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Our thoughts on how digital technology can drive inclusion, bridge gaps, and create opportunities for excluded communities by improving access, amplifying voices, and creating meaningful connections.

From Risk Registers to Systems Thinking: A New Approach to Humanitarian Risk

October 2025

By transitioning to systems thinking, we explore new ways to approach humanitarian risk, ensuring a more resilient response to emerging challenges in our communities.

MeasurementInsightsSystems DesignInclusive Design
Our Ethics Assessment Tool

September 2025

Our Ethics Assessment can help you decide if a partner or project is a good fit. It’s a practical framework designed to evaluate potential partners or projects against clear criteria.

Social ImpactInclusive DesignInsightsStrategy
Why Humanitarian Tech Needs a Business Plan: Lessons from the Private Sector

September 2025

In the humanitarian sector, too often technology it’s treated like a washing machine: you plug it in and it runs. But technology is much more like a baby - read on to find out why.

Product DesignSocial ImpactDigital TransformationApp development
Fatima: the research platform helping researchers stay ethical in conflict zones

August 2025

Conducting research in conflict zones is overwhelming. Teams are under pressure, operating in insecure environments, often tired, hungry, or anxious. They need to uphold many critical ethical standards while navigating new tech and complex processes with urgent timelines and tight budgets.

FatimaHumanitarianDisplaced communitiesSocial ImpactRemote data collection
How to use Fatima for Focus Groups: My field research experience in Rwanda

July 2025

Our researcher, Chance, shares her experience of conducting Focus Group Discussions in Rwanda, and how Fatima made it all possible.

FatimaQualitative researchQuantitative researchAgriculture
Introducing Our Learning Programme for Design, Innovation, and Systems Leadership

June 2025

At Here I Am, we’ve developed a learning offer for organisations navigating complex, under-resourced, and rapidly changing environments.

EducationInclusive DesignTraining BootcampsTrain the Trainer

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Doing More with Less: 3 Agile Frameworks to Keep Going in Tough Times

May 2025

The ground has shifted under the feet of the entire sector. Teams are suddenly having to function with much less. Colleagues that were once pivotal to programme delivery are no longer there. It is heartbreaking and the impact is devastating.

Social ImpactStrategyHumanitarian
Why Co-Design Isn't Research and What Needs to Change

April 2025

Research is the foundation of the humanitarian sector. From needs assessments to monitoring and evaluation, nearly every decision is backed by data. It's a system built on observing, measuring, and analysing.

StrategySocial ImpactInclusive DesignCo-creationWorkshop facilitation
So Here We Are. Clearer in Purpose, Sharper in Focus

March 2025

We’ve refined our positioning, re-articulated our offer, and rebuilt our site to reflect the work we do now, the challenges communities face, and the future we’re designing for.

StrategySocial ImpactInclusive Design
Navigating Ethical Consent in Humanitarian Settings: A Practical Framework

February 2025

When ethics and emergencies collide, there are no easy answers. At Here I Am, we’ve evolved our consent approach—balancing urgency with dignity, privacy, and context.

ResearchYouth
Contribution vs. comfort: are your workshops striking the right balance for participants?

January 2025

Workshops with participants who are camera-off and on mute can feel ineffective, but this may not be the case. When engagement is low, it’s natural to question success, however silence doesn’t always equal disengagement.

Workshop facilitation
Fatima: The researcher verdict

November 2024

We spoke to a group of ethical field researchers (and Fatima fans), about their recent experience using Fatima, our ethical research platform to conduct field research in Nigeria. Here's what they had to say.

FatimaRemote data collectionResearchQualitative research
What Is a Product Owner, and Why Does Every INGO Need One?

October 2024

A Product Owner is the strategic leader and central force behind a digital product’s vision, development, and success. We explain why this is a critical hire for INGOs struggling to scale digital products and services.

StrategyDigital TransformationProduct Design
Celebrating World Translation Day: Why we should use machines for speed, but humans for accuracy.

September 2024

Advances in AI and natural language processing have made translation tools faster and more efficient. However, how well are they supporting marginalised languages?

AI
The Digital Transformation of Qualitative Research

August 2024

Discover how digital advancements are transforming qualitative research in humanitarian aid, making it faster, easier, and more impactful. Learn how platforms like Fatima are breaking down barriers to ensure every voice is heard.

FatimaDigital TransformationQualitative research

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