Landscape Review: Impact Bonds in Humanitarian and Development Settings
This Landscape Review was compiled by Bénédicte Kariger for the HIFHUB to help stakeholders assess the potential of social impact bonds, development impact bonds, and related models to finance programmes in development and humanitarian settings.
Learning Package: Exploring Innovative Finance
Launched in June 2025, this learning package is aimed at Red Cross and Red Crescent staff interested in how humanitarian innovative finance can address growing needs amid limited donor funding. It offers short, flexible courses covering the basics of humanitarian innovative finance and its instruments. The content is practical and accessible, with standalone modules tailored for different roles within the Movement.
Recommended Courses on Humanitarian Innovative Finance
Looking to build your skills in humanitarian innovative finance? This curated list of recommended courses will help you understand the fundamentals, explore emerging models, and gain practical tools to design and implement innovative finance solutions in humanitarian and fragile settings. Whether you’re just getting started or looking to deepen your expertise, these courses offer valuable insights into how financial innovation can support more effective, sustainable humanitarian action.
Driving Innovative Finance for Humanitarian Impact Programme
Innovative finance for humanitarian and development impact involves cross-sector partnerships, new working methods, and resource mobilization, requiring diverse skills from actors like NGOs, businesses, and investors. The IMD’s Driving Innovative Finance for Humanitarian Impact programme equips participants to lead such projects by developing practical tools and solutions for high-impact challenges.