Iraq & Uganda

Launch of a new Business-Humanitarian Partnership Lab
Humanitarian crises are occurring with greater frequency within the global landscape. These crises are becoming long lasting and require long-term solutions. Simultaneously, NGOs and humanitarian agencies are experiencing declining donor funding. This development – coupled with an increasing pressure on crisis-affected communities – calls for innovative solutions to tackle protracted crises by involving new actors.

KJAER ADVICE has been instrumental in brokering and designing an innovative cross-sector partnership between the Danish Refugee Council (DRC), one of the world’s leading humanitarian organizations, and Grundfos, a world leader in water system solutions.

Pilot testing this new cross-sector approach will kick-off during field visits to Iraq and Uganda. The fact-finding missions – where also technical university scholars from the Danish Technical University (DTU) are invited to join – will visit not only camp-sites but broader refugee communities within the host countiries to explore water-related needs and un-met business opportunities . The aim is for the patnership to jointly identify commercial opportunities and aid effeiciency gains in the invention of new products and service development solutions. It is also envisioned that these joint efforts may enhance an environment of local entrepreneurship, job creation and micro-economic improvements for the benefit of refugees and the host countries