Lizz Harrison

Have a look at this great (evolving) map of country-specific research on #localisation from @a_postovoitova! Interesting to see this visualised bit.ly/4cYzlPT

What happens when humanitarian response is led by the people closest to the crisis? Our new learning brief explores how locally led response networks in Indonesia, Kenya, Myanmar, and Somalia coordinate, share capacity and bring together resources to support communities at a large scale. Read more: …calhumanitarianleadership.exposure.co/locally-led-hu…

Read the new learning briefs on how locally led #humanitarian response networks (of local & national orgs) respond at scale by coordinating, sharing capacity, & mobilising resources - @KenyaAsal @JMK_Oxfam @SomaliNexus & Myanmar LIA Network bit.ly/4dhZrfP @Oxfam

“Practise what you preach, or lose the chance to change the system for the better,” says Dustin Barter, @hpg_odi in @newhumanitarian article highlighting contradictions between commitments & reality from @CBPFs, @savechildrenuk & others bit.ly/4m0doCK #localisation

Read Marie-Rose from @HaitiESPWA insights and recommendations for cohesion, connection & networks as a way to support genuine community-led action - whether for #humanitarian or development - in #Haiti and beyond bit.ly/4lR5nQy

Why does #Kenya remain heavily reliant on int'l assistance for #humanitarian response? New report from @hpg_odi: 'Kenya's state, aid politics, and perpetual humanitarian crisis' bit.ly/4tfoczm. Part of the HST-LHL programme @KenyaAsal @oxfamkenya @NLinKenya

Read the new report from @ipf_global providing an analysis of disaster and climate financing in ASAL counties in #Kenya: bit.ly/4uTciwJ. Launched last week in Nairobi. Part of the HST-LHL programme @oxfamkenya @NLinKenya #humanitarian

What makes #humanitarian action legitimate in today’s world – and who gets to decide? New findings from @BenParker140 & @poole_lydia show there are two blocs: the 'cautious incrementalists' & 'new radicals'. Read the research summary: makingsenseofcrisis.org/rethink2/

Why have other middle-income countries taken leadership of #humanitarian responses, yet #Kenya remains heavily reliant on int'l assistance? Read the new report: 'Kenya's state, aid politics, and perpetual humanitarian crisis' from @hpg_odi bit.ly/4sHFoh9

“The [#humanitarian] reform will only succeed if all actors accept a gradual redistribution of leadership.” Anon. Overheard by @illied @newhumanitarian at #HNPW last week bit.ly/41b11dz

'For @UNReliefChief, @CBPFs are a tool to speed up (and localise) funding...For others, they’re one of many possible options at best; or worse: a misguided push that concentrates funding through a single, flawed gatekeeper.' Read: @illied @newhumanitarian bit.ly/41b11dz

"By 2027-28, [@FCDOGovUK @UKaid] #aid spending on overseas programmes is expected to reach its lowest since records began in 1970, at just 0.24% of GNI." bit.ly/3PwIiXg @guardian. Missing the 0.7% target set out in the International Development (ODA Target) Act 2015

"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 bit.ly/47pZsMf

Women’s leadership is not just about inclusion. It is about resilience and social cohesion. Read @Oxfam's new report on how women's leadership builds disaster resilient communities. bit.ly/40NncX2 #IWD

It's International Women's Day! Have a look at the amazing Women's Rights Fund hosted by @oxfamgb. It provides 3-year funding for women's organisations around the world to invest in their own priorities. Locally led, women led, change for the better bit.ly/40bDM2C #IWD

Last week marked 4 years since the full-scale invasion of #Ukraine. Read the words of Ukrainian #humanitarian leaders from @oxfamgb's partner organisations, with beautiful illustrations ukraine-stories.oxfam.org/ukraine-4-year…

Progress in the Pacific! The 2025 #Vanuatu report shows local actors transforming humanitarian action. While local leadership is growing, systemic hurdles remain. It’s time to turn evidence into deeper change! Read: reliefweb.int/report/vanuatu… #Localisation #ShiftThePower

NEW: @Oxfam paper argues that while progress since the World #Humanitarian Summit has been real, it remains fragile. The next phase of the @GrandBargain_ must draw clear lessons from what has enabled delivery & what has consistently held it back bit.ly/402fmIX

Deadline approaching for the Mid-Term Review consultancy, to help @Oxfam & friends reflect, review & learn from the #Humanitarian System Transformation through Local Humanitarian Leadership (HST-LHL) programme. More info here: bit.ly/3OizP9N. Deadline: 6 March

We're looking for a Mid-Term Review consultant(s) to reflect, review & learn from the @Oxfam & friends #Humanitarian System Transformation through Local Humanitarian Leadership (HST-LHL) programme. More info here: bit.ly/3OizP9N. Deadline: 6 March. #localisation