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The World Food Programme is using hydroponics to empower women and create a hunger-free world by 2030

The Innovation Fund at UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, in collaboration with the World Food Programme’s Innovation Accelerator, is inviting innovators who can help address the challenge to…

Experimenting with a new technology isn’t always easy, particularly within large organizations. One of the most powerful aspects of working within a UN agency is that we find ourselves part of a…

South Sudanese refugee turned professional photographer inspires more refugees in Uganda through the World Food Programme (WFP) Storytellers project  

I am Sawyedollah, a WFP Storyteller and Rohingya refugee. 

Bootcamp on water and sanitation promoted by six innovation leaders from 3 to 7 June 2019  

World Food Programme (WFP) teams up with XPRIZE to provide 2,700 children in Tanzania with education software as part of a US$15 million global competition

Following more than 900 applications received from around the world, WFP's Innovation Accelerator, with the support of Cargill, has identified the 8 most promising teams from February's Global…

For the first time, innovators from 11 United Nations entities will come together to participate in the first Interagency Innovation Bootcamp, jointly hosted by the UN Innovation Network (UNIN) and…

Looking back at using advanced analytics for flood response in Congo

In Lebanon, women have regained hope and confidence at a digital skills training offered by the World Food Programme.

WFP Senegal has developed the Nutrifami application to strengthen cooks' and canteen managers' capacities on healthy and nutritious food.

821 million. That’s the number of people going to bed hungry every day. That’s also the number of people who could benefit from the #ZeroHunger solutions at the next World Food Programme (WFP)…

(MUNICH/MINNEAPOLIS) 4 February 2019 — The World Food Programme (WFP) Innovation Accelerator and Cargill announce a call for applications for the Global Innovation Challenge for Zero Hunger, running…

The World Food Programme (WFP) and Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year are jointly launching the first ever WFP Storytellers Innovation Award for young citizen journalists. Talented youth…

Scale. No, not the instrument for weighing or the outer skin of a fish. According to WFP Innovator and Programme Lead Samuel Ng, "Scale", in WFP Innovation Accelerator terminology, can best be…

Lather, rinse, repeat. Some of you may recognize these standard instructions, which appear on the backs of many shampoo bottles. Sounds straightforward, right? Wash your hair, rinse it out, and do it…

"Fail early, fail often, fail forward. It’s always a little bit frustrating to me when people have a negative relationship with failure. Failure is a massive part of being able to be…

Deadline extended! Submit your innovation by 25 September. WFP is looking for innovators who have the right solution to aid the millions of people suffering from hunger. Let’s end hunger. And let…

A concept we may think we understand, but may have never fully considered. What does it mean to us, and how can we best leverage it in working towards new and innovative solutions to solve…