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Locally led development in practice: decolonising development and shifting power

by Victor Hounkponou DecolonisingLocalisation

The international development sector is increasingly recognising the importance of locally led development. This approach aims to transform and rethink traditional aid models, and is focusing on empo

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The Change We Want: A ShiftThePower Manifesto Poem

by Victor Hounkponou LanguageLocalisation

This is an artistic expression of the #shiftthepower campaign to inspire change and drive transformation on the various levels of the development sector regarding the relationship between the Minorit

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Do humanitarians have a moral duty to use AI to reduce human suffering? Four key tensions to untangle

by Victor Hounkponou AILocalisation

Considering the rise in humanitarian need and the massive deficit in funding, the idea that Artificial Intelligence (AI) could help humanitarian organisations to reach more people with fewer resource

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Passing the Buck: The Economics of Localizing International Aid

by Victor Hounkponou Funding ModalityLocalisation

A study by the Share Trust and the Warande Advisory Center estimates the economic implications of shifting 25% of Official Development Assistance (ODA) - aligned with Grand Bargain and USAID commitme

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Peace Starts Here – The Global Movement for Local Peacebuilders

by Victor Hounkponou Conflict and conflict preventionLocalisation

Local peacebuilders are rarely seen, scarcely reported, and almost always under-supported. Yet they’re everywhere. They transcend differences and help build bridges to lasting peace. They’re fighting

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A short film: The rise of local philantropy

by Victor Hounkponou Localisation

Shortly after the pandemic, film maker Josie Fomé travelled to Uganda to shoot a documentary on the organisation, No-White-Saviours. While there, a different, more complex story emerged on The Rise o

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Tuishi Amani (‘Let us Live in Peace’) Project: A search for long-lasting peace in Ituri and North Kivu

by Victor Hounkponou Conflict and conflict preventionLocalisation

Local peacebuilding organisations are well-placed to design solutions to ongoing challenges in the complex conflict environments of eastern DRC. They are in the position to generate sustained buy-in

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Worldmaking in the margins

by Victor Hounkponou LocalisationSystems change thinking

If aid actors were to take the idea of worldmaking in the margins seriously, this could to lead to an ontological shift: the solution to crises becomes not merely (aid workers’) response, but (people

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International aid agencies pay the price for boom and bust

by Victor Hounkponou Funding ModalityLocalisation

‘If they were strengthening local actors, they would never have grown so much in the first place.’ A global funding squeeze on humanitarian finances has rippled through the system, as multiple donors

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Localisation doesn’t shift power. It deepens international dominance.

by Victor Hounkponou Funding ModalityLocalisation

International aid actors are reinforcing their power through localisation processes. The system still determines whether local actors are worthy humanitarians, if they’re capable of receiving funding

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