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M4H Innovation Fund lessons and outcomes: SOLIS Bot

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Wednesday 24 May 2023 | Case study | Innovation fund and grants | Middle East and North Africa | Mobile for Development | Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation | Refugee crisis | Refugees and forced migrants | Resource |

The GSMA Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation Fund aims to promote innovation in using mobile technology to address humanitarian challenges. The 

Climate change adaptation and livelihood restoration in Tana River Delta

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Wednesday 17 May 2023 | Case studies | Case study | Climate | Kenya | Mobile for Development | Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation | Resource | Sub-Saharan Africa |

Climate change and land degradation threatens livelihoods and food security of rural communities across Tana River Delta. In response, World Vision Kenya (WVK) – a Christian relief, advocacy and development organisation – have embraced ...

Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation Annual Report 2022

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Wednesday 12 Apr 2023 | Disaster response | Global | Innovation fund and grants | Mobile access and use | Mobile for Development | Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation | Policy and regulation | Preparedness | Refugee crisis | Report | Resource |

In 2022, despite many countries in the world experiencing some respite from COVID-19, millions more people were pushed (and continue to be) into needing humanitarian assistance, primarily due to conflict, but also often compound risks ...

M4H Innovation Fund lessons and outcomes: Improving refugee access to clean energy

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Tuesday 21 Mar 2023 | Case study | Energy | Innovation Fund | Innovation fund and grants | Mobile for Development | Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation | Rwanda | Uganda |

The GSMA Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation Fund aims to promote innovation in using mobile technology to address humanitarian challenges. The second round of the Fund focused on providing support to test new technical solutions; ...

Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation Podcast – Episode 11:
Climate Change

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Monday 16 Jan 2023 | Kenya | Mobile for Development | Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation | Podcasts |

In Episode 11, Carol Gitobu (Market Engagement Manager, Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation at GSMA) hosts an interview-style discussion with Daniel Odongo from Ushahidi and Jedidah Ganira representing World Vision Kenya. The podcast ...

M4H Innovation Fund lessons and outcomes: Enabling access to energy through innovative battery solutions by UHD in Uganda

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Wednesday 4 Jan 2023 | Case study | Disaster response | Innovation Fund | Mobile for Development | Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation | Uganda |

The GSMA Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation Fund aims to promote innovation in using mobile technology to address humanitarian challenges. The second round of the Fund focused on providing support to test new ...

Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation Podcast – Episode 10:
Digital Worlds

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Tuesday 25 Oct 2022 | Disaster response | Mobile for Development | Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation | Papua New Guinea | Podcasts | Resource | Video |

In Episode 10, Zoe Hamilton (Senior Insights Manager, Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation at GSMA) hosts an interview-style discussion with Linda Ahimbisibwe, Omar Meksassi, and Jason Siwat- lead researchers for the flagship report ...

M4H Innovation Fund lessons and outcomes: Danish Refugee Council’s Water ATMs in Uganda

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Friday 11 Nov 2022 | Case study | Disaster response | Innovation Fund | Mobile for Development | Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation | Sub-Saharan Africa | Uganda | Water |

The GSMA Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation Fund aims to promote innovation in using mobile technology to address humanitarian challenges. The second round of the Fund focused on providing support to test new ...

The Digital Worlds of Displacement-Affected Communities

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Tuesday 25 Oct 2022 | Disaster response | Mobile for Development | Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation | Papua New Guinea | Refugee crisis | Refugees and forced migrants | Report | Resource | South Sudan |

This report presents a holistic understanding of how displacement-affected communities in three humanitarian settings are using their mobile phones.

M4H Innovation Fund lessons and outcomes: Welthungerhilfe’s Child Growth Monitor

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Monday 10 Oct 2022 | Case study | Health | India | Innovation Fund | Innovation fund and grants | Mobile for Development | Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation | Mobile health |

The GSMA Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation Fund aims to promote innovation in using mobile technology to address humanitarian challenges. The second round of ...

