Large, northern NGOs should be more aware of the essential role of local aid organizations. After a disaster, these local organizations can offer help faster and more effectively. And at lower costs. It’s time for real partnerships and a more honest system of financing.
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Food for thought from the CHS Alliance Conference in Helsinki: “The role of HR in enabling the localisation of aid response”
Jody Gunn-Russell, Human Resources Advisor at CAFOD, shares her reflections and ideas to ensure HR complements the localisation agenda.
Why strengthening civil society is important for Bangladesh
To mark World Humanitarian Day 2017, Rezaul Chowdhury, Executive Director of the Coastal Association for Social Transformation (COAST), comments on the Grand Bargain and localisation processes, and why they are important in the context of Bangladesh.
Addressing the overlaps between humanitarian innovation and the localisation agenda
Ian McClelland from the Humanitarian Innovation Fund discusses how innovation and localisation align to identify new and creative ways of responding to disasters.
Preparing to Excel in Emergency Response
Across Asia and the Middle East, Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is strengthening the emergency response capacity of local faith-based organizations in its Preparing to Excel in Emergency Response, or PEER, project.
From identifying a problem to implementing a solution:
Putting the Charter4Change commitment to stop undermining national capacity into practice
By Anne Street, Head of Humanitarian Policy, CAFOD
As Local as Possible, As International as Necessary: Humanitarian Aid International’s Position on Localisation
Sudhanshu S. Singh is the Executive Director of Humanitarian Aid International-an Indian NGO and endorser of the Charter4Change Background Humanitarian aid and humanitarian organizations have been constantly… Read more “As Local as Possible, As International as Necessary: Humanitarian Aid International’s Position on Localisation”
Localisation and NGOs: Different Interpretations, Different Outcomes
Koenraad Van Brabant is an independent consultant offering expertise related to working in and on volatile situations. He also plays supportive and enabling roles for collaborative action and organisational… Read more “Localisation and NGOs: Different Interpretations, Different Outcomes”
Summary of the Charter4Change signatories meeting and endorsers teleconference, 27-28 October 2016
Please find below a recap of the recent Charter4Change signatories meeting and endorsers teleconference: On 27 and 28 October, Charter4Change signatories convened in London to discuss the… Read more “Summary of the Charter4Change signatories meeting and endorsers teleconference, 27-28 October 2016”
Using local networks in emergency response
Emily Lawrence and emBOLDen Alliances On 25 April 2015, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake with an epicenter in the Gorkha District of Nepal caused severe destruction in 14… Read more “Using local networks in emergency response”
Charter for Change 