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In recent years, several extreme climate events have struck European territories, most notably the flooding in Valencia in October 2024, the cyclone that devastated Mayotte in December 2024, and the heatwaves and wildfires that swept across the Iberian Peninsula in the summer of 2025 each mobilizing emergency response operations by the Spanish Red Cross and […]

As East Africa’s social innovation ecosystem continues to gain strength and visibility, Ashoka East Africa reaches two defining milestones this year : its 25th anniversary since its founding in 2001 and the election of over 100 Ashoka Fellows in the region. These achievements reflect both the organisation’s enduring dedication to systemic change and the expanding […]

As a VivaTech partner alongside the French Red Cross and its startup incubator 21, Red Social Innovation attended the event on June 18th. This was an opportunity to connect with innovators and explore high-potential solutions in the fields of crisis management, humanitarian action, and responsible technology. The insights and initiatives identified during the event will […]

The European project TRUE STORIES, launched by the French Red Cross in collaboration with Louie Media and the Open Cultural Centre (OCC) in Spain and Greece, aims to transform how migration is represented and perceived on social media. Using podcast and video formats alongside multimedia training, the project seeks to give a voice to migrants […]

This report explores the Women Social Entrepreneurship Institute from its inception in 2021 until the end of the first cohort of 25 women supported throughout 2023. This initiative was conceived by the French Red Cross and the Kenya Red Cross, with the support of the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, in order to […]

In an era marked by dynamic challenges and evolving community needs, the sector of social entrepreneurship and social enterprise emerges as a promising avenue for driving sustainable change, finding a great balance between financial sustainability and a social mission.  Since its creation in 1863, the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement is known for being on […]

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Intervention of Mette Petersen, Director of RCEU Office, at the Social Impact and Innovation Event, in Strasbourg on the 6th of May 2022. Before I go into these two topics let me introduce the RCEU office. We represent the 27 National  Red Cross Societies across the whole of EU, as well as the Icelandic Red […]

2024 Social Entrepreneurship Meet Up REDpreneur, an initiative of the Austrian Red Cross, provides solutions for transformative social impact while striving for financial sustainability. On the occasion of the Social entrepreneurship meetup in Vienna organised by the Austrian Red Cross in June 5th-7th, in partnership with the French Red Cross and IFRC, Elin Baranyai-Ulvestad, Program Manager […]

Women entrepreneurship is one way of improving gender equality as it participates in improving women’s economic empowerment. Around the world, it represents a large proportion of women’s paid work and certainly holds strong potential for spurring economic opportunity and job creation (ILO, Women’s Entrepreneurship Development Programme). Yet, most studies find that women run smaller businesses […]

Nestled in the vibrant coastal region of Kenya, IOME001 is the brand new innovation centre of the Kenya Red Cross Society funded by the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs. Located next to the Mbaraki Girl Primary School, this innovation hub has been designed for the youth and the women of Mombasa and is […]

The Spanish Red Cross has launched the new edition of the Humanitarian Technology Awards for 2024. These awards offer a unique opportunity to recognize and reward the efforts made by various projects related to social innovation, both nationally and internationally.  Over the past 8 years, the Humanitarian Technology Awards have unveiled interesting ideas, prototypes, and […]