Amplify Local

Amplify Local shares words from local #humanitarian actors as they are often missing from global level conversations on #localisation 📢 We also share words from those talking about locally-led action; read in reports & articles, overheard in meetings, and sent directly to us

Words on (former) @USAID problematic definition of 'local' 🗣️ Karen Hirschfield, @OxfamAmerica | #AmplifyLocal #localisation

Words on the World Humanitarian Summit (10 years ago!) 🗣️Tania Cheung, formerly @trocaire | #AmplifyLocal #localisation

Words on complementarity in the @GrandBargain_ 🗣️ Mila Leonova, Alliance of Ukrainian CSOs, #Ukraine | #AmplifyLocal #localisation

Are CBPFs driving #Localisation or hitting a wall? New @ODI_Global insights explore how to break down barriers and get more flexible funding to the frontlines. Read more: bit.ly/4b8FEhu #ShiftThePower #HumanitarianAction #LocalLeadership

As long as we prioritise polished paperwork over lived experience, "inclusion" remains a hollow promise. In part 2, Ruth Njiri explores how the humanitarian sector replaced trust with bureaucracy—and how to shift back to genuine accountability. Read: tinyurl.com/ynk6mhuc

Words on flexible funding 🗣️ @streetchilduk | #AmplifyLocal #localisation

Words on power and influence 🗣️ Nora Hassanien, @hpg_odi | #AmplifyLocal #localisation

Words on community-driven solutions🗣️Amy Gaman, @IAmNuru #Nigeria | #AmplifyLocal #localisation

Words on #humanitarian response at the local level 🗣️ Marina Kobzeva @mapaction | #AmplifyLocal #localisation

Words on the so-called #Humanitarian Reset 🗣️ @LHDFlb #Lebanon

Localisation isn’t just about funding flows, there’s a missing middle in humanitarian action as mid-sized, often women-led NGOs are collapsing without flexible, core support. Bridging this gap is key to making localisation real. #Localisation #AidReform

Words on UN agencies 🗣️ @HowardMollett, @CAFOD | #AmplifyLocal #localisation

Words on reframing processes 🗣️ @SmrutiPatel11, @A4EP2 | #AmplifyLocal #localisation

📣 Upcoming online event Supporting mutual aid: evidence, opportunities and unanswered questions 📅 10 February 2026 ⏰ 13:00–14:15 UTC 🌍 Online 🔗 Register now: supporting-mutual-aid.rsvpify.com

Words on #humanitarian sector language 🗣️Marina Kobzeva, @mapaction | #AmplifyLocal #localisation

Words on international NGOs 🗣️ Micheal Gumisiriza, refugee-led organisation, #Uganda | #AmplifyLocal #localisation

Words on local and national actors organising 🗣️ Anonymous, European donor | #AmplifyLocal #localisation

Words on the '#Humanitarian Reset' 🗣️ #Lebanon #Localisation Lab / @LHDFlb | #AmplifyLocal

Words on indirect cost recovery 🗣️Nora Hassanien, @ODI_Global | #AmplifyLocal #localisation

📣 At the end of 2025, we launched our Position Paper rethinking due diligence in the humanitarian sector. Instead of compliance‑heavy, risk‑first , it calls for trust‑based, long‑term partnerships with RLOs 🔑 8 recommendations to unpack soon!  📑 Read: tinyurl.com/ypvffcv9