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We fund transformative research studies and innovative solutions addressing global humanitarian challenges. We partner with organisations in all areas of the sector, working in our focus areas, to find solutions tailored to communities affected by crisis.

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COVID-19

Non-communicable diseases (NCD)

Mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS)

Undernutrition and food insecurity

Inclusion of people with disabilities and older people

Locally-led innovation

Scaling innovation

Gender-based violence (GBV)

Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)

York University

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Washington University

Universidad de Los Andes

Green Hill

University of Glasgow

Aquaya Institute

Bahir Dar University

Institut National de Recherche en Santé Publique (INRSP) Mali

Living Peace Institute

Assistance Coordination Unit Turkey

Turkey

Assistant Coordination Unit

Middlebury College

University of Burao

Somaliland Youth Development and Voluntary Organisation (SOYDAVO)

Martin Membrane Systems

Palestine Polytechnic University

EPFL

RanasMOSLER

Skat Foundation

Cesvi

iDE

University of Madrid

Centre de Recherche Médicale et Sanitaire (CERMES)

Ministry of Health - Niger

UNICEF Bangladesh

University of York

World Vision Bangladesh

Plan International Uganda

International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research

Ministry of Health Somaliland

Stonewall

Murdoch Children's Research Institute

IsraAID South Sudan

Iraqi Red Crescent Society

SOS Children's Villages UK

Unform Experiences (part of Digital & Nomad)

Danish Red Cross

Trinity College Dublin

Catholic University of Bukavu

Integrated Design (INDE)

Mustansiriyah University

McGill University

AIDES

University of Conakry

Jordan University of Science and Technology

the Humanitarian Health Ethics Research Group

Comité partnership National d’Éthique pour la Recherche on Santé (CNERS)

Western University;

University of Indonesia

Red Cross Indonesia

Indonesia

International Society for Respiratory Protection

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)

Institute of Occupational Medicine

University of Mexico

Kagoshima University

Somalia Ministry of Health

Njala University

Institute of Development Studies

University of Exeter

UNRWA Health

Studio Yafa

University of Sussex

Fondation Hirondelle

IQuartil

Plan International

Los Andes University

Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics

University of Cape Coast

African Institute for Health Transformation at Sagam Community Hospital

School of Public Health

University of Ghana

College of Science

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Kisumu Medical Education Trust (KMET)

College of Surgeons of East Central and Southern Africa

Maseno University School of Medicine Department of Surgery and Anesthesiology

Kenya County Ministries of Health

Rawalpindi Medical University

Vrije Universiteit

Fab Inc

Lady Reading Hospital

Islamic Relief Palestine

Herwa Community Development Initiative

Karolinska Institutet

University of Cambridge

University of Maiduguri

University of Buea

Zambian Ministry of Health

UNODC

University of Zambia

CARE Zambia

Women in Law and Development in Africa

Plan International UK

Independent Humanitarian Consultants

Burkina Faso

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique (CNRST)

Ouagadougou

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Evaluating the impact of early marriage interventions in three emergency contexts

Every Second Matters–Ketamine Humanitarian Crisis

Effectiveness and policymaking surrounding combined protocol for treatment of acute malnutrition in food-crisis affected contexts

Establishing evidence for common-but-underresearched WASH cholera interventions

Cash and vouchers for nutrition in Wajid Somalia

Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of guided e-mental health care for Syrian refugees in urban Lebanon

Displacement, Migration, and Health in Southern Somalia

Measuring Urban Capacity for Humanitarian Crisis: Piloting an Urban Health Response

Multi-purpose and conditional cash-based transfers (CBTs) and public health among Syrian refugees

Evaluation of Scalable Interventions to Improve Mental Health of Syrian Refugee Youth

Optimising a community-based model for case identification, monitoring, and prevention of hypertension and diabetes among Syrian refugees in Jordan

Magnitude and severity of abortion-related complications and factors associated with severe and near miss events in African humanitarian settings

Humanitarian Emergency Settings Perceived Needs Scale (HESPER Web)

Improving the mental health of refugee men through guided self-help: A scalable intervention for a critical link in humanitarian programming

Evaluating the Psychological and Social Impact by Promoting Positive Masculinity Through the ‘Living Peace’ Program in DRC

Pneumococcal vaccination strategies for crisis affected populations

An RCT of enhanced Child Friendly Space interventions for children affected by conflict and displacement

Simplified and optimised management of acute malnutrition in children aged 6 to 59 months: OptiMA-Niger, a community-based clinical randomized controlled trial in the Mirriah district in Niger

Determinants of functional outcomes after trauma in humanitarian settings

Evaluation of a community-based comprehensive epilepsy prevention and treatment programme in onchocerciasis endemic villages in South Sudan

Evaluating the public health impacts of attacks on health in Syria

Human and environmental health costs and benefits of firewood versus clean fossil fuel use by Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals and host communities in Bangladesh

Effects of cash transfers on intimate partner violence in humanitarian settings in South Sudan

Empowerment counselling intervention (ECI) for pregnant women and girls affected by intimate partner violence in a refugee camp in Tanzania

Humanising the design of the Ebola response in DRC: Anthropological research on humane designs of Ebola treatment and care to build trust for better health

Effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and coverage of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) treatment delivered by Community Health Workers (CHWs) in Mali and Niger

Evaluation of community-based Ebola control interventions in the Democratic Republic of Congo

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