Climate-focused innovations combating the global food crisis. — By Heath Morrell The Climate Emergency is a Hunger Emergency The global community is experiencing a food crisis of unprecedented proportions; one driving millions to the brink of starvation. As the World Food Programme (WFP) marks its 60th anniversary this year, there are an estimated 345 million people currently facing…

Put people first, bring in expertise, and foster mentorship — In this three-part blog series, we share our lessons learned across the innovation initiatives and projects of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Innovation Accelerator that can be useful for any public or private sector innovation team and other humanitarian development organizations. In this final post in the series…

Get lean, enhance your financing models, and boost efficiency — In this three-part blog series, we share our lessons learned across the innovation initiatives and projects of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Innovation Accelerator that can be useful for any public or private sector innovation team and other humanitarian development organizations. This second post in the series offers…

Stay anchored, lean on data to future-proof, and scale for success — In this three-part blog series, we share our lessons learned across the innovation initiatives and projects of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Innovation Accelerator that can be useful for any public or private sector innovation team and other humanitarian development organizations. This first blog post focuses on enabling…

By Haelin Irene Jeon and Miko Superable Even before the sun rises, Nicole Co is already at her duty station at a Government compound in Quezon City in the Philippines, preparing for the day’s meetings. She is a project development officer for the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT)…

A look back at the latest WFP Pitch Event, which featured insightful panel discussions and a showcase of our newest batch of start-ups and entrepreneurs working for SDG2 — a world without hunger. By Gulia Rakhimova Since its foundation in 2015, the World Food Programme (WFP) Innovation Accelerator has been…

Discover three innovative start-ups that participated in the EO & AI for SDGs Innovation Initiative — a joint initiative by the World Food Programme Innovation Accelerator and the European Space Agency Φ-lab. By Amine Baha and Fiona Huang The Earth Observation (EO) & Artificial Intelligence (AI) for SDGs Innovation Initiative…

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…