The Humanitarian Innovation Programme received 125 applications in 2024, which is an all-time high number. Among these, 14 projects were granted funding: seven innovation lab projects and seven scaling projects. The projects address a wide range of humanitarian challenges through innovative approaches. The projects span from addressing malnourishment using new technology, to new methods for dry season farming and innovative business models to tackle waste in humanitarian settings.

- This year we are particularly delighted to be funding the same number of early-stage innovation projects as scaling projects. It is through scale that innovation can truly deliver on its inherent impact. We look forward to be working with these fourteen projects moving forward, says Therese M. U. Pankratov, Head of Programme.

Below you will find an overview of the projects. Click on the links to read more about each project.

Innovation lab projects

CARE: Enabling dry season farming during humanitarian crisis

UNICEF, Welt Hunger Hilfe: Identifying Child malnutrition with 3D supervision and AI

Norwegian Red Cross, Kenyan Red Cross, ICHA: AI-Enabled Public Health Surveillance and Early Response

Save The Children: Bundle up! Nutrition for small and sick newborns in Malawi

IFRC, UNRWA: GBVIE: Integrating Prevention and Enhancing Survivor Care

IOM: Sustainable finance: Green interventions Shelter/Settlements

IUG, Human Brights, WFP, Strømme foundation: PREW (Pyrolysis to Reduce Emissions from Waste)

Scaling Projects

NCA, Petco: Waste 4 Value

NRC, IFRC: NRC Digital Humanitarian Integration at scale

IOM: EmPowering Displaced Affected Communities

UNICEF, Hilina Foods and Vision Food PLC: Improving Childs diet trough egg powder production

WFP, Omia, Tulima Solar, Agsol: SOLAR: Solarizing Livelihoods Activities with Refugees

NPA, Rofi and Human Brights: Scaling of Next Generation PPE and Recycling systems

UNFPA, Society for Family Health (SFH), UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), I&M Bank Rwanda, Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB), and Rwanda Medical Supply (RMS): Financing Rwanda's Future: A sustainable Healthcare model