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Lack of access to funding should never be a barrier to the innovation process for human development, and so we’ve rounded up a list of sources of some individual funding for human development and social innovators. From private sector grants and cash awards, to funding schemes developed by aid and relief agencies, there are multiple avenues to bring your ideas to life through loans, grants and mentorship.

The need to better engage with new donors, including the private sector, has been referenced as a crucial strategy in plugging the humanitarian funding gap. Within the current context of accelerating humanitarian needs, the role of private actors as donors and partners in humanitarian assistance is only set to expand as the need to leverage additional forms of finance becomes more pressing. In particular, there is increasing interest in the potential of the private sector to unlock significant funding through innovative financial models.