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Throughout the year, VOICE produces and disseminates key documents reflecting on humanitarian aid issues at the EU level and from an NGO perspective. They are addressed to decision-makers within the European institutions, at the National level, to NGO networks and other stakeholders of the humanitarian community, as well as to the VOICE members. Some documents are produced by the VOICE Secretariat with the support of VOICE members while others are publications from members and other key stakeholders in the humanitarian sector.
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Locally led and owned humanitarian action in fragile and forgotten contexts
18 March 2024Members' publicationsLocal perspectives on how to close the funding gap through equitable participation and innovative funding mechanisms as well as anticipatory action. -
Unfulfilled Promises: Addressing the gap between commitments and practice in locally led humanitarian action. Caritas EU
14 December 2023Members' publicationsThe report by Caritas Europa is a comprehensive analysis of the concept of locally led humanitarian action. It explores why locally led humanitarian action is central to reach the growing number of people in need worldwide and to create a humanitarian system that is more effective and just. It includes an evaluation of the progress made by the world’s top donor governments, the top UN agencies and the largest international NGOs towards fulfilling their commitments to support local humanitarian organisations -
Reinforcing capacity sharing and mutual learning between local and international humanitarian actors – Trócaire
04 July 2023VOICE out loudIn this article, Trócaire delves into the challenges and principles of capacity sharing at the time that shares a practical example of how they put it into practice with local actors in Guatemala. -
How to share risks and give more power to local actors? – Oxfam
27 June 2023VOICE out loudIn this article of the VOICE Out Loud 35, Oxfam analyses the risks and the ways in which donors can adapt to give more power to local actors. -
Building an enabling environment for local actors in humanitarian response: the crucial role of donors – EU CORD
15 June 2023VOICE out loudIn this article, EU CORD delves into the donor’s role in enabling local actors in humanitarian response, which will eventually benefit the whole humanitarian system and, ultimately, people in need. -
Localisation: where are we at and how did we get here? – Christian Aid
10 June 2023VOICE out loudIn this article, Christian Aid delves into the significant efforts from the humanitarian community focused on channelling more power to local actors and the challenges ahead on the road to localisation. -
VOICE out loud 35 - Localisation: Exploring a multifaceted agenda
09 June 2023VOICE out loudThe magazine's new edition examines how the humanitarian system, including INGOs, local and national actors, and donors, can ensure equitable partnerships and participation to keep moving the localisation agenda forward. At the same time, some VOICE members also explore several challenges ahead such as the need for broader risk sharing or the importance of mutual learning between local and international organisations, among others. -
Letting go of control: Empowering locally led action in Ukraine - Christian Aid
02 May 2023Members' publicationsThe paper by Christian Aid argues that the international system needs a mindset shift as it needs to let go of power and put money and accountability in the hands of local actors. -
Pre-positioned funding as an approach to advance localisation and locally-led humanitarian action - Trocaire
25 April 2023Members' publicationsTrócaire has recently piloted a new model for humanitarian funding to enable timely and locally-led responses in five countries: Sierra Leone, Malawi, Rwanda, Myanmar and Nicaragua. -
Ukraine one year on: NGOs call for the protection of civilians, humanitarian access, localisation and durable solutions
23 February 2023Members' publicationsThis statement, signed by several of our members calls for the protection of civilians, humanitarian access, localisation and durable solutions one year after the start of the conflict in Ukraine. -
Localised anticipatory humanitarian action to minimise effects of climate change and reduce the risk of food insecurity - Welthungerhilfe
24 January 2023VOICE out loudIn this article, Welthungerhilfe explains how Forecast-based Action (FbA) is key to preventing the negative impacts of extreme weather events, and the consequent human suffering. -
Local Actions, Global Lessons – Uganda, Burundi, Niger: The urgent need for durable solutions - Caritas International Belgium
22 December 2022Members' publicationsThis publication explores the policy lessons of the Caritas network’s engagements in fragile contexts. This collection of articles focuses on the reception of refugees in Uganda, the situation of returnees in Burundi and the links between climate and food insecurity in Niger. -
Summary report of the European Humanitarian Forum pre-event on localisation
21 March 2022This paper shares discussion points highlighted during the pre-event, attended by over 60 colleagues from about 47 INGOs and national NGOs from countries as diverse as Yemen, Nigeria, Indonesia, Lebanon, and Uganda organised by VOICE and Charter4Change. -
IASC Guidance: Strengthening participation, representation and leadership of local and national actors
13 August 2021This guidance note has been developed to support efforts to strengthen the meaningful participation, representation, and leadership of local and national humanitarian actors within IASC humanitarian coordination structures. It draws on over 100 pieces of research and good practice to provide recommendations. -
Approaches to survivor and community response Local2Global Protection
07 December 2020Members' publicationsPresentation of the workshop on approaches for supporting survivor and community-led response. The link to the recording can be found in this presentation. Organised by ACT Alliance EU and VOICE. -
Engaging with local faith actors and communities - a toolkit
12 August 2020Members' publicationsThis toolkit is published by ACT Alliance EU, Caritas Europa, EU-CORD and Islamic Relief Worldwide to give EU decision-makers a concise practical tool to encourage engagement of local religious leaders and faith communities in pandemic response and the post-recovery phase. -
The Triple Nexus and Local Faith Actors in South Sudan: Findings from Primary Research
29 October 2019Members' publicationsThis report presents findings from field research conducted in South Sudan on the intersection of operationalizing the triple nexus (humanitarian-development-peace nexus), localization and, the particular role of local faith actors (LFAs). The report is based on twenty-one interviews with NGO staff. The organizations included DanChurchAid, five local faith actors, and three local non-faith actors. Two focus group discussions were also carried out with beneficiaries in Kapoeta. The first FGD was composed of nine respondents while the second included twelve respondents. The interviews and FGDs were conducted in March 2019 in South Sudan. This report is the second of two reports. -
The Triple Nexus, Localization, and Local Faith Actors: The intersections between faith, humanitarian response, development, and peace
29 October 2019Members' publicationsA Review of the Literature
This report provides an overview of the key themes and existing knowledge on the topics of the Triple Nexus, localization, and local faith actors. The intersection of these topics is particularly important to contemporary aid work because of global commitments to shift power and financing from external to national and local actors, and to commit to a new way of working that overcomes humanitarian and development silos. This is essential to streamline operations across humanitarian, development, and peace work -
'Unpacking the localisation agenda: What do we mean by 'as local as possible'?'
25 June 2019VOICE event reportsReport of the VOICE event on localisation held in May 2019 in Brussels. -
VOICE Event on Localisation, 14 May 2019
29 April 2019Please find here the invitation to the VOICE Event - Unpacking the localisation agenda: What do we mean by ‘as local as possible’? -
NGOs & Risk: Managing Uncertainty in Local-International Partnerships Global Report
12 March 2019This report examines how risk is perceived and managed in partnerships between international and national NGOs working in humanitarian response. It follows from the 2016 report NGOs and Risk: How International Humanitarian Actors Manage Uncertainty, which was also produced by Humanitarian Outcomes under the leadership of InterAction. The study was funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) and