Shaping the future: Our strategy for research and innovation in humanitarian response.
Shaping the future: Our strategy for research and innovation in humanitarian response.
Communications Pack
Thank you for helping us to spread the word about the Global Prioritisation Exercise (GPE). With your support, we can reach more people and ensure a range of key actors have information they need to increase the impact of humanitarian research and innovation – with the aim of ultimately improving outcomes for people affected by crises. We are launching the GPE initiative on 3 March 2022 but feel free to use these resources at any time during that week and beyond.
Context
Humanitarian needs continue to rise. An estimated 274 million people will likely need access to humanitarian assistance and protection in 20221 – that’s one in 29 people worldwide.
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect communities globally. Extreme poverty has risen for the first time in more than 20 years, and the full impact of the economic fallout has yet to be seen. With aid budgets failing to keep pace with need, the humanitarian sector needs new ways of working. Humanitarian research and innovation could save lives.
Elrha’s 2016/17 Global Mapping Report highlighted fundamental gaps in our knowledge about the way humanitarian research and innovation operates. We don’t know how much is spent on which areas of research and innovation, for example, and most funding currently goes to researchers and innovators in the so-called ‘Global North’, far from the vital experience and insight of communities affected by crises.
Against this backdrop, we are inviting you and your organisation to join Elrha in launching the GPE initiative. In recognition of the key role your organisation plays in the humanitarian sector, we are enlisting your support to spread the word about the GPE which aims to increase the impact of humanitarian research and innovation investments for communities affected by crises in the following ways:
Insights from this work, which is supported by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will be shared later in the year.
Here are some suggested texts below for posting on social media, WhatsApp and your own internal channels (e.g. newsletters or intranet), should you wish to. You can copy and paste this text or use it as inspiration to write your own posts.
If you post about this on social media, please consider tagging the following accounts, particularly where you’re using images, so we can engage with your content:
Twitter: @Elrha @FCDOResearch @FCDOHumRsch @DutchMFA, @AUB_Lebanon, @deakin, @deakin_ADI, @deakinresearch, @PhilanthropyAdv
LinkedIn: Elrha, American University of Beirut, Deakin University, Philanthropy Advisors
Humanitarian needs are rising rapidly & funding isn’t keeping pace. The sector needs new ways of working, and R&I could hold the key. But to maximise its impact, change is needed. Learn how @Elrha’s Global Prioritisation Exercise may help. https://elrha.ahmedshatat.dev/global-prioritisation-exercise/ #TransformAid
Five years ago @Elrha’s Global Mapping Report found that people affected by crises need more say in how we invest in & prioritise humanitarian research & innovation. The latest Global Prioritisation Exercise kickstarts change. https://elrha.ahmedshatat.dev/global-prioritisation-exercise/ #TransformAid
.@Elrha’s Global Prioritisation Exercise will: ????️Identify gaps & priorities by mapping humanitarian R&I investments ❓Ask community-led org & humanitarians what should be prioritised ????Support an inclusive, coordinated approach to R&I https://elrha.ahmedshatat.dev/global-prioritisation-exercise/
In 2016/17, @Elrha’s Global Mapping Report provided a baseline of global humanitarian R&I activity, including mapping funders and actors. Will the picture look different in 2022? The new Global Prioritisation Exercise aims to tell us. https://elrha.ahmedshatat.dev/global-prioritisation-exercise/ #TransformAid
#Innovators - the latest Global Prioritisation Exercise will map what humanitarian R&I has been undertaken, where and who’s doing it – key to maximising coordination and impact. Do you agree? Find out how you can get involved. https://elrha.ahmedshatat.dev/global-prioritisation-exercise/ #TransformAid #InvestinAid
There is no up-to-date evidence demonstrating the impact & value for money of humanitarian R&I investments - yet. But there will be soon, thanks to @Elrha’s Global Prioritisation Exercise. Find out more. https://elrha.ahmedshatat.dev/global-prioritisation-exercise/ #TransformAid #InvestInAid
Humanitarian needs are rising – around 274 million people are expected to need assistance this year – and funding is not keeping pace. The sector needs new ways of working. Research and innovation could hold the key. But to have the greatest impact on those who need them most, change is needed. The Global Prioritisation Exercise hopes to drive that change. Find out how here: https://elrha.ahmedshatat.dev/global-prioritisation-exercise/ #Humanitarian #Research #TransformAid #InvestinAid
The GPE initiative aims to amplify the transformative impact of humanitarian research and innovation and improve outcomes for communities affected by crises. It’s called the Global Prioritisation Exercise, it’s driven by Elrha, and it is going to: - map humanitarian research and innovation investments globally to identify trends and gaps so we can better target resources; - reveal investment trends and activities in humanitarian research and innovation, and highlight successful examples of the investment - identify what humanitarians and communities affected by crisis believe are the most pressing areas for investment; - support the development of an inclusive coordinating mechanism that enables multiple actors to align their activities against identified needs. Here’s what you need to know... https://elrha.ahmedshatat.dev/global-prioritisation-exercise/ #Humanitarian #Research #TransformAid #InvestinAid
Humanitarian needs are rising – around 274 million people are expected to need assistance this year – and funding is not keeping pace. The sector needs new ways of working. Research and innovation could hold the key. But to have the greatest impact on those who need them most, change is needed. The Global Prioritisation Exercise hopes to drive that change. Find out how here: https://elrha.ahmedshatat.dev/global-prioritisation-exercise/ #Humanitarian #Research #TransformAid #InvestinAid
The GPE initiative aims to amplify the transformative impact of humanitarian research and innovation and improve outcomes for communities affected by crises. It’s called the Global Prioritisation Exercise, it’s driven by Elrha, and it is going to: - map humanitarian research and innovation investments globally to identify trends and gaps so we can better target resources; - reveal investment trends and activities in humanitarian research and innovation, and highlight successful examples of the investment - identify what humanitarians and communities affected by crisis believe are the most pressing areas for investment; - support the development of an inclusive coordinating mechanism that enables multiple actors to align their activities against identified needs. Here’s what you need to know... https://elrha.ahmedshatat.dev/global-prioritisation-exercise/ #Humanitarian #Research #TransformAid #InvestinAid
Elrha’s Global Prioritisation Exercise aims to amplify the transformative impact of humanitarian research and innovation – with the aim of ultimately improving outcomes for people affected by crises as well as to address fundamental gaps in knowledge about how humanitarian research and innovation operates. It’ll map investments, ask community-led organisations and humanitarian workers what the priorities should be, highlight successes and support the creation of a more inclusive and coordinated approach. Read more here: https://elrha.ahmedshatat.dev/global-prioritisation-exercise/
Please feel free to use the visual graphics we have provided with this communications pack.
We want to make sure the news about the launch of our Global Prioritisation Exercise reach as many humanitarians around the world as possible. We encourage you take action by sharing our press release with your local media or feature us in your upcoming newsletters.
Send the press release to your local or national newspaper or media partner to share the news about the Global Prioritisation Exercise.
Share the news of the Global Prioritisation Exercise launch with your partner organisations, donors, networks you are part of or even colleagues!
Is your organisation, team or network interested in learning more about the GPE or how to get involved? If so, a member of our team would be happy to talk to them, arrange a presentation, meeting or other. Contact Zainab Umar at [email protected] or [email protected] to find out more.
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