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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The Spanish Red Cross has a special interest in technological innovation for humanitarian purposes. For this reason, the Humanitarian Technology Awards have been held since 2006, where ideas or initiatives with social innovation purposes are valued. As in previous editions, these awards consist of 3 categories: IMPACT (where the capacity for transformation to benefit the lives of […]

Globally, only 31% of  leadership roles are occupied by women. Besides, within the humanitarian field, gender parity is a long way off since women are still being underrepresented and have limited access to positions of leadership. While the Taliban’s recent decision to ban women’s engagement within NGOs in Afghanistan reminded us how essential it is […]

There is a long-standing challenge within the humanitarian sector – the slow process of onboarding and managing staff and volunteers for rapid deployment during a crisis. Australian Red Cross led an effort to solve this by establishing a verifiable digital credentials solution in order to remove some of the structural barriers and administrative burdens to […]

They will be supported for several months by the French Red Cross and 21, its social innovation accelerator, to learn about social entrepreneurship. It is in the South of Kenya, on the port coast of Mombasa, that a support programme dedicated to women will take root, called the Women Social Entrepreneurship Institute. On mission for […]

A more inclusive and sustainable society needs to put elderly people at the core of its model, supporting a cultural shift and redefining the role of our elders. Ageism is a phenomenon which describes people that think, feel and act differently towards others, based on age. By 2030, 1 in 6 people in the world […]

The Danish Refugee Council developed a forecasting tool in partnership with IBM and funded by the Danish ministry of Foreign Affairs. As their new report about Global Displacement Forecast 2022 has just been released, Red Social Innovation has interviewed Alexander Kjærum, Global Advisor and Senior Analyst at the Danish Refugee Council. 100 million people are now […]

Discover the agenda of social innovation events (congress, forums, fairs…) in the coming months, from June 2022 to the beginning of 2023, in the entire world. Several opportunities to bring together a range of stakeholders for dialogue, inspiration and learning. Congress Social Innovation Summit | Washington D.C., 7-8 June 2022Meticulously selected audience of top social impact […]

In order to answer new social needs in a fast-changing world, it’s crucial to put social innovation and local experimentation at the heart of the Red Cross’ mission. The French Red Cross and the Spanish Red Cross have launched Red Social Innovation, an international resource centre for social innovation available in English, French and Spanish. […]