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Let's talk about communications!
Communications is a crucial part of the innovation process. However, in a hectic workday, it is often the first thing to be down-prioritized. This article presents some tips on how to make it a priority, and some simple steps on how you can use your communications toolbox strategically to reach your project goals.
Meet the project manager for the Waste for Warmth project, Egil!
Engineers Without Borders Norway and their partners Polyfloss Factory and Field Ready are disrupting the field of shelter winterization. They are developing a solution based on candyfloss technology to produce shelter insulation locally, using plastic waste. Meet their project manager, Egil!
Humanitarian organisations use innovative procurement to get access to better and more effective solutions
Humanitarian organisations supported through HIP Norway have used innovative procurement procedures since 2018. We were interviewed by The National Programme for Supplier Development. Read the interview (in Norwegian) here.
Say hello to the 2021 project cohort!
We are excited to present the ten innovation projects that were granted support by the Humanitarian Innovation Programme in 2021.
Meet the project manager for Camp+
Morten Fauerby Thomsen is the project manager for CARE’s Camp+ project in Uganda. The project aims to create the world’s first climate positive refugee settlement. Underlying the various elements of this climate smart refugee camp are sustainable business models – and we wanted to discuss these with Morten.
Ensuring 24 hour electricity for refugees in Jordan
Imagine a day where you do not know if you have enough power to keep your food cool, or if your children have light to do schoolwork. It is the everyday life of many refugees around the world, and NRC, Norwegian startup Wattero and Jordanian startup Neurotec want to do something about it (article in Norwegian).
Report launch: Leveraging the private sector in the field of protection
Protection forms the basis of all humanitarian action and, therefore, must be incorporated in the design of programmes in all lines of intervention. Can humanitarian organisations leverage the private sector to innovate the field of protection?