Useful resources for collaborating

The following publications around the topics of Innovation in Humanitarian Assistance and Evidence Use in the Humanitarian Sector can provide Humanitarian Action Challenges (HAC) applicants and grantees with essential insights and practical guidance to enhance their understanding and application of innovative practices in humanitarian contexts:

• Bruder, M., Baar, T. Innovation in humanitarian assistance—a systematic literature review.Int J Humanitarian Action 9, 2 (2024)
• Howard Rush, Nick Marshall, John Bessant, Ben Ramalingam, Applying an ecosystems approach to humanitarian innovation, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Volume 165, 2021
• Anna Paterson, Fred Carden, Teresa Hanley, From knowing to doing: evidence use in the humanitarian sector, Elrha, 2021

• Patrick Vinck and Saira Khan, TECHNOLOGIES IN HUMANITARIAN SETTINGS: ENGAGEMENT AND LOCAL INNOVATION, Playbook by Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and USAID, Version 1.0 / December 2022