We have spent the last two weeks around the world – in Colombia, Kenya and Indonesia and online – talking about power in many different forms – from de-concentrating data and digitalisation, to decol
Significant new support for locally led adaptation principles
Danida, Sida, USAID and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs are the latest donor agencies to endorse eight principles for locally led adaptation, developed to help ensure that local communities are
Are we there yet? Localisation as the journey towards locally led practice
Localisation has long been discussed, but has still not been delivered. Systemic barriers have posed challenges, and the term itself is contested. Now, the last tumultuous 18 months could provide a c
Partos Future Exploration – The localisation agenda
Charles Kojo Vandyck talks about the current state of global development, the changing role of (I)NGO's, the collective responsibilities from actors in the Global North and Global South. He shares so
Inquiry Process Synthesis Report
RINGO aims to create a more equal global civil society, with more resources and power held by those most impacted by the issues they face. This report summarizes what we discovered about why the syst
Rethinking Humanitarian Reform: What Will it Take to Truly Change the System?
This brief summarizes three years of research under the project, Rethinking Humanitarian Reform, led by Jeremy Konyndyk, Patrick Saez, and Rose Worden, and funded by the aid departments of the Unit
Re-imagining the INGO
RINGO has partnered with Disrupt Development to launch a podcast series to explore the future of global civil society through the lens of the RINGO Social Lab. In this first episode Gigi Ong-Alok
Perspectives On Localization
This paper is presented to share implementing partners' experiences and insights with USAID as the Agency rolls out its plans for localization. It draws on data provided by the member companies of th
Power & solidarity in humanitarian governance – what aid workers really think
CHS Alliance conducted a survey of humanitarian workers on issues related to power in humanitarian governance. We were particularly interested in probing the perceptions and attitudes of aid workers
Localization is Self-Determination
This paper gives a personal political perspective on the policy dispute about localization in the humanitarian sector to argue that localization is a realization of the political right to self-determ