Welcome to the Ideas Bank
A curated space to share and explore ideas shaping the future of humanitarian response.
Why Elrha created the Ideas Bank
The humanitarian sector is changing. New questions are emerging, old approaches are being challenged, and practitioners, researchers and funders are generating ideas faster than the sector can act on them.
Too often, those ideas are shared once and then lost.
The Ideas Bank exists to change that. It’s a place to capture ideas at any stage: early questions, emerging concepts, insights from practice. To keep them visible, shareable, and open to others who might take them further.
The Ideas Bank is not a funding call or a grant application. It’s a shared space for thinking that deserves to stay in circulation.
Recent Ideas
A selection of ideas recently added to the Ideas Bank.
Emergency Research Fund
Rapid, flexible funding for emerging programming needs, available for cross-organizational research available in time for decision-making.
Knowledge Flow and Marketplace DynamicsRegional Research and Innovation Hubs
A network of regionally owned hubs (e.g., Sahel, Horn of Africa, MENA, South Asia) that convene academia, innovation practitioners, governments, and communities to generate, translate, and govern humanitarian RI closer to context.
Knowledge Flow and Marketplace DynamicsHave an idea worth sharing?
The Ideas Bank is for anyone working to improve humanitarian response.
You don’t need to be an expert to take part. Early ideas, practical insights, and best-guess thinking are all welcome.
