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Innovation Labs
UNHCR's Innovation Labs apply principles of human-centered design and prototyping to address complex refugee challenges.
By Chris Earney, September 29, 2016
By Katie Drew, September 27, 2016
By Emilia Saarelainen, September 19, 2016
By UNHCR Innovation, September 8, 2016
UNHCR Innovation partners with people inside and outside of UNHCR to innovate with and for refugees.
UNHCR's Innovation Labs apply principles of human-centered design and prototyping to address complex refugee challenges.
Innovation projects that focus on refugees' needs at each stage of the project design process are prototyped and tested in UNHCR operations worldwide.
Each year 20 UNHCR Innovation Fellows are trained, mentored, and supported as they address challenges unique to their operations.
UNHCR's online crowdsourced ideas platform, UNHCR Ideas, generates ideas from refugee communities, UNHCR staff, and partners.