Facilitating innovation at the Assosa sub-country office
As an Assistant Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Officer, I am constantly reminded of [...]
Nurturing the spirit of innovation within UNHCR
Each year we welcome a group of 20 UNHCR staff and affiliates to the Innovation Fellowship. Innovation Fellows embody the creativity and diversity of the thousands of staff at UNHCR. Become a Fellow.
Stories from the fellowship
Over the course of the year-long Fellowship, Innovation Fellows identify a challenge facing their operations and apply methods of user-centered design and prototyping to address that challenge. The 2017 class will also welcome UNHCR colleagues who would like to work directly with refugees to develop ‘bottom-up’ innovations. Become a Fellow. Apply now.
Using telecommunications to improve clinical healthcare in refugee camps
Enhancing clinical expertise for refugees and cutting costs through telemedicine
Empowering refugees to create their own housing solutions
Putting refugees at the heart of local shelter design.
Building the creative confidence of young refugees
Providing refugee youth with a space to innovate and practice leadership in Uganda.
Class of 2016
UNHCR Innovation Fellows work in field operations around the world and at headquarters. They represent the diversity of nationalities, skill sets, and global reach of UNHCR’s operations.
Antonio Di Muro
Bari, Italy
Cary Lewis
Barcelona, Spain
Edward Benson
Yangon, Myanmar
Elahe Movahediyan Attar
Esfahan, Iran
Fadi Kronfli
Khartoum, Sudan
Francesca Fontanini
Mexico City, Mexico
Gavin David White
Mafraq, Jordan
Gulie Dore
Melkadida, Ethiopia
Hamed Aghdam
Tehran, Iran
Kathryn Lo
Baghdad, Iraq
Laura Ronkainen
Geneva, Switzerland
Najwan Aldorgham
Amman, Jordan
Natalia Nahra
Tel Aviv, Israel
Oscar Sánchez Piñeiro
Quito, Ecuador
Randa Qoudsi
Damascus, Syria
Rina Komiya
Kasulu, Tanzania
Salvator Cusimano
Valetta, Malta
Simeneh Gebeyehu
Assossa, Ethiopia
Wadih Al-Eid
Amman, Jordan
Yahya Hassune
Erbil, Iraq
Yanya Viskovich
Geneva, Switzerland
Class of 2015
UNHCR Innovation Fellows work in field operations around the world and at headquarters. They represent the diversity of nationalities, skill sets, and global reach of UNHCR’s operations.
Anthony Toulany
Beirut, Lebanon
Bobbie Baker
Zahle, Lebanon
Caroline Mbui
N'Djamena, Chad
Constanze Quosh
Uganda- Daniel Macguire
Dakar, Senegal 
David Githiri Njoroge
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Ioannis Papachristodoulou
Athens, Greece
Jessica Gut
Juba, South Sudan
Karam Hindi
Erbil, Iraq
Keiko Odashiro
Bunj, South Sudan
Mohsen Alavian
Kerman, Iran
Pintu Agrawal
Damak, Nepal
Rita-Flora Kevorkian
Beirut, Lebanon
Salina Khatoon
Damak, Nepal
Samuel Cheung
Beirut, Lebanon
Yusif Sidik
Takoradi, Ghana
Class of 2014
UNHCR Innovation Fellows work in field operations around the world and at headquarters. They represent the diversity of nationalities, skill sets, and global reach of UNHCR’s operations.
Agnes Kanyonyi
Ulyankulu, Tanzania
Alexis Ariza
Peshawar, Pakistan
Anicet Adjahossou
Dollo Ado, Ethiopia
Anup Kumar Aryal
Beirut, Lebanon
Diego Batista
Amman, Jordan
Erin Hayba
Beirut, Lebanon
Gerard Moya Anton
Budapest, Hungary
Jad Ghosn
Beirut, Lebanon
Khandaker Aminul Islam
Kassala, Sudan
Maarouf Issaka‐Toure
Tunis, Tunisia
Mariann Urban
Budapest, Hungary
Markus Kainradl
Vienna, Austria
Natalia Baal
Geneva, Switzerland
Oukoum Nadjombe Gbatti
Nairobi, Kenya
Rebecca Kitcher
Takoradi, Ghana
Samuel Gonzaga
Dollo Ado, Ethiopia
Stanyslas Matayo
Cairo, Egypt
Valentina Duque
San Jose, Costa Rica
Yunesti Handayani
Herat, Afghanistan
Become a fellow
Are you a member of UNHCR staff or affiliate workforce? Do you have big ideas about how to improve the way we operate? Apply now to join next year’s class of Innovation Fellows. Kindly note, you must currently work at UNHCR to be eligible for the Innovation Fellowship.