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Mobile for
Humanitarian
Innovation

Accelerating the delivery and impact of safe, efficient, and dignified digital humanitarian assistance.

About us

The Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation (M4H) programme catalyses partnerships between mobile operators and the humanitarian sector; invests in innovation through a specially designated fund; unlocks policy barriers with advocacy efforts; and builds a learning and research agenda to inform the future of digital humanitarian response.

We have reached over 12 million people with improved access to and use of life-enhancing mobile-enabled services during humanitarian preparedness, response and recovery.

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Mobile-Enabled Early Warning Systems: The GSMA and the Early Warnings for All Initiative

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Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation Annual Report 2023

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Connectivity in Crisis: The humanitarian implications of connectivity for crisis-affected communities

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Enhancing inclusion in mobile-enabled risk communications: Lessons from South Africa

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Language and Digital Humanitarian Action: The state of inclusion and exclusion for marginalised language speakers in digital humanitarian services

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South Sudan Country Profile

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Ethiopia Country Profile

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Rwanda Country Profile

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Humanitarian Connectivity Charter

The HCC is a set of shared principles for the mobile industry on how to prepare for, respond to, and recover from a sudden onset emergency.

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The M4H Innovation Fund

How we invest in innovative digital solutions for crisis response, and help build resilience against humanitarian challenges.

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The Connectivity, Needs and Usage Assessment Toolkit

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The Digital Worlds of Displacement-Affected Communities

Mobile phones allow refugee communities to create their own digital worlds. This research explores these worlds in three humanitarian contexts.

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The M4H Podcast

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This initiative is currently funded by UK International Development from the UK government and is supported by the GSMA and its members.