Understanding the impact of ‘localisation’ on strengthening effective and efficient responses to humanitarian crises continues to be a key policy and practice concern for donors and the …

contentious. Even the basic vocabulary used to discuss localiza-tion is debated in the literature, including the word “localization” itself and the term “local humanitar.

localize its programmes, activities and approaches. WFP recognizes that local actors are often the first to respond to a crisis and possess more contextualized knowledge, experience and …

Develop, with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC), and apply a ‘localisation’ marker to measure direct and indirect funding to local and national responders.

The purpose of this discussion paper is to outline Peace Direct’s understanding of the concepts of localisation and decolonisation, two terms that are at risk of being used interchangeably, …

The Localisation Maturity Model (LMM) for humanitarian and development actors identifies 10 key areas in which INGOs and UN agencies need to make progress in order to achieve an …

ZOA adopts a transformational approach to localisation, supporting strong civil societies, communities and actors, and promoting locally led relief and recovery programmes.