Localization
“It’s Growing Together”: Building Partnerships, Resilience, and Local Leadership in Humanitarian Work
After 23 years of leading regional program work at Malteser International, Roland Hansen is transitioning to his new role as Senior Business Partnership Advisor. What does it take to adapt and lead in a sector as dynamic as humanitarian work? In this exclusive OneSec interview, Roland reflects on his remarkable journey and offers insights into localization, leadership, and the evolving landscape of humanitarian-development-peace (HDP) collaboration.
Post-Assad Syria: True Justice Means Transforming Pain Into Purpose
Ahmad Helmi on rebuilding Syria post-Assad: justice for victims, fostering resilience, and empowering civil society for lasting change.
GFFO: Localization Needs Both Our Efforts and INGOs to Step Up
Dr. Sebastian Neubauer leads the team for humanitarian assistance in Africa within the German Federal Foreign Office (GFFO). His work involves balancing multiple priorities, from risk management to localization in challenging environments like Sudan and Somalia. In this interview, Dr. Neubauer shares his insights on the complexities of localization, the role of INGOs, and what’s needed to turn localization from policy to practice.
Beyond the Buzzword: Why Localization Must Center on Community Voices
Localization is often presented as the panacea for transforming humanitarian aid. But what does it really mean, and are local NGOs automatically better equipped to represent communities? We sat down with Gerry McCarthy, who has extensive participatory engagement experience and is the co-creator of the P-FIM method, to unpack these questions.
Is Our Sector Inadvertently Blocking Innovation?
In the humanitarian development sector, where communities face long-term crises and the impacts of climate change, local organizations are best positioned to lead sustainable change. A Call for Empowerment by Julio Rank Wright, Regional Vice President for the IRC in Latin America.
HDP Nexus Local: Peace Is the Only Choice
Patrick Katelo, CEO of PACIDA, shares his frontline perspective on the Humanitarian, Development, and Peace Nexus (HDPNexus) in Northern Kenya and Southern Ethiopia. Explore the challenges pastoralist communities face and PACIDA’s innovative solutions for sustainable peace—where peace is not just an option, but the only choice.