M4H Innovation Fund lessons and outcomes: International Rescue Committee’s (IRC) CuéntaNos.org

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Tuesday 27 Sep 2022 | Case study | Disaster response | El Salvador | Guatemala | Honduras | Innovation Fund | Innovation fund and grants | Latin America & the Caribbean | Mobile for Development | Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation | Resilient technology |

The GSMA Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation Fund aims to promote innovation in the use of mobile technology to address humanitarian challenges. The second round of the Fund focused on providing support to test new ...

M4H Innovation Fund lessons and outcomes: Naya Jeevan’s Mohinja Sohna Thar project

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Thursday 28 Jul 2022 | Case study | Digital literacy | Disaster response | Education | Innovation Fund | Mobile for Development | Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation | Pakistan | Resilient technology | South Asia |

The GSMA Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation Fund aims to promote innovation in the use of mobile technology to address humanitarian challenges. The second round of the Fund focused on providing support to: test new ...

M4H Innovation Fund lessons and outcomes: Sesame Workshop’s Ahlan Simsim

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Friday 8 Jul 2022 | Case study | Disaster response | Education | Innovation Fund | Innovation fund and grants | Iraq | Jordan | Mobile for Development | Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation | Refugee crisis | Refugees and forced migrants | Syria |

The GSMA Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation Fund aims to promote innovation in the use of mobile technology to address humanitarian challenges. The second round of the Fund focused on providing support to: test new ...

Digital Access and Barriers in Displacement-Affected Communities in Sudan (White Nile & West Darfur)

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Monday 13 Jun 2022 | Disaster response | Mobile access and use | Mobile for Development | Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation | Preparedness | Refugee crisis | Refugees and forced migrants | Report | Resilient technology | South Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | Sudan |

According to the United Nations, 14.3 million people in Sudan will need humanitarian assistance in 2022 due to numerous overlapping crises. 1.2 million are refugees, roughly 800,000 of whom have been displaced from South Sudan. In a ...

M4H Innovation Fund lessons and outcomes: Flowminder

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Tuesday 17 May 2022 | Case study | Disaster response | English | Ghana | Innovation Fund | Innovation fund and grants | Middle East and North Africa | Mobile for Development | Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation | Mozambique | Preparedness | Resilient technology | Resource | Sub-Saharan Africa |

The GSMA Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation Fund aims to promote innovation in the use of mobile technology to address humanitarian challenges. The first round of the Fund focused on providing support to help to ...

Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation Annual Report 2021

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Wednesday 23 Mar 2022 | Climate | Disaster response | Education | Global | Mobile for Development | Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation | Preparedness | Refugee crisis | Refugees and forced migrants | Report | Resource |

In 2021, against the backdrop of the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, humanitarian needs continued to rise. Disasters from climate-related hazards, displacement caused by conflict, and food insecurity – sometimes in combination, remained a ...

Mobile Money and Humanitarian Assistance

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Thursday 10 Mar 2022 | English | Industry assets and standards | Mobile access and use | Mobile for Development | Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation | Mobile Money | Mobile Money Programme - filter | Mobile money subject | Presentation | Report |

Partnerships between humanitarian providers and Mobile Money providers established via open APIs can facilitate cash in emergency situations to those displaced or in need of humanitarian assistance.

Typhoon Rai Response: The role of the mobile industry

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Tuesday 8 Mar 2022 | Case study | Climate | Disaster response | East Asia and Pacific | Mobile for Development | Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation | Philippines | Preparedness |

On December 16, 2021, the Philippines was hit by Typhoon Rai (known locally as Odette) causing devastation in island and coastal communities in the east and flooding cities all over the country. Nearly 8 million people were affected by ...

M4H Innovation Fund lessons and outcomes: Nokia Saving Lives

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Monday 21 Feb 2022 | Case study | Disaster response | Innovation fund and grants | Mobile for Development | Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation | Philippines |

The GSMA Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation Fund aims to promote innovation in the use of mobile technology to address humanitarian challenges. The first round of the Fund focused on providing support to help to ...

Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation Fund Portfolio (2017-2022)

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Wednesday 8 Dec 2021 | Disaster response | Frontier Technology | Global | Innovation fund and grants | Mobile for Development | Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation | Preparedness | Refugee crisis | Refugees and forced migrants | Report | Resilient technology | Resource |

Within this document you will find a summary of each of the investments from the Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation Fund Portfolio.