WFP Innovation Accelerator

On this Austrian National Day, we’d like to extend our deepest gratitude to Austria for their longstanding support of innovative work. This year, the Kofi Annan Award for Innovation in Africa launched its second edition, and thanks to Austria’s support, three inspiring innovations are now working to scale their zero hunger innovations in Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia and Kenya. 🌍 Across our portfolio, Austria’s support has contributed to us reaching 1.3 million people through climate innovation and 15.4 million people with solutions promoting gender equality in 2023. Bundeskanzleramt Österreich Austrian Development Agency Bundesministerium für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Regionen und Wasserwirtschaft Kofi Annan Foundation

At the World Food Programme, innovation is at the heart of our mission to end global hunger.💡 From WFP offices around the world, our colleagues are using impactful solutions to introduce innovative approaches to our work - in the field and the office - to make a real difference in communities worldwide. 🌍 Here, we dive into the insights and experiences of some of our WFP Innovation Champions, who are part of a community of change-makers committed to a food-secure future. Read more ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/dwPrGxwg

Congratulations to AquaPoro for winning the AidEx Innovation Award 2024! 🏆 🚀 It was great to see fantastic sessions with AquaPoro, Koolboks and our programme collaborators the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) at AidEx - The Global Humanitarian Aid Community in Geneva, where they shared their insights and experiences on innovating for improved food security in fragile and conflict-affected areas. Both teams are part of the Stability-and-Peace Accelerator, our partnership with CGIAR and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI). Learn more: https://bit.ly/WFPIA-CGIAR Regina Schmidt Mirja Michalscheck Quadri Shakiru (IITA Quadri) Kyle E. Cordova Husam Almassad Ayoola Dominic

Congratulations to the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) on 20 years of impactful work! 🎉 We’re proud to collaborate with ADA on various initiatives, including the Humanitarian Innovation Accelerator Programme (HIAP), which supports tech-powered solutions to tackle food insecurity and humanitarian challenges. Here's a throwback to last year's summer where innovators participating in the Humanitarian Innovation Accelerator supported by ADA joined us for an exciting workshop and pitch event in Luxembourg! #ThrowbackThursday Thank you, ADA, for your continued support. Here’s to many more years of collaboration! 👉 Find out more about HIAP: innovation.wfp.org/HIAP

This month at the WFP Innovation Accelerator: 🚀 WFP Innovation BRIDGE provides its first loan 👩🌾 SheCan launches in Iraq 💡 We reflect on UNGA Read more in our monthly newsletter!

With constantly changing humanitarian circumstances, it is all the more difficult to plan, replan and master the complexity of humanitarian crises to best serve those who need. Still, WFP makes it possible through effective use of data and analytics, transforming how we can use optimization tools and tailor them to our operations. 🚀 At the INFORMS annual meeting, Koen Peters from WFP Supply Chain shared how WFP and its innovations have cracked the code on data and analytics in complex environments. Meet our WFP Supply Chain innovations: 💡 Prisma is a supply chain control tower empowering WFP operations with key analytics to support upstream and downstream supply planning. 💡 Route the Meals is an optimization tool that analyses and improves the effectiveness and cost-efficiency of the logistics network and food delivery in any given context. 💡 SCOUT models WFP's global supply chain network, focusing on upstream operations in recipient countries, to improve decision-making and reduce shortfalls.

It was a pleasure to welcome Carl Skau to Munich yesterday morning, where we had the chance to: 🚀 Showcase some of our latest innovations and unique approaches. 💡 Dive into the critical role of scaling innovation across World Food Programme. 🌍 Gain insights from Carl on how innovation can - and must - drive progress in both emergency and development contexts, aligning with our mission of Zero Hunger. Thank you, Carl, for the inspiring discussions and for kicking off the week on such a positive note! ⭐

WFP Supply Chain makes WFP's life-saving support possible! Their innovative planning work with advanced digital solutions like SCOUT, Prisma, Optimus and Route the Meals is essential to effectively and efficiently deliver assistance around the world 🚀

🚨 DEADLINE CLOSING TOMORROW 🚨 Don’t miss your opportunity to apply for the Promoting Adaptation through Localized Methods (PALM) Iraq Innovation Challenge and unlock: 💰 Up to US$25,000 in funding 💡 Access to an innovation coaching workshop 🚀 A three-month pilot with the WFP Sprint Programme 🧑🏫 Ongoing mentorship to scale and implement your solution Apply now and be part of Iraq’s climate-resilient future: 🔗 bit.ly/3XwBsS2

When key external factors - political, economic or environmental - are volatile, setting up a business is difficult. Scaling it is even harder. Discover the key challenges ventures that we've worked with in some of the most difficult contexts around the world face, and the unique strategies they've used to overcome them. ⬇️