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🚀We've launched, 𝐵𝑢𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑀𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝐿𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦-𝐿𝑒𝑑 𝐴𝑖𝑑 𝐸𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑦𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑚𝑠: 2025 𝐼𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑠 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝐺𝑙𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑙 𝑆𝑜𝑢𝑡ℎ 𝐶𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑙 𝑆𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑡𝑦. 📖 Read the report here: near.ngo/resources/buil… #GlobalSouthLeadership #ShiftThePower #NEARat10

"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

Check out @NEAR_Network's webinar on the launch of our Flagship Research: "Building More Locally-Led #AidEcosystems: 2025 Insights from #GlobalSouth Civil Society." 🔗youtube.com/watch?v=rLLf8x… - With Arabic, English, French & Spanish subtitles.

Read Hibak Kalfan's #Opinion piece in @devex, "#Solidarity, not reform, will guide what comes next for #localleadership" 🔗devex.com/news/solidarit… #fromlocalisationtolocalleadership #NEARat10 #AidEcosystems #Localization

Hibak Kalfan, @NEAR_Network's ED, has just published an #OpEd in @devex: devex.com/news/solidarit… #Fromlocalisationtolocalleadership #Fromlocalizationtolocalleadership #Solidarity #AidEcosystems #NEARat10 #Localisation #Localization

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.

RT @NEAR_Network Building More Locally Led Aid Ecosystems Webinar, Feb 24 ow.ly/hzE650YjkQW @nattyray11 @IIHA_Fordham @HHI @MPopowskiEU @BenParker140

🚀 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." 📅 Tues, 24 Feb 2026 ⏰ 14:00 - 15:30 UTC 🔗 near.ngo/events/near-we… #NEARsFlagshipResearchReport

What has changed for Global South civil society in the 10 yrs since the World Humanitarian Summit? Our finding will be launched: 📅 Tues, 24 Feb ⏰ 14:00-15:30 UTC 🔗 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… *this will be recorded #NEARsFlagshipResearchReport #GlobalSouthInsights

These exchanges challenge assumptions & strengthened the credibility of the Panel’s emerging propositions. Sharing a selection of reflections from the Global South that speak directly to current policy debates – hear their voices as you read through the visual. #globalsouth

Structured dialogues with diverse leaders on the frontlines of #humanitarianaction - insights from the Advisory Panel on the Future of Humanitarian Action - read in visuals. #GlobalSouth #GlobalSouthPerspectives #FutureOfAid

Join us Tuesday as @NEAR_Network launches our flagship research, 𝐵𝑢𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦-𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑖𝑑 𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑦𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑚𝑠: 2025 𝐺𝑙𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑙 𝑆𝑜𝑢𝑡ℎ 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑠. 📅Tues, 24 Feb 2026 🔗 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… (we'll share recording)

Join us next Tuesday for a webinar launching our flagship research, Building more locally-led aid ecosystems: 2025 Global South insights. 📅 Date: Tuesday, 24 February 2026 ⏰ Time: 14:00 - 15:30 UTC 📍Online: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Like preparing #coffee the traditional way, #movementbuilding takes patience, work and a deep respect for people & place. At @NEAR_Network, we will keep nurturing the work until the fruits of our collective labour can be shared far & wide. #LocallyRootedGloballyConnected

NEAR’s secretariat came together for a #teamretreat in Rwanda. We planned boldly – always with our members close in heart and mind, grounding conversations in the movement & realities we exist to serve. #NEAR2026 #LocallyRootedGloballyConnected

#TheLocalisationLab in Beirut is bringing #local voices to the center of aid transformation. Convened by #LHDF, and proudly supported by @NEAR_Network in collaboration with @InteragencyRAN #FutureOfAid2040

Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Lebanon Localisation Lab – Beirut 2026 This is just the beginning! @InteragencyRAN @NEAR_Network #FutureOfAid2040 #LHDF #Localisation

Network for Empowered Aid Response @NEAR_Network and the Center for Conflict and Humaitarian Studies are excited to co-host the Foundations Dialogues: Reimagining Grantmaking in Doha this week! This invitation-only gathering brings together 13 leading foundations from both the Global South and Global North – as peers for honest reflections and collaborative problem-solving. Key themes that will be discussed are: Partnerships, Simplified Due Diligence, Flexible Funding and Direct Resource Scaling. Stay tuned for more updates! #DohaDialogues #GrantmakingReimagined #NEAR #CHS

“Youth act first in disasters—yet are recognized last. Let’s connect the dots so they lead.” At the NAHAB–NEAR conference in Dhaka, I recalled leading the WHS2016 youth track (where NEAR began). As a NEAR member, @serac_bd is localizing that agenda. #Localization #NEAR

I was honored to participate in NEAR Africa Summit - Nairobi, from Nov 26–28, 2025. Bringing together local leaders from Africa, it offered an inspiring platform to exchange knowledge, share practical experiences, & reinforce our shared commitment to advancing localization movet