How co-creation brought new life to a women’s space in Uganda. Geography. Date. September 13, 2024. A space for women and girls becomes a thriving success when the women and girls themselves get to decide how it should run.…

Shelter Depot: a marketplace powered by co-creation. Geography. Date. April 24, 2024.…

Nearly 15 years ago, Alight started to integrate human-centred design into our humanitarian programmes and began to invite displaced individuals to co-create solutions alongside us.…

Alight’s approach: co-creation. We co-create high-quality programs and services with displaced communities and develop local partnerships that shift power back into the hands of the communities where it belongs. Impact.…

Partnering with co-creation partners, they foster self-expression through storytelling, teach about trauma's biological effects, and empower young people to create art and music.…

We believe that creating opportunities for positive interactions between newcomers and long-time residents is key to healing societal divides. Nasra Ismail, Alight’s US Enterprise Executive Director.…

He gathered an international team of experts and co-creators to design a library structure that would stand out as a beacon of learning in Nakivale, something that would signal opportunity and hope. But along the way, Jim admits, some mistakes were made.…

Our 2,300 humanitarians co-create solutions with and for more than 4 million people in over 20 countries every year.…

Co-creating new livelihood opportunities in Rwanda. Geography. Date. August 16, 2024. Alight promotes self-reliance in communities of displaced people in Rwanda.…

Co-creating new livelihood opportunities for women and girls. Geography. Date. August 16, 2023. Since the 1990s, Rwanda has hosted over 150,000 displaced people from Burundi and the Democratic Republic of The Congo.…

Creating sustainable homes in Kismayo. Geography. Date. June 1, 2023. Since 2013, Alight has worked in Kismayo, creating sustainable communities focusing on housing, health, education, and resilience to natural disasters. Alight.…

Alight's partnership with Play Verto is part of our commitment to co-creating services by listening to displaced communities in Rwanda and addressing key concerns like security, employment, and health. Alight staff member and Rwandan customers.…

At Alight, we’ve co-created mental health programs with our customers to address their particular needs. Here are just a few of our recent initiatives.…

There are many ways to collaborate and co-create with Alight. Together we can reimagine humanitarian aid for the 21st century. Will you join us? Email us at. partnerships@wearealight.org. to learn more. Partner with us.…

We invite you to. download our 5-year strategic plan. , which focuses on employing insights and co-creating solutions alongside the communities we serve.…

Our local teams co-create budgets, procure supplies, and deliver them within weeks. 1. Ideation. 2. Curation. 3. Action. 1. Ideation. We gather ideas from the community and partners, focusing on the needs of displaced people. 2. Curation.…

Asili is a business startup co-created by Alight, USAID, IDEO.org, international partners, and, most importantly, Congolese leaders and families. support.…

One of the projects we're most excited about is the creation of women and girls' centers, sanctuary spaces where some of the most vulnerable people have access to things like embroidery, outdoor and indoor recreational activities, comradery, and much more.…

Through I AM A STAR, Alight mobilized the diaspora community to co-design and co-implement the relief program in Somalia. Hundreds of diaspora members formed a network that facilitated access and ensured smooth implementation of the program.…

"We are exceptionally pleased to welcome such an accomplished creative strategist and highly esteemed member of the international NGO community,". says Maureen Reed, Chair, Alight Board of Directors.…

Covering our work from April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024, the report highlights how we co-create solutions with displaced people across five key areas: natural disasters response, women and girls, emergencies, livelihoods, and innovation.…

We are grateful for their willingness to co-create, Do the doable and spark joy. In Africa, countries like Burundi, Zambia, and Kenya grow a lot of coffee – about 12% of all coffee in the world!…

We co-create solutions and programs with them to address their needs, while also developing local partnerships to build resilience. Africa.…

Communities co-create ideas on how to use the funds for local improvements, from enhancing infrastructure to supporting educational or environmental projects. Learn more. Become a Changemaker - support Alight 365! —. Tags. Related. stories.…

Alight in action. in El Salvador. 3K+. took part in the GBV protection program “Adelante en Comunidad”. 30. women received training and co-created violence against women and children protection strategies in the “Me Protejo, Te Protejo” project. 12K+. indirect…

Ferrera added that migration has been co-opted as a political tool. "We're so far from the humanity of this conversation," Ferrera said, advocating for storytelling that highlights migrants as community builders.…

Violence against women and children prevention programs with a team of 40 full-time staff and more than 400 refugee volunteers and community activists, co-creating with customers to promote positive and progressive social norms.·. 300+ HIV/AIDS patients receive…

Communities co-create ideas on how to use the funds for local improvements, from enhancing infrastructure to supporting educational or environmental projects. Learn more. —. Tags. Related. stories. Stay in the loop. join our newsletter.…

In a world that often overlooks them, these individuals are creating their own rhythm, finding ways to express themselves and connect with one another.…