‘Localisation re-imagined’ is ALNAP’s new six-part essay series on locally-led humanitarian action authored by Arbie Baguios, founder and researcher at Aid Re-imagined. Each of the essays, which are
Towards solidarity: Saferworld’s partnership journey
Many international NGOs are questioning what it means to be locally led. How and where to start? We share six things we’ve learnt on our journey to put our partnership commitments into practice.
Financing Mechanisms to Support Local Peacebuilders
The Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation (DHF) and GPPAC have partnered to explore avenues to better support local peacebuilding work through strengthening the quality - meaning the flexibility, sustainabilit
Rethinking Humanitarianism: How mutual aid in Sudan is getting international support
Co-hosts Heba Aly and Melissa Fundira speak to two guests about unprecedented levels of collaboration between ERRs and the international humanitarian system, how they are trying to overcome the chall
Community engagement with armed actors in the Central African Republic: preventing and reducing protection risks and violence
In the Central African Republic, communities often exercise considerable influence over armed actors. This usually happens below the radar and is often left unrecognised by humanitarian protection ac
The failure to fund refugee-led organisations: why the current system is not working, and the potential for change
Refugee-led organisations (RLOs) are a crucial cog in the refugee-response machine, providing essential services to their communities, as well as being more likely to lead responses that are accounta
What Does It Mean To Be Community‑Led?: Community Leaders’ Perspectives On Principles, Practices, And Impacts
“Re‑thinking,” “re‑imagining,” “shifting power” . . . Conversations about doingdevelopment differently – and better – abound across the philanthropy andinternational development sectors these days. A
Localisation Re-imagined: Fertilising the soil of state-led solutions
In this second article, Arbie considered the state’s role within the localisation agenda and how international actors do, or do not, work with national governments
Knowledge in Times of Crisis: Transforming Research-to-Policy Approaches
The Covid-19 pandemic resulted in unprecedented challenges for researchers and policy analysts, and accentuated the need for access to civil society and advocacy movements within politically closed s
Mobilising knowledge with care and intent
As the world faces increasingly frequent and interconnected deadly crisis, the urgency to identify effective responses has never been felt more acutely. Locally driven responses to the recent Covid-1