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Innovation Stories
The Red Cross and Red Crescent has a unique history of innovation. We showcase the stories of National Societies that work on global issues and are continually exploring new solutions, technologies, and partners that help them prepare better for current and future challenges.
Moving from paper-based workflows to real-time health data management
Moving from paper-based workflows to real-time health data management Kenya Red Cross and Danish Red Cross came together to pilot digital health technologies in an attempt to tackle complex health issues in Kenya. They partnered with Unumed, a private...
Gamified brainstorming for solving daily challenges
Spanish Red Cross is cooking a new project aiming to bring creative ideas to life collectively. 'Innovation Open Line' will be a digital space for staff and volunteers to propose innovative initiatives to solve their challenges. The platform will have a gamified...
Mastering Skills Using Alien Technology?
The aliens have invaded Europe and youth is last hope! Youth will kick the aliens out while developing personal skills through exciting missions. EuropAlien is a cooperative strategy game created in the context of Play4Change project and supported by Erasmus+ Youth in...
Innovation Events Across the Red Cross Red Crescent Network
You may not have heard much about them yet, but you will see a lot of them this year. National Societies are investing more in bringing together staff, volunteers, and external experts in the innovation to explore new approaches to humanitarian work. From emerging...
IFRC 2017, An Innovation Story
1. Thriving in a complex world The level of change unfolding in the world today is extraordinary. It is widely recognized that current humanitarian systems and processes are already stretched beyond capacity and will likely face additional stress in the years ahead....
Robotic Snakes Crawled for Survivals after Mexico City’s Deadly Earthquake
Mexican Red Cross On the 19th of September 2017, a deadly earthquake shook the centre area of Mexico. The disaster affected Mexico City and neighbouring cities severely. Almost 300 people died, and thousands more lost everything. As part of the search and rescue...
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Moving from paper-based workflows to real-time health data management
Moving from paper-based workflows to real-time health data management Kenya Red Cross and Danish Red Cross came together to pilot digital health technologies in an attempt to tackle complex health issues in Kenya. They partnered with Unumed, a private...
Gamified brainstorming for solving daily challenges
Spanish Red Cross is cooking a new project aiming to bring creative ideas to life collectively. 'Innovation Open Line' will be a digital space for staff and volunteers to propose innovative initiatives to solve their challenges. The platform will have a gamified...
Mastering Skills Using Alien Technology?
The aliens have invaded Europe and youth is last hope! Youth will kick the aliens out while developing personal skills through exciting missions. EuropAlien is a cooperative strategy game created in the context of Play4Change project and supported by Erasmus+ Youth in...
Innovation Events Across the Red Cross Red Crescent Network
You may not have heard much about them yet, but you will see a lot of them this year. National Societies are investing more in bringing together staff, volunteers, and external experts in the innovation to explore new approaches to humanitarian work. From emerging...
Robotic Snakes Crawled for Survivals after Mexico City’s Deadly Earthquake
Mexican Red Cross On the 19th of September 2017, a deadly earthquake shook the centre area of Mexico. The disaster affected Mexico City and neighbouring cities severely. Almost 300 people died, and thousands more lost everything. As part of the search and rescue...
Catalyzing Sustainable Financing with Duty and Dignity
The UN estimates developing countries will need 2.5 Trillion USD a year to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 and that the vast majority of these funds must come from non-government sources. There is an urgency for new financing sources that complement...
Can New Technologies Change Hospitalized Children’s Views of the World?
In partnership with TECSOS Foundation, Spanish Red Cross Youth launched a project to incorporate new technologies into their volunteering programs with hospitalized children. The project merges Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) to help children in...
Act to Adapt: A Game on Climate Issues
A story from the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre Climate change is happening, and impacts are projected to increase severely in the future. Children and youth can be relevant agents of change in raising awareness. However, there is a need for recognition and...
Self-organized Youth Editorial Gives Voice to Those Who Were Silent
Out of 11.5 million Red Cross and Red Crescent volunteers around the world, half of them are youth. Youth plays a crucial role in National Societies implementing programs and standing on the frontline when a crisis occurs. However, from time to time, their stories...
From Waste to Work
Hurricane Irma knocked down the Caribbean in 2017. St. Maarten got the full blast damaging 91% of their buildings and leaving thousands of communities uninhabitable. In the first months, humanitarian response focused on emergency aid and securing food, water,...
Our Story is their Story
In the past, traditional approaches to engaging communities in monitoring humanitarian programmes consisted of mainly asking for data from the communities. Today, a greater emphasis has been placed on engaging communities throughout the monitoring and/or evaluation...
The Taste of Change
The Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre strives to use creative and unusual learning tools for impact. In the last couple years, they have explored a “tasty” way to raise awareness on climate issues, especially regarding food security. The Taste of Change experience...