The (tenuous) case for hope – Originally published in the MIHA Bulletin People have been predicting the end of the world since the...
The (tenuous) case for hope
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Stories
Thought Pieces
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...
Embracing New Perspectives in Technology, Methodology, and Strategy
We prompted reflection on global humanitarian challenges and how to embrace new landscapes in the fields of technology, methodology...
The Humanitarian Observatory’s Roadmap for 2024
Explore the Humanitarian Observatory's robust research agenda for 2024, addressing global challenges with actionable insights,...
Why do we need a glocalized development? Way to decentralize aid
The milestone It has been six years since the humanitarian agenda has reached a milestone after the UN Secretary General’s call for...
Digitalisation in Humanitarian Action: the path forward
As crucial key enablers in delivering effective and timely humanitarian aid to the people in need, digital technologies allow aid...
Leadership Voices
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...
If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself
Executive Director – InternationalBritish Red Cross Society A quiet revolution is happening in how partner Red Cross and Red Crescent...
Insights and Inspirations
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...
What should the IFRC’s vision for digital identity look like?
We recently organized a series of workshops with the IFRC on Digital ID to review recent learning and experiences. The workshops were...
Innovation 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...
Limitless Stories
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Trends and Transformations
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...
Health of the Future
Increasing threats from pandemics, non-communicable diseases, environmental health and over-burdened health systems alongside...
Conflict and poverty
Conflict and violence Extreme poverty in the world will increasingly be concentrated in countries experiencing conflict and fragility....
Volunteering Voices
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