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
Catalysing locally-led development in the UK aid system
This report summarises work carried out between August 2020 and April 2021 to create a more equitable and sustainable development system through locally-led development. It shares key insights, le
Interrogating the evidence base on?humanitarian localisation: a literature study
Understanding the impact of localisation on strengthening effective and efficient responses to humanitarian crises continues to be a key policy and practice concern for donors and the broader secto
Bridging the intention to action gap: the future role of Intermediaries in supporting locally led humanitarian action
Since the World Humanitarian Summit 2016, the discussion on locally led humanitarian action has evolved considerably. The debate has become more nuanced in many ways, and with respect to intermediari
Humanitarian Exchange: Localisation and local humanitarian action
The theme of this edition of Humanitarian Exchange is localisation and local humanitarian action. Five years ago this week, donors, United Nations (UN) agencies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs)