Any way you look at it 2020 was unprecedented, complex and challenging, and there is little indication that things will get any easier in the near future. Amongst the many difficulties we faced, however, a number of positives emerged alongside some key lessons for us...
Should volunteers be paid for their labour? Such a question may seem a contradiction in terms – isn’t the point of volunteering that you give time for free? But newly published research from Northumbria University’s Centre for International Development and the...
The UN has reminded us that the climate crisis is the biggest threat facing humanity over the long term. According to the World Food Programme, 270 million people are nearing the brink of starvation and now, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the climate crisis...
Customer centricity is the new buzzword, when talking about providing services. The Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement uses the approach of ‘Community engagement and accountability (CEA)’ to include participation of the ‘customer’, the beneficiary. But is this...
Contributions by: Steve K K Kenei – Data Analyst, International Center for Humanitarian Affairs, Kenya Red Cross Society ulia Shen - Epidemiologist, Health Services Research and Policy Department, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine alima Saado...
Shirley Blackshaw is a leader at the Costa Rican Red Cross who is orchestrating efforts to counter climate change. The IFRC innovation and futures team had an exclusive interview with Shirley, who outlined her experiences as a leader and the activities she carries out...