PROBLEM

Natural and man-made disasters are escalating, creating urgent humanitarian crises - often impacting communities that are already vulnerable and underserved. Aid workers, organizations, and funders are working tirelessly to meet growing needs, but they're constrained by outdated systems that are:

Inefficient

30-50% of humanitarian aid budgets spent on administrative & overhead costs

Unproductive

only 20% of humanitarian interventions report measurable outcomes

Non-transparent

only 37% of organizations regularly publish financial reports

PROBLEM

Natural and man-made disasters are escalating, creating urgent humanitarian crises - often impacting communities that are already vulnerable and underserved.

Aid workers, organizations, and funders are working tirelessly to meet growing needs, but they're constrained by outdated systems that are:

Existing tech solutions, already proven in for-profit sectors, could change this reality.

However, tech adoption in humanitarian systems remains slow and human suffering and losses persist.

EXAMPLES

Reimagining recovery & powering innovative solutions

We surgically and creatively leverage various funding mechanism to catalyze the impact of every dollar spent

Unlocking Millions in Stuck Benefits

Helping families and small businesses access millions in untapped public benefits through an AI-powered platform, while attracting private investment to scale the technology

Accelerating Rehabilitation Innovation

Fast-tracking technologies for recovery and rehab to support thousands of injured and position the local tech ecosystem to lead the $41.5 billion global assistive tech market

Attracting New Capital to Rebuild the South

Leveraging $200K in philanthropy to unlock $2M in impact investing and $220M from contractors and government to serve thousands in low-income communities affected by Oct 7 with affordable housing, public spaces, and programs

PEOPLE

Drawing on global experience and a local network

Leadership & key supporters

Alina Shkolnikov

Alina is the Chief Partnership Officer at Polly Labs and an impact expert with a proven track record of driving strategic innovation and purpose-driven growth across countries. Her extensive expertise lies in advising government ministries, foundations, funds, companies, and NGOs on aligning financial objectives with social and environmental challenges. Her experience spans both private and public sectors, having held positions such as Head of the Impact Department at the Edmond de Rothschild Foundation (Israel) and Global Innovation Lead at HP. She is an expert in catalytic and blended capital models, addressing systemic challenges through multi-stakeholder collaborations.

FRF is supported by the entire PollyLabs' team, its leadership, and its broader community of tech, impact, and finance expert. Learn more here

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