Humanitarian Horizons: POWER, PEOPLE AND LOCAL LEADERSHIP

Recent global movements are pushing the humanitarian and development sectors to answer fundamental questions about historical and social problems in the aid world.

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This stream aims to support the humanitarian sector in making practical advancements in relation to the emerging priorities of Grand Bargain 2.0, as well as contributing to the evidence base to track progress. 

Drawing together the work and experience generated from the Intention to Impact: Localising Humanitarian Action and Diverse Humanitarian Leadership research streams of the Humanitarian Horizons (2018–21) program, this stream seeks to provide insights into how individuals, organisations and the sector can adapt and shift to rebalance power in a way that will strengthen humanitarian action and address needs.

The stream has two tracks: one looking at power dynamics in humanitarian response, which will explore the impact of local leadership; and one looking at power dynamics in humanitarian analysis, which will unpack evidence and knowledge production and use. Together, they will help to support an informed and meaningful shift of power.

Link: https://humanitarianadvisorygroup.org/humanitarian-horizons/people-power-and-local-leadership/

1. 1. Achieving A More Equitable and Impactful Humanitarian Sector: Platform Paper (Aug 2022)
2. 2. Needles In A Haystack: An Analysis of Global South Roles in Humanitarian Knowledge Production (Dec 2022)
3. 3. Stories for Change: Elevating Global South Experiences in Humanitarian Knowledge Production (Dec 2022)
4. 4. Localisation Through Transformative Partnerships: Localisation Learning Brief (Aug 2023)
5. 5. Localisation At a Project Level: Localisation Learning Brief (Aug 2023)
6. 6. Localisation Through Networks and Collectives: Localisation Learning Brief (Aug 2023)
7. 7. Respectful Recruitment in Humanitarian Response: Why We Need It and How To Do It (Dec 2023)
8. 8. Equitable Research Partnerships Between Global North and Global South Research Collaborators: Making It Happen (Feb 2024)
9. 9. Localisation In Protracted Crises and Fragile Settings (Feb 2024)

10. A Pathway To Localisation Impact: Testing And Learning In Bangladesh (Apr 2024)

11. Making The Results of Humanitarian Evaluation Accessible to Communities: Why It Frequently Fails And What To Do About It (Apr 2024)

12. The beginning of the road: A practical approach to defining and measuring localisation impact for communities (September 2024)

13. Making Psychosocial Support Meaningful for national and local humanitarian workers (September 2024)