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Our focus areas

We work in a number of focus areas critical to humanitarian response, providing funding and support to the generation and uptake of new evidence, and the development of innovative new solutions from idea to scale. Explore how we are working towards impactful change in these areas.

Current focus areas

Gender-based violence (GBV)
Gender-based violence (GBV)

Addressing gender-based violence and improving access to services and support and outcomes for survivors.

Inclusion of people with disabilities and older people
Inclusion of people with disabilities and older people

Breaking down barriers and exploring opportunities for the inclusion of older people and people with disabilities.

Locally-led innovation
Locally-led innovation

Working with local actors to develop and lead humanitarian responses.

Mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS)
Mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS)

Interventions supporting mental health in humanitarian crises.

Non-communicable diseases (NCD)
Non-communicable diseases (NCD)

Work aimed at strengthening the evidence base for non-communicable disease care.

Scaling innovation
Scaling innovation

Enhancing the effectiveness, uptake and impact of proven solutions ready for adoption.

Undernutrition and food insecurity
Undernutrition and food insecurity

Developing a programme of work aimed at preventing undernutrition in food insecure contexts.

Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)
Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)

Improving access to clean water and sanitation facilities.

Support our work

Find out more about how you can support our mission to drive global change through humanitarian research and innovation.

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Other focus areas

We’ve previously supported other areas of work which can be explored below.

Image credits

1. A father, part of SOS Children’s Villages Haiti's Family Strengthening Programme, standing on a hill and looking over Port-au-Prince, Haiti; photo by Danielle Pereira/SOS Children’s Villages

2. A group of people use their smartphones; photo by Media Lens King

Explore resources

Our resource collections bring together evidence and learning from across our focus areas, as well as tools and guidance for current and prospective grantees.

Elrha publications

Explore our library of evidence to access insight and analysis on what works – and what doesn’t.

Funded grantee publications

Our extensive collection of resources produced by our grantees captures the vital evidence our funded partners are generating.

For grantees

Access information and tools to support the management of your grant.