Courses in the Package
1. The Basics: Get a quick, foundational intro to humanitarian innovative finance: what it means, why it’s relevant, and how the RCRC Movement is already putting it into practice. Duration: ~20 minutes. Recommended for: Everyone new to the topic.
2. Insurance
A. Humanitarian Insurance – An Introduction. Explore the different types of humanitarian insurance, their benefits and challenges, and how these solutions are designed and implemented. Duration: ~45 minutes. Recommended for: Management, programme, and resource mobilisation staff who want a behind-the-scenes look at insurance in humanitarian settings.
B. Insurance for IFRC-DREF – A Practical Example. Learn how the IFRC’s Disaster Response Emergency Fund (DREF) works and why it launched a pioneering insurance solution to strengthen response capacity. Duration: ~20 minutes. Recommended for: Anyone interested in practical applications of humanitarian insurance, especially donor liaisons and fundraising staff.
3. Blended Finance (Coming soon): How can humanitarian actors partner with private capital to create blended financing models that work in fragile settings? This course will break it down with practical examples and insights.
4. Carbon Financing (Coming soon). Discover how carbon markets can be leveraged to fund humanitarian and resilience-building activities – and what it takes to get started.
The learning package is available on the IFRC Learning Platform via the link above.
