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Unintentionally, but providing a programme twist, the WFP Innovation Accelerator is hosting its 34th bootcamp in March, a month dedicated to women. Selected from the WFP Innovation Challenge…

For most people, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in the Central African Republic (CAR) conjures up images of a truck on its way to deliver food assistance to the country’s…

On International Women’s Day, eight women working with the World Food Programme share their innovation journeys. Women comprise half of the world’s population and yet, in STEM fields (science,…

In this global pandemic, what was already a challenging and risky endeavour for innovators, can feel even more so than ever before. The pandemic has created huge challenges on how to work, how…

Empowering the local teams closest to a disaster is critical to emergency preparedness and response. That becomes possible when the global teams collaborate on solutions through platforms like&nbsp…

The WFP Innovation Accelerator is kicking off the 2021 innovation bootcamp season by delivering number 33 — virtually. The bootcamp is a collaboration with MIT Solve, an initiative of the…

The WFP Jordan Innovation Hub launched in February 2020 to nurture the growing number of innovations and entrepreneurs in Jordan whose solutions tackle local food security issues. It sits at the…

WFP is the largest humanitarian organization in the world fighting hunger. Many of the people we serve depend on our assistance in order to survive — but saving lives is only the first step; we also…

EMPACT is an innovation project of the World Food Programme that supports young people to start tech careers, bridging their way out of hunger and poverty to the future of work and self…

COVID-19 has left almost no workplace untouched — including the World Food Programme (WFP) Innovation Accelerator in Munich, Germany. We switched 50+ employees to remote…

WFP has always had a curious mind for the potential of innovation and technology to help fight hunger and positively impact the lives of the people it serves. Innovating to scale is in our…

As we started 2020, nobody could have predicted the year we would experience. The impacts of COVID-19 were felt universally, creating deep and lasting implications for global food security. The…

When the first case of COVID-19 was reported in Chad in March 2020, a lockdown was swiftly implemented with physical distancing creating pressure on communities already struggling. World Food…

Access to information is one of the most important things humanitarians need in an emergency. In order for field officers to make decisions and undertake operations, they need to know how many…

There’s an old saying that rings true for humanitarians racing against the clock to reach those in need: Speed is of the essence. That’s as true today as it ever was. Because time waits for no one…

WFP uses a variety of tools to securely collect, store, manage and analyze peoples’ data. The largest is a self-developed platform called SCOPE, which not only allows to collect and manage…

To be effective, innovation and technology should allow the people we serve to unlock their true potential. When people’s lives are hit by conflict, disaster or famine, every second and…

Drones are a powerful technology for humanitarians because they save time when it is needed most. Work that once took days, like search and rescue and damage assessment after disasters, are reduced…

With the support of USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance and in collaboration with the Innovation Hub at the WFP Regional Bureau for Eastern Africa based in Nairobi, the WFP…

The global pandemic has created the need and opportunity for all sorts of smart innovations to flourish. One example is an app that monitors people’s compliance with their quarantines. I…