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Scaling Digital Gender Inclusion: UNHCR & Here I Am Studio Launch Global Learning Programme for 2025

November 2025

We are excited to unveil our global learning programme for 2025, aimed at enhancing digital gender inclusion through impactful collaborations.

Social ImpactDisplaced communitiesEducationDigital Transformation
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.

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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

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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
Progress. It's a sprint, not a marathon

July 2024

The social impact sector demands rapid response to urgent problems, yet, the pace of progress and delivery in the sector can be painfully slow. When a project loses momentum, a design sprint is the perfect approach to supercharge it.

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Here I Am is a winner of The Escape 100 awards for the top purpose-led organisations to work at

July 2023

Beating some 13,000 other company nominations, Here I Am has come out top thanks to our ‘inspiring mission, positive impact and flexible working environment’.

Social Impact
Here I Am’s adapted Agile Manifesto for social impact organisations

March 2023

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