Insights, ideas, and innovation

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.

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.

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.

July 2025

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

June 2025

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

July 2024