Reflecting on Two Years of Community-Driven Innovation With The Depp Labs

Author(s)
Rosen, L.
Publication language
English
Date published
02 Aug 2019
Type
Blogs
Keywords
Innovation
Organisations
Start Network, START Network, START Network
Link
https://startnetwork.org/news-and-blogs/reflecting-two-years-community-driven-in…

Launched in 2017, the DEPP Innovation Labs has been a flagship initiative to support community-centred innovation in humanitarian environments in Bangladesh, Jordan, Kenya, and the Philippines. Their mission was simple: put the people affected by disaster and crisis at the centre of the process of designing solutions. The DEPP Labs were ambitious, and the programme was delivered at incredible speed. On 31 July, the first phase of the pioneering programme came to a close. So what did the DEPP Labs achieve?