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This article is Part 2 in the Innovation Insights series on the topic of impact storytelling. Read Part 1. By Jane Aslanidis | Innovation Insights Series Continuously delivering, negotiating and leading leaves little time for startups and innovators to communicate the results of their pilots, project outcomes and, importantly, impact…

Read inspiring stories of two innovative ventures who expanded their reach and social impact through an acceleration programme with WFP’s SDGx Acceleration unit By Bethany Plant The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Innovation Accelerator established its SDGx Acceleration unit in 2019 to foster global partnerships and holistic solutions that…

As the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) marks its 20th anniversary in Zimbabwe, we embark on a journey across time with the country directors that have served in the Southern African nation. In 2017, WFP’s operation in Zimbabwe was one of the first to roll-out a five-year Country Strategic…

In 2022, the world faced one of the worst humanitarian crisis since World War II. The emergence of a global food crisis, with 345 million people now marching towards starvation. This was exacerbated by conflict, the climate crisis, COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine, further increasing the cost of food…

In Akuach village, Rumbek town, the chirping, peeping and tweeting in the early morning means it is time to wake up — with the birds. As flocks of the birds set out for the ‘dawn chorus’ from atop the nearby trees to signal daybreak, Mary Amer Samuel embarks on a…

At five sprawling refugee camps near Algeria’s southwestern desert town of Tindouf, Dahdouh counts among thousands of Sahrawi refugees once receiving World Food Programme paper vouchers that could be redeemed at participating shops for food. Today, however, she uses an e-card instead — as part of a broader technological transformation…

By Gulia Rakhimova Establishing an organizational structure dedicated to innovation is like building a startup of its own because, essentially, innovation is about doing things differently. Creating such a structure and conditions for innovation may seem challenging, particularly for well-established organizations, where innovating appears riskier than maintaining the status quo. …

With support from the World Food Programme Innovation Accelerator, and WFP Armenia Country Office, small and medium enterprises have an opportunity to develop their businesses through access to finance. By Gohar Sargsyan, Ivory Hackett-Evans and Mariam Avetisyan “When my son was just 5 years old, I used to tell him…

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