WFP Innovation Accelerator

Indrajit Pal shares about CRISTA Asian Institute of Technology, which is a digital platform that integrates vulnerability maps with real‑time community reports, helping strengthen disaster response and infrastructure monitoring for local governments. CRISTA has now been selected as a sprint innovation in the WFP Innovation Accelerator’s second edition of the Humanitarian Innovation Accelerator (HIA) portfolio, powered by the Government of the Grand Duchy of #Luxembourg. Sprints are structured support programmes by WFP Innovation Accelerator in which selected innovators are guided toward implementing their solutions and testing their hypotheses. Learn more about HIA via the link in the comments ⤵️ Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Defence, Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade

How can humanitarian organizations deliver equitable aid at scale? 🤔 By coordinating on a single secure platform 🔒 Meet Building Blocks, WFP’s blockchain-based humanitarian platform that connects partners, prevents unintended assistance overlap and helps ensure vulnerable communities receive the right support, faster and more efficiently. ✅ 159 organizations coordinating assistance across Ukraine, Syria and Palestine ✅ USD 287 million in cost savings since 2022 ✅ 4.8 million households served in Ukraine alone Why this matters: in complex crises, multiple organizations often support the same people. Smart coordination helps ensure fairer outcomes, improves transparency and makes the most of limited resources. 📽️ Watch how Building Blocks is strengthening humanitarian coordination: https://buff.ly/Klx0a8W

Join us on 12 February for the WFP Innovation Forum: Innovating for Impact! 🚀 As food insecurity intensifies globally, innovation is driving real change where it matters most. This year’s Forum, an official side event of the Munich Security Conference, will spotlight cutting-edge innovations transforming food systems and humanitarian response. 📍 Live from the WFP Innovation Accelerator office in Munich, eight visionary startups and social entrepreneurs backed by the World Food Programme will take the stage to pitch solutions that are redefining what’s possible in humanitarian action. 🔎 Discover how innovation is transforming lives across the globe. 💡 Be part of a fireside chat with global experts on innovation, humanitarian action and resilience. Join us live! Secure your spot now and register below. ⬇️

Katharine Swanson shares about KoboToolbox, which is a AI-powered tool that simplify and accelerate humanitarian data collection. It transforms how frontline workers design, deploy and analyze surveys in crisis settings. KoboToolbox has now been selected as a sprint innovation in the WFP Innovation Accelerator’s second edition of the Humanitarian Innovation Accelerator (HIA) portfolio, powered by the Government of the Grand Duchy of #Luxembourg. Sprints are structured support programmes by WFP Innovation Accelerator in which selected innovators are guided toward implementing their solutions and testing their hypotheses. Learn more about HIA via the link in the comments ⤵️ Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Defence, Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade

One year in, early results show: AI can help WFP respond faster and deliver assistance more fairly to the people we serve 💪 This is what has been taking shape under our Strategic AI Partnership for Humanitarian Actions with the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Defence, Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade, CERN and Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST): 🌍 Reimagining how we assess crises We are developing a radar‑based AI model that can assess disaster damage anytime, anywhere, even at night or through clouds. Early tests in Türkiye, Myanmar and Afghanistan show it can analyze 64,000+ km² in minutes, processing thousands of satellite tiles at once and detecting damage patterns with new levels of accuracy. This gives a glimpse of how teams could understand needs and mobilize support far more quickly after a crisis. 🧾 Strengthening trust and inclusion in assistance We are building AI capabilities that can identify irregularities, inefficiencies or families unintentionally left out of assistance, drawing on 120+ indicators across the assistance lifecycle. Early field results point to meaningful cost‑saving potential of several thousands US-Dollars and more equitable delivery. Several WFP country offices, including Somalia, are already preparing for next‑phase testing in 2026. ▶️ Curious to dive deeper? 📖 Read our blog about the partnership:

Last week in Davos, the World Food Programme joined leaders from across governments, business, finance, technology and civil society at the World Economic Forum to push one core question to the forefront: how do we end hunger in a world facing ever more complex crises? 🌍 Throughout the week, WFP’s leadership engaged in discussions, sharing lessons from working at scale in the most fragile contexts and listening closely to partners shaping the future of food systems, technology and finance. One clear takeaway cut across every conversation: solutions only matter if they work in the real world. Whether we were discussing artificial intelligence, food systems transformation or investment in resilience, the focus stayed firmly on turning innovation into impact for communities, farmers and families.🌾 Beyond food systems, WFP also used Davos to advance conversations on responsible AI, inclusive finance, logistics and emergency response, and how cross sector partnerships can scale proven solutions faster. From high level roundtables to informal exchanges, the emphasis was on collaboration that moves from ambition to action. As we return from Davos, one thing is clear: tackling hunger will require aligned partnerships, grounded innovation and a relentless focus on people. The conversations last week reinforced both the urgency of the challenge - and the power of working together to meet it.

Our office is buzzing with energy this week, and for good reason. Eleven dynamic startup teams from #Nepal, #Pakistan and the #Philippines have joined us in Munich. What brings them here? They’re participating in the in‑person bootcamp for the second edition of the Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator, run by WFP Innovation Accelerator. This programme identifies, supports and scales locally rooted climate innovations that strengthen adaptation and resilience, especially in communities already experiencing the impacts of extreme weather. Curious to see which teams are part of this year’s bootcamp? Check out the link in the comments ⤵️

John Herreño, MBA., MBA, introduces AAvance, a mobile‑first digital wallet designed to deliver financial aid to unbanked communities across Latin America. The solution streamlines humanitarian cash transfers with blockchain‑enabled transparency and real‑time reporting. AAvance has now been selected as a sprint innovation in the WFP Innovation Accelerator’s second edition of the Humanitarian Innovation Accelerator (HIA) portfolio, powered by the Government of the Grand Duchy of #Luxembourg. Sprints are structured support programmes by WFP Innovation Accelerator in which selected innovators are guided toward implementing their solutions and testing their hypotheses. Learn more about HIA via the link in the comments ⤵️ Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Defence, Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade

Last week at the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos, the World Food Programme reaffirmed its commitment to building resilient, inclusive and sustainable food systems, placing farmers and their livelihoods at the centre of transformation.💡 A key highlight was the accredited session co‑hosted with OCP Group, “Food for All: Transforming Agriculture for Inclusive and Resilient Food Systems,” which brought together leaders to explore how innovation, partnerships and practical solutions can deliver impact where it matters most: at farm level. Throughout the discussion, a clear message resonated: food system resilience must advance hand in hand with farmers’ livelihoods. 🌱 Partnerships only succeed when they are pragmatic - designed with simple requirements, effective data sharing and tangible financial returns for farmers.🌾 The panel highlighted that scaling impact requires moving beyond ambition to action, aligning technology, policy and investment with the realities faced by smallholder farmers and ensuring innovation translates into real resilience, food security and income stability. Through collaboration with partners like OCP Group, WFP continues to work toward food systems that are not only resilient to shocks, but equitable, farmer‑centred and built for long‑term sustainability.