@NEAR_Network policy brief highlights evidence from 63 locally led pooled funds across the Global South demonstrating that local actors r already managing substantial resources, providing capacity strengthening, & supporting communityled change #globalsouthleadership#NEARat10
The infrastructure for a different approach to aid financing already exists. The question is whether funders will engage with it seriously, on its own terms.
#LocallyLedPooledFunds#NEARat10#GlobalSouthFinancing
Weβve been sitting on a question: βππ€ ππππ¦ πππππππ¦-πππ ππππππππ’πππ πππ‘π’ππππ¦ ππ₯ππ π‘ πππππ π π‘βπ πΊπππππ πππ’π‘β? NEAR commissioned research to find out.
Today we publish:
1. A database of 63 locally-led pooled funds β searchable, filterable, and free to use. LINK: https://t.co/zay2Ll08Pf
2. A policy brief that draws on the mapping . LINK: https://t.co/Q6DiY1nNGC
We call on all our members and partners to shape its evolution, build with us and to invest in a proven financing mechanism that is delivering on the promise of locally led action.
More to come as we move forward.
#ChangeFund#NEARat10
Over three days in late April, the Oversight Body of the @NEAR_Network#ChangeFund came together for an in-person convening in Nairobi. This was a pivotal moment in the evolution of the Fund β marking a clear step forward toward its scaling.
What was clear is that the evolution and scaling of the #ChangeFund must be rooted in the collective ambition and wisdom of the network and their communities.
A major step forward for locally led humanitarian action in Colombia!
Colombia Localisation Lab join w/ key networks & platforms to sign the National Agreement on Localisation in Colombia,
Read the Press Release here: https://t.co/WeLEZWOMGC
#LocalLeadership#LocallyLed
"INGOs need to notice what their partnership models reward in practice, & shift away from dynamics that select for compliance over voice. If local influence depends on being 'easy', locally-led leadership & accountability will remain limited."@NEAR_Network https://t.co/cqAQht9Y4r
Check out @NEAR_Network's webinar on the launch of our Flagship Research: "Building More Locally-Led #AidEcosystems: 2025 Insights from #GlobalSouth Civil Society."
πhttps://t.co/HgQeSnXUx0 -
With Arabic, English, French & Spanish subtitles.
A crucial question for every donor, @UN agency, and INGO: Is your role in the aid ecosystem earned?
Hibak Kalfan of @NEAR_Network writes that relevance for international groups depends on whether they are willing to "follow rather than lead, to support rather than shape."
It was 16th Feb. 26 when @NEAR_Network Somali Localisation Lab has been launched in Mogadishu after jointly organised by @aadsomalia@HAVOYOCO4@ARiNSOMorg & @SomaliNexus as the convener. @AbdifatahGaandi Director of Aid Coordination Office (ACO) Ministry of Planning FGS officiated the launch.
π NEAR is launching our flagship research report in an hour, during our webinar: "Building More Locally Led Aid Ecosystems: 2025 Insights from Global South Civil Society."
π Tues, 24 Feb 2026
β° 14:00 - 15:30 UTC
π https://t.co/wHDquFIOw2
#NEARsFlagshipResearchReport
What has changed for Global South civil society in the 10 yrs since the World Humanitarian Summit?
Our finding will be launched:
π Tues, 24 Feb
β° 14:00-15:30 UTC
π https://t.co/S9Ybemdi6W *this will be recorded #NEARsFlagshipResearchReport#GlobalSouthInsights