The Guerrilla Foundation is an intermediary funder in Europe, supporting activists and grassroots movements in a more participatory way. Its team believes in bringing about major systemic change acro
Decolonising project management in the aid sector
Arbie Baguios from ActionAid UK shares his story from an aid project in Ethiopia which led him to think about how to follow through with proclaimed ideals of localisation and shifting power by decolo
Localisation re-imagined: Ethics and purpose in localisation
‘Localisation re-imagined’ is ALNAP’s 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 publ
Localisation Re-imagined: The three types of localisation
‘Localisation re-imagined’ is ALNAP’s 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 publ
Localisation Re-imagined: Three dimensions of localisation
‘Localisation re-imagined’ is ALNAP’s 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 publ
Localisation Re-imagined: Localising the sector vs supporting local solutions
‘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
“A good partner helps us grow”: partnering differently with women’s rights organisations in South Sudan
For the second edition of our blog series on equitable partnerships, Towards Solidarity, Elizabeth, Grace and Joseph discuss their experiences of working for women’s rights organisations in South Sud
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.
Towards Solidarity: Introducing the Yemen Civil Society Solidarity Fund
What does it look like to fund based on the values of transparency, flexibility and solidarity? We co-launched the Yemen Civil Society Solidarity Fund with Yemeni civil society to find out if new, tr
Bridging the collaboration gap: The path to system transformation
In an ever-evolving world marked by complex challenges, the need for system transformation has become increasingly apparent. From addressing climate change and the energy crisis to dismantling coloni