Refugee-led organisations (RLOs) have garnered growing attention in recent years as key first-responders to humanitarian needs in the communities they are a part of and that they serve. But RLOs rece ...
Transforming financing for peace: can philanthropy rise to the challenge?
Peacebuilding is in crisis. This year begun with wars burning in Gaza, Sudan, and Ukraine – not to mention less-covered but still deadly conflicts from Myanmar to Haiti. Worldwide, diplomatic efforts ...
‘Testing Ideas: More Symmetrical Financing for Peacebuilding’ with GPPAC & RFF
This session convened local peacebuilders and donors to pitch and test with the audience ideas on adjusting the role of intermediary organizations in the aid chain, so as to shift the power balance i ...
Trends towards the defunding of European Peacebuilding: German ODA cuts as a case in point
Following a protracted process, Germany finalised its federal budget for 2024 in late January, navigating through economic challenges marked by slowing growth. The resultant austerity course led to s ...
Why aren’t we there yet? Understanding and addressing donor barriers to localisation in climate adaptation
Localisation has become a major concern across the development and humanitarian sectors. It is driving donor efforts to increase direct access for local actors to donor resources, as well as promotin ...
Philanthropy 4.0: What Form of Giving Enables Transformative Change?
Faced with accelerating disruptions and social and environmental breakdowns, traditional forms of philanthropic giving may be less effective than they once were. Confronted with societal divisions, w ...
How to implement the Grand Bargain commitments at the country-level?
This was developed by the Grand Bargain Secretariat with the aim to translate the results achieved so far into practical examples of implementation and also to strengthen the linkages with the countr ...
Lessons from Climate Funders on Locally-led Development Assistance
'Lessons from Climate Funders on Locally-led Development Assistance' focuses on the experiences of funders who have supported locally-led development initiatives to address climate change. It offers ...
Lessons from Climate Funders on Locally-led Development Assistance
'Lessons from Climate Funders on Locally-led Development Assistance' focuses on the experiences of funders who have supported locally-led development initiatives to address climate change. It offers ...
Based on the interview with Romy Krämer, the managing director of the Guerilla Foundation on 10th of May 2023
The Guerrilla Foundation is an intermediary funder in Europe, supporting activists and grassroots movements in a more participatory way. Its team believes in bringing about major systemic change acro ...