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Supported by the French Red Cross and Spanish Red Cross, Red Social Innovation brings together an international community of innovators — from the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement and beyond — to tackle global humanitarian challenges.

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Turning ideas into impact in the humanitarian context is challenging. Learning from the experiences of others—both wins and setbacks—can make all the difference. Our reports and webinars provide practical insights and real-life lessons to guide and inspire your innovation journey

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

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

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Publication | The Women Social Entrepreneurship Institute of Mombasa

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

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Publication | How to foster resilience via social entrepreneurship

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

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Social Entrepreneurship Meet up in Vienna | June 5-7

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

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Mombasa | Final pitch competition of the Women Social Entrepreneurship Institute

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New edition of the Humanitarian Technology Awards by Spanish Red Cross

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How blockchain can possibly improve humanitarian actions

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

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Humanitarian Technology Awards by Spanish Red Cross 2023

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Women in Leadership: How to close the gap in the humanitarian sector? 

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Traverse | Insights from Australian Red Cross creating, designing and ending a digital identity platform

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Mombasa | Launch of the Women Social Entrepreneurship Institute

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How to fight ageism towards older adults

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“Its possible to use data to forecast displacement for the coming years”

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Save the date | Conferences, forums & fairs in 2022-23

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Red Cross Humanitarian Technology Awards 

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Publication | How to foster innovation within a social organisation

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Mobile for Health: how can smartphones improve the answer to medical and social needs?

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Climate change mitigation: how can we decarbonise social and humanitarian actions?

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Food & Medicine Delivery, the last mile of social aid during the pandemic

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The United Nations warns against the setback caused by Covid-19 on Sustainable Development

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Collective Impact: Aligning our efforts to tackle social problems

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Catalyst 2030 Awards: Collaborating towards the Sustainable Development Goals

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We are the largest network of social innovation, let’s inspire each other

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Spanish Red Cross Humanitarian Technology Awards 2020

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Spanish Red Cross Humanitarian Technology Awards 2020

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Solferino Academy is launching a Virtual Innovation Tour!

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Upcoming events

Discover upcoming webinars, conferences, and community gatherings designed to exchange ideas, learn from one another, and collectively shape new solutions to humanitarian challenges

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