Thought Pieces
As humanitarian crises are evolving, becoming more complex and unpredictable, there is a growing recognition of the need to gather and...
Decolonising Aid: Reimagining Local Leadership in Crisis Response, Lutalo Wycliff Henry, Volunteer, Uganda Red Cross Society – Mukono...
Liana Ghukasyan’s 23-year journey with the Red Cross began unexpectedly, when she recognised the emblem from her childhood in Armenia,...
Feedback from the IFRC Strategy 2030 Mid-Term Consultations with the IFRC Network The below piece is part of the analysis we have...
Humanitarian funding is skewed by political bias and must recover a credible sense of neutrality to address massive humanitarian...
Volunteer retention is often touted as a key metric of success for volunteer-engaging organizations. However, there is an ongoing...
Leadership Voices
A Story of Transformation at Costa Rican Red Cross Like the other National Societies, Costa Rican Red Cross had to adapt and transform...
Liana Ghukasyan is Deputy Head of Delegation/Deputy Permanent Observer, IFRC Delegation to the United Nations The humanitarian...
This article was originally published on fortune.com The humanitarian and private sectors may appear to be at opposite ends of the...
Insights from thought leaders across four regions “In 2022, 274 million people will need humanitarian assistance and protection. This...
In 2021 The Solferino Academy had numerous opportunities to interact with senior leadership of the Red Cross and Red Crescent...
A Series of Interviews with Leaders Inspiring and mobilising volunteerism - is one of the transformations in the IFRC Strategy 2030,...
Insights and Inspirations
IFRC Alumni have asked for some contemporary opinion on how changes in technology have affected ways of working in the humanitarian...
Data protection principles and practices should guide every humanitarian at each stage of project development. What makes you and...
We’ve hosted data playbook workshops with avocados, limes, oranges, and a bag of peanuts: You can learn about data quality standards,...
https://youtu.be/WSCyHolD8Dc Your Data Playbook is ready! Together with 100s of Red Cross Red Crescent staff, volunteers and...
Maryann Horne, Senior Humanitarian advisor for Crises and Emergencies for Asia Pacific looks at of the global impacts of the Ukraine...
Insights and questions from the first edition of FutureFellows What are the attitudes and behaviours we need to nurture as we move...
Innovation Stories
Floods in Kenya have impacted 43 counties, prompting the Kenya Red Cross Society and the International Centre for Humanitarian Affairs...
Stepping into 2024, the Asia Pacific Disaster Resilience Center (APDRC) reflects on a year of innovation, notably launching the RE:...
Over the past month, we have been collaborating with IFRC Solferino Academy to create a game which draws a new audience to...
With the incessant noise about AI and generative AI, teams from the IFRC network are continually exploring. How can we adjust our work...
The IFRC Solferino Academy has embarked on an ambitious journey of innovation within National Societies. By helping these...
In a world where technological advancements are reshaping industries and societies, integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into...
Limitless Stories
A Limitless impact story from Indonesia During the COVID-19 pandemic, as a youth volunteer from the Indonesian Red Cross, I was seeing...
A Limitless impact story from Kenya After I joined the Limitless Youth Innovation Academy, I was confident enough that my initiative...
A Limitless impact story from Uganda Hello! my name is Esther, and I am a youth volunteer from the Uganda Red Cross. I'm excited to...
A Limitless impact story from Ecuador Hola! My name is Darwin Carvallo, and I am an Ecuadorian Red Cross youth volunteer and one of...
A Limitless Impact Story from Uganda Have you ever turned your small idea into a local innovation? Here’s my innovation journey with...
Trends and Transformations
This article was originally posted on designit.com Over 10,000 people from 195 countries joined the 200 sessions at Climate:Red!...
Live interpretation during the Climate:Red virtual summit: a multifaceted challenge Three weeks...
Volunteers and their stories during every emergency inspire us. Connecting a global RCRC volunteer and humanitarian network across the...
COVID-19 ushers in Tele-Volunteering Tree planting, home building, food service, elder care. These traditional volunteer activities...
How can there be a truly connected global Red Cross Red Crescent? Every day during the COVID 19 response we've heard people remark...
Overview We all want to be connected. During the response to a threat like COVID, the need for rapid information sharing and new...
Volunteering Voices
‘The Future is Now’, is the tag line for the International Federation Red Cross, Red Crescent (IFRC) movement when considering the...
Is it time to rethink the metaphors used to describe volunteers? An article from the Red Cross Red Crescent magazine Volunteers are...