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IFRC INNOVATION AND FUTURES
IFRC’s Global Innovation Team promotes and develops strategies and tactics aimed at transforming business as usual. Our team works to localise a range of innovation and futures approaches ensuring that organisations and programs remain agile while cultivating an anticipatory mindset to meet the needs of vulnerable communities.
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IFRC wins global Islamic Finance Challenge
In February 2018, the Bootcamp of the Fintech Islamic Finance Challenge was celebrated at IE Business School with the five finalists, the jury members and several essential figures from Islamic Finance,...
read moreRecoding the Norwegian Red Cross
Imagine, for a moment, you’re sick. A disease is spreading around you, and the information that could stop it escalating is inaccessible. Despite every advance in medicine and an increasingly connected world, this is a nightmare that all...
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A journey towards innovation in Nepal
On April 25th and May 12th, 2015, two massive earthquakes struck Nepal causing widespread damage. 8,790 people died, and more than 22,300 people were injured. Close to 500,000 homes were destroyed, and more than 250,000 houses were partially damaged. Many households...
read moreBritish Red Cross, an innovation journey
Last year, my innovation journey as an IFRC Innovation Pioneer began. I was selected among hundreds of applicants to leverage innovation across the British Red Cross, in particular, Refugee Services. Together with other 27 other Pioneers,...
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OpenStreetMap: Responding to the Gorkha Earthquake
Living, Breathing Maps q&a with Dale Kunce Tell us about OpenStreetMap OpenStreetMap is a free and accessible map of the world. Think about it as “Wikipedia for maps.” You can edit, I can edit it and it basically reflects the world around us. It's awesome because if...
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Theatre plays prepares Bangladesh communities for future disasters
By Aminul Hoque and Young Jo Lee, IFRC The excited chatter from the waiting crowd quiets down the moment the brightly-dressed performers take the stage. The subject of the play is nothing poetic or Shakespearian, but the audience is eager, understanding the gravity of...
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WHATFUTURES
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