There are many interpretations of how to deliver localisation. For the Start Network the end goal is humanitarian response that is community-led. We have identified pathways that will deliver a shift towards a situation where decisions and responses…
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Helen Asnake shares her thoughts on aid localisation and the discussions that emerged during a recent research project launch in Ethiopia
The current clamour for more international humanitarian aid to be channelled through local organisations is nothing new, says Steve Williams, head of programmes for the Start Network.
Anne Street, Head of Humanitarian Policy at CAFOD tells us about the Charter4Change.
A common NGO position for the Grand Bargain at the World Humanitarian Summit would describe a 21st Century humanitarian system which would enable every humanitarian to make a contribution.
Sean's response to an open letter from Mihir Bhatt, part of a correspondence which began following the World Humanitarian Summit consultation in October 2015.
Mihir Bhatt responds to an open letter from Sean Lowrie.
Following the World Humanitarian Summit consultation in October, Sean Lowrie penned an open letter to Mihir Bhatt, Director of the All India Disaster Mitigation Institute. This is Mihir’s response.
The Start Fund provides aggregation, a single point of entry for governments to access a large population of organisations, and the ownership and power is diverse across the Start Network
half of all human suffering in disasters is in small scale, low profile crises, which are not addressed by the aid system.
The opening paragraph from the report from the international conference on South-South humanitarianism makes fascinating reading.