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Discover practical innovation tools, in-depths publications and webinars designed to inspire, guide, and support your social innovation journey.

Events

Red Social Innovation at VivaTech | Exploring high-potential solutions in the fields of crisis management and humanitarian action

VivaTech is Europe’s largest technology and startup event. Held annually in Paris over four days, this year’s edition will take place from the 17th to the 20th June at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. As a VivaTech partner alongside the French Red Cross and its startup incubator 21, Red Social Innovation will be attending […]

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True Stories | Media Training in Paris and Polykastro: Giving Migrants a Voice through Video Creation

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 […]

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Publications

Publication | The Women Social Entrepreneurship Institute of Mombasa

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 […]

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Webinars

Webinar | “Original” Red Cross Red Crescent Income Generating Activities

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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Op-ed

Mette Peterson: “Social impact is at the heart of the Red Cross mission”

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 […]

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Events

Social Entrepreneurship Meet up in Vienna | June 5-7

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 […]

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Webinars

Women & Entrepreneurship | How can entrepreneurship contribute to fight gender inequalities?

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 […]

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Mombasa | Final pitch competition of the Women Social Entrepreneurship Institute

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 […]

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Awards

New edition of the Humanitarian Technology Awards by Spanish Red Cross

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 […]

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Webinars

How blockchain can possibly improve humanitarian actions

Since the creation of the Bitcoin by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008, the extraordinary opportunities linked to crypto and blockchain technology are taking off in many sectors. Nowadays, forecasts suggest that spending on blockchain solutions will continue to grow in the coming years, reaching almost 19 billion U.S. dollars by 2024 (Statista, 2022).  Due to its […]

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Publications

Design & selection process of the Women Social Entrepreneurship Institute in Mombasa 

The Women Social Entrepreneurship Institute (WSEI) aims to empower women entrepreneurs in Mombasa, Kenya’s second largest city located in the Coastal region. The initiative is part of a project financed by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs that allows a new collaboration between the French and Kenyan Red-Cross National entities. Supported by 21, the […]

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