Providing refugee youth with a space to innovate and practice leadership in Uganda. Months into her first placement with UNHCR in Uganda, Keiko Odashiro was hit by a crisis of conscience. After years spent at the helm of her own organization – an NGO working around...
Let’s start with what it isn’t. A pilot. Pilots have historically been the default method used in the humanitarian sector when moving towards new approaches to solving problems. A pilot is, by definition, a solution that is to be tested on a small scale that is seen...
I’m not the average person who would be interested in purchasing the newest edition of the Harvard Business Review but walking around the airport in September, the newest addition caught my eye. The title of the September 2015 issue was The Evolution of Design...
UNHCR Innovation had the pleasure of attending the Global Innovations for Children and Youth Summit – ‘Start-Up to Scale-Up; hosted by UNICEF and Finland’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs last week. This wonderful event brought together 400 of UNICEF’s friends, and...
This is an excerpt from UNHCR’s recently released report: Innovation at UNHCR 2014. This report highlights and showcases some of the innovative approaches the organization is taking to address complex refugee challenges. Conversations on the need for Labs often begin...
This is an excerpt from UNHCR’s recently released report: Innovation at UNHCR 2014. This report highlights and showcases some of the innovative approaches the organization is taking to address complex refugee challenges. For the Learn Lab’s second year, progress...
