Greetings! I’m Soshino, working in the field of humanitarian technology with the Japanese Red Cross Society. Many of you might recognise me from our groundbreaking project: the world’s first hydrogen ambulance by the Japanese Red Cross Society. This time,...
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 of radioactive elements to help treat cancer, or Dr Gladys West and her pioneering invention of GPS. Maybe even Bill...
Spanish Red Cross have opened their Tech Awards to all Red Cross & Red Crescent volunteers and staff around the world who have been creating and deploying innovative technology solutions for their communities and National Societies. The Spanish Red Cross...
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...
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 tell you about how our innovation project helped female teenagers in our community while also protecting the environment. Here’s...
If you think you don’t need to design for safety, dignity and trust, you are missing something. New and emerging technologies have the potential to cause both great benefit and harm — yet the processes designed to develop and use these technologies rarely consider the...
Insights from thought leaders across four regions “In 2022, 274 million people will need humanitarian assistance and protection. This number is a significant increase from 235 million people a year ago, which was already the highest figure in decades”. The...
In 2021 The Solferino Academy had numerous opportunities to interact with senior leadership of the Red Cross and Red Crescent exploring different topics. These included a series of workshops and think tanks and one to one interviews with Secretaries General and...
