The Humanitarian Innovation Fund (HIF), launched in 2011, was one of the first funds for humanitarian action specifically designed to enable innovative ideas to be developed and tested. Grant Fund was structured around a five-stage innovation model (recognition > invention > development > implementation > diffusion).
We conducted an independent evaluation of HIF. The evaluation examined HIF’s performance in identifying and supporting innovation since its launch. This included learning, dissemination and communication activities; external and internal factors which had supported its performance. The evaluation provided accountability to stakeholders and supported learning on how the HIF’s processes contributed to strategic development.