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Thought Pieces
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...
Humanity is what really counts
In an area dominated by discussions about devastating wars and humanitarian principles of neutrality and impartiality on social media,...
Navigating AI biases: ChatGPT, DALL-E and humanitarian workers
In a recent workshop on Generative Artificial Intelligence in the IFRC network, participants asked "How can we ensure that AI-driven...
The (tenuous) case for hope
The (tenuous) case for hope – Originally published in the MIHA Bulletin People have been predicting the end of the world since the...
Do you hear the winds of change
From November 9 to December 15, 2023, we explored the collective wisdom of our vibrant IFRC Network through a global survey. A total...
Leadership Voices
Transformational leadership is pivotal for the survival of the National Societies
Mrs Terez Curry, the President of the Bahamas Red Cross, shares her thoughts about the pivotal role of transformational leadership for...
Looking after yourself is important if you want to look after others
The GCBC team are joined by Mike Adamson, CEO of the British Red Cross. Mike discusses the charity's role in responding to...
A humanitarian recipe for a green, resilient and inclusive recovery from COVID-19
Pascale Meige, Director IFRC Disaster and Crisis DepartmentRichard Blewitt, IFRC Permanent Observer to the United NationsMaarten van...
The Spanish Red Cross’s response to COVID-19: articulate all response capacities and accelerate processes of improvement and innovation
General CoordinatorSpanish Red Cross Spanish Red Cross has more than 155 years of experience responding to emergencies of a very...
Why collaboration is crucial for an effective response to Covid-19
Chief ExecutiveBritish Red Cross Society We are used to supporting people during disasters – whether conflict, floods, fires or...
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is revising its COVID-19 Appeals. It is gearing up for the marathon not the sprint.
Executive Director – InternationalBritish Red Cross Society We still don’t have a clear picture of the scale of the COVID-19 pandemic...
Insights and Inspirations
Review Your IFRC Data Playbook v1
We’ve spent over a year designing, upgrading, and testing content for the IFRC Data Playbook v1. Thousands of hours by over 270...
We wrote a book with 200 Contributors and 120 pieces of content!
Wow! Over the past 11 months, we’ve been digging into ‘data is a team sport with special events (sprints), learning and training. All...
FutureFellows 2021: Innovation challenge with the British Red Cross
28 emerging leaders from 28 Red Cross Red Crescent National Societies, working in 5 teams, accompanied by 10 coaches, on a 2-month...
New partnership with the International Academy of Red Cross and Red Crescent in China
October 16 2021, the International Academy of Red Cross and Red Crescent in China and the IFRC Solferino Academy signed a cooperation...
My transformation journey as a leader in DNV
Ed note: DNV is a partner of the Norwegian Red Cross Society and IFRC. They are providing mentorship and guidance on digital...
Join Testing the Data Playbook content in October
We’re getting ready to launch the Data Playbook in December 2021. We’ve convened 1000s during IFRC Data and Digital Week and 100s in...
Innovation Stories
Movable Flush Toilet: Bridging the Gap Between Climate Change Mitigation and Disaster Response
Greetings! I'm Soshino, working in the field of humanitarian technology with the Japanese Red Cross Society. Many of you might...
How will interoperable systems and data sharing benefit affected populations?
In a world where crises and migrations are increasingly complex, the journey of individuals like Fatima, a migrant in search of both...
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...
The necessary interoperability of systems between organisations
Interoperability of systems can change the way organisations deliver aid, restoring people's dignity and ensuring safer and faster...
Traverse: Insights from Australian Red Cross creating, designing and ending a digital identity platform
There is a long-standing challenge within the humanitarian sector – the slow process of onboarding and managing staff and volunteers...
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...
Limitless Stories
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Trends and Transformations
What we’ve learned at The Solferino Academy about running virtual meetings
Kendra Allenby/CartoonCollectionsThe Solferino Academy began convening virtual workshops in Mid-March 2020, connecting people in...
Are we living in someone else’s future or are we creating our own?
It is obvious that in a turbulent environment that is in a state of constant change and new emerging humanitarian needs, the Red Cross...
WhatFutures: a game about the future of humanitarian need
WhatFutures was an innovative forecasting game about the future of humanitarian need, played entirely through WhatsApp. It was played...
The Future of Livelihoods – 2030
WHAT HAS STRATEGY 2020 MEANT FOR LIVELIHOODS PROGRAMMING IN RCRC? Livelihood is both an area of focus (AoF) in IFRC Strategy 2020 and...
Sustainable digital age
the Department of Information Technologies of Turkish Red Crescent Digital Change is a concept which cannot be explained by using new...
Humanitarian Action and Science: a Marriage of Reason
Bridging excellence and evidence towards a science-based Movement in 2030 Science connected for humanity, a collaboration between the...
Volunteering Voices
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