Developing an Ethical Humanitarian Innovation Tool and Resources with the Humanitarian Innovation Fund

Team: Gautham Krishnaraj PhD (c) (co-lead), Lisa Schwartz PhD (co-lead), Matthew Hunt PT PhD (co-lead), Donal O’Mathuna PhD, John Pringle RN PhD, Rachel Yantzi RN, Lydia Kapiriri MBChB MPH PhD, Ali Okhawat MD

Students: Nicole Pal, Lilia Brahimi, Clare Fogarty, Laura Brennan

Context:

Funded by ELHRA, the objective of this initiative was to develop an ethics toolkit to support the work of the Humanitarian Innovation Fund (HIF). The Humanitarian Grand Challenge – Grand Challenges Canada also contributed to the project as a piloting partner and knowledge user.

Project:

We used an iterative design approach, with seven steps:

Scoping Review of academic and gray literature related to ethics in humanitarian innovation.
Stakeholder Interviews with key informants with varied experiences and perspectives related to humanitarian innovation
Case Study development
Expert Consultation Workshops to receive feedback on the preceding steps and emergent ideas for the toolkit
Toolkit Development, incorporating expert feedback through multiple review cycles.
Pilot Testing by applying the toolkit with HIF grantees to assess practicality and usability.
Refinement and Dissemination of the completed toolkit