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See how innovators from across the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement and beyond are reimagining solutions to today’s humanitarian challenges. Dive into more than 200 projects — from early pilots to scaled impact — spanning service, process, and business model innovation.

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Service
Frugal / No-Tech
Climate change and Environment

Échale, the Mexican social enterprise facilitating access to housing

Échale is a Mexican social company that provides solutions regarding adequate housing and local infrastructure for communities that lack access to financial opportunities. Its goal [...]
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Service
Frugal / No-Tech
Health and Wellbeing

How the Thai Red Cross is operating the second snake farm in the world

Snake Farm, Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute (QSMI), Thai Red Cross Society is the second snake farm in the world and the first snake farm in [...]
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Process
Frugal / No-Tech
Values, Power and Inclusion

How the Burundi Red Cross is building the capacity of its volunteers

In 2007, the Burundi Red Cross created decentralized support groups called 'Unités Collinaires'. Each 'Unité Collinaire' is made up of volunteers who have gradually come [...]
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Service
Application / Digital Platform
Chatbot / Conversational Interface
Health and Wellbeing

Bonjour Henry, the first voice assistant dedicated to the elderly

Bonjour Henry is the first voice assistant dedicated specifically to the elderly who are losing their independence. The solution was designed and developed in Montpellier, [...]
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Service
Frugal / No-Tech
Health and Wellbeing

Humanitas Deventer, promoting intergenerational housing

Humanitas Deventer is an independent residential care center in Deventer offering a homely and safe environment  for seniors, needing support for housing and care. The [...]
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Tool
Application / Digital Platform
Health and Wellbeing

Safe Delivery App, up-to-date clinical guidelines to provide safer births everywhere

The Safe Delivery App is a smartphone application developed by Maternity Foundation, that offers skilled birth attendants with instant access to evidence-based and up-to-date clinical [...]
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Service
Frugal / No-Tech
Health and Wellbeing

« Fit for 100 », an exercise-based support programme for older people

« fit for 100 » is an exercise-based support programme for older people to help them maintain and increase strength while participating in fall prevention. Through [...]
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Service
Application / Digital Platform
Chatbot / Conversational Interface
Migration and Displacement

mbeon, a chat counselling via app for adult migrants in Germany

Since 2019, in addition to face-to-face counselling, the German Red Cross, in cooperation with other partners, has been offering a nationwide network of counsellors who [...]
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Service
Frugal / No-Tech
Health and Wellbeing

The Irish Dementia Cafe, a welcoming meeting for anyone who is affected by dementia

The Irish Dementia Cafe Network is a network of dementia cafes around Ireland each of which is run according to a set of shared principles [...]
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Service
Application / Digital Platform
Health and Wellbeing

ShareAmi, the digital friendship to learn french

ShareAmi connects French seniors with young learners to form conversational duos via video-conference.
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Process
Frugal / No-Tech
Values, Power and Inclusion

How the Burundi Red Cross built a community of 600,000 volunteers

In 2007, the Burundi Red Cross created decentralized support groups called 'Unités Collinaires'. Each 'Unité Collinaire' is made up of volunteers who have gradually come [...]
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Service
Frugal / No-Tech
Health and Wellbeing

Emergency, the children’s surgical hospital in Uganda

Emergency aims to bring healthcare of excellence in Uganda and in the whole Africa, thereby putting into practice the right of every human being to [...]
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