Including people with disabilities and older people in humanitarian action - Funding opening soon

As part of our HIF programme's focus area on the inclusion of people with disabilities and older people in humanitarian action, we want to support projects that address the most pressing issues in this area. We’ve worked with the research team leading our Gap Analysis (to be published in July) and our Technical Working Group to determine what some of these issues are and what the main focus of our new Challenge should be.Inclusive preparedness emerged as an important and neglected area of humanitarian action, while meaningful participation came up as a significant gap to address to increase inclusion in the humanitarian sector.As a result, we’ve created two new Innovation Challenges that focus on these problem areas:

I’m interested! What’s next?

When will I be able to apply?The Innovation Challenges will open on Wednesday 8 July, with all the information on our Funding Opportunities page, including their purpose, aim and eligibility criteria.Is there anything I can do before the Innovation Challenges open? These Innovation Challenges are now open.[.slimline-cta-box][.slimline-cta_paragraph]We want to strongly encourage applicants from regions affected by crisis. If this applies to you or your organisation, we encourage you to reach out to us with any questions. [.slimline-cta_paragraph][.slimline-cta-box]