Our community
We bring people together from humanitarian, research and innovation backgrounds to deliver change in the humanitarian system. We unite around a shared goal: finding solutions to complex humanitarian challenges.
This community is made up of...
Researchers and innovators
Together we develop new approaches to big humanitarian challenges.
Investors in research and innovation including governments, donors and private sector actors
Together we support strategic and coordinated investment approaches.
Peers in the humanitarian research and innovation community
Together we share learning, address collective problems, improve research and innovation practices, and build effective collaborative approaches to the most urgent humanitarian challenges.
Humanitarian actors at global, regional and national levels
Together we understand priorities and needs and build partnerships for research and innovation programmes, focusing on the adoption and scaling of evidence and innovative solutions.
View the full 2023-2040 Strategy
You can also read, download and share our strategy as a booklet.
There have long been imbalances in power and privilege that have hindered a truly inclusive and equitable community. We and others must do more to recognise and address this. We must work together to bring about a truly diverse, equitable and effective system of research and innovation for the benefit of people affected by crises.