needs. Here’s how
This article was originally published on fortune.com The humanitarian and private sectors may appear to be at opposite ends of the...
Are we doing enough to prepare for the Future?
Insights from thought leaders across four regions “In 2022, 274 million people will need humanitarian assistance and protection. This...
2022 could be a year of great opportunities, what needs to happen?
In 2021 The Solferino Academy had numerous opportunities to interact with senior leadership of the Red Cross and Red Crescent...
Volunteering Voices
Pass The Torch
On the occasion of the 24th of June 2020, A thought, a word, to the leaders of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red...
Ageing & Technology
By Ronald Yip, Humanitarian Education volunteer at Hong Kong Red Cross 2018 was a spectacular year as it marked another large-scale...
What I learned from listening to Red Cross people from 3 different countries about the future of the organisation
Envisioning an Expanded RCRC through Education, Empowerment Strategy 2030 of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red...
Recruiting Volunteers in the Future
Change is a constant factor. Volunteering is not an exception. There is a growing consensus that the way people engage in volunteering...
To exist or not? – A Utopic Vision
We all know we live in a world full of problems: from inequality, to lack of access to health, starvation, violence, gender and...
A Reflection on Technology, Collaboration, and Shared Visions for the Future
‘The Future is Now’, is the tag line for the International Federation Red Cross, Red Crescent (IFRC) movement when considering the...