LASER PULSE: Bridging the Gap - A Review of Private Sector Engagement in Humanitarian Assistance (Infographic Brief)

Despite documentation that PSE in the HA field has grown in recent years, robust evidence of its impact is largely lacking and skewed to a few regions/ countries, multinational companies, humanitarian response, and sectors. This analysis reveals that while the private sector serves as a useful enabler in HA and disaster relief, more research is required to determine the effects of barriers and incentives on effective PSE. VA-PSE in HA was also poorly documented in breadth and scope, although we gleaned that most evidence is related to improved reach, while the least documented is related to cost-efficiency. The existing evidence gaps in PSE in HA make it difficult to generalize the findings.