Pathways to Localisation
A framework towards locally led humanitarian response in partnership-based action. This is a programme funded by the European Commission's Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO)
Accelerating Localisation through Partnerships is a consortium programme of Christian Aid, CARE, Tearfund, ActionAid, CAFOD, Oxfam and guided by local and national actors in national steering committees. It is funded by the European Commission’s Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) from late 2017 to 2019. This programme has built on existing work from the consortium aiming to strengthen the leadership of local and national actors in humanitarian action since 2012 through the Missed Opportunities series of work.
The Accelerating Localisation through Partnerships programme conducted research to identify a partnership model which consists of partnership practices that local/national actors believed to be most conducive to localisation. This research consulted more than 350 organisations in Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria and South Sudan – 85% of which were local and national organisations – and recommendations were identified, validated and piloted by consortium members and local partners. Learning from the pilot phase was collated with findings from capacity self-assessments of more than 100 local and national actors. The research, learning and findings from the programme informed the development of national localisation frameworks with contributions from local and national actors and other humanitarian stakeholders including international NGOs, UN agencies, donors, Red Cross/Crescent societies, and relevant government authorities.