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International Rescue Committee

The International Rescue Committee responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. IRC works in more than 40 countries and in 28 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future, and strengthen their communities.

Your solutions will help the IRC to improve the lives of thousands around the globe. Get started by choosing a Challenge below, then following the links into the Wazoku Crowd platform to start solving.

What Challenge will you solve today?

Safe and Desirable Female Toilets in Refugee Camps

Closing date: 1st Aug 2023

Award: $30,000

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Innovative Packaging for Last Mile Medical Supply Delivery

Closing date: 9th Oct 2023

Award: $25,000

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Here's how the Challenge process works:

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Review & Accept

Read the description of the Open Challenges in the Challenge Center and accept the Challenge Agreement

Submit

Upload proposed solution(s) you have developed for a specific Challenge

Win

Receive cash awards for solutions accepted by Seeker organizations

Other ways you can help the International Rescue Committee

Volunteer

The IRC offers volunteer opportunities to work remotely and in person (while following COVID-19 precautions).

Donate

Your gift will support critical work in more than 40 countries, helping the most vulnerable to survive and rebuild their lives.

Take action with us

The IRC advocacy team works alongside our supporters to fight for policies that deliver real change for the people we serve.

Tweets by RESCUEorg

Recognizing the need for transformational solutions, these Challenges are in partnership with the Airbel Impact Lab, the home of research and innovation at the IRC.

Why we are here

Current approaches simply aren’t enough. Breakthrough solutions are needed to match the urgency and gravity of the problems faced by people affected by crisis, and that’s why the IRC has invested heavily in innovation and creating cutting-edge ideas. Learn more about the IRC.

The Airbel Impact Lab

Recognizing the need for transformational solutions, the IRC created the Airbel Impact Lab, a research and innovation team that designs, tests, and scales life-changing products and services to solve the challenges people face in crisis and conflict-affected settings.

Project Advisor

In its role as Project Advisor, SeaFreight Labs provides coordination, facilitation, promotion, and support services to the International Rescue Committee (IRC).

About SeaFreight Labs

SeaFreight Labs is an open-innovation consultancy offering turn-key crowd-solving services to the seafreight, maritime and logistics industries. We design and execute global challenges to cost-effectively deliver breakthrough innovation for intractable problems. Visit www.seafreightlabs.com.