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
Designing Effective Financing Mechanisms for Local Peacebuilders
Local peacebuilders and their networks are widely recognised as critical agents in meaningfully building and sustaining peace. Yet, there is a dire gap in resourcing local peacebuilding work: not onl
Women’s funds reclaim philanthropy for systemic change
In a time of crisis and fast change, this podcast is a space to reflect and learn with change-makers working to tackle inequalities and injustice. We hear about the choices they make, the approaches
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
Sharing power in grant-making Reflections from Comic Relief’s Shift the Power programme
How do we shift the power in grant-making to communities? By making steps to share it. Discover how Comic Relief approached the dynamics of power in the first phase of their intermediary funding p
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
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
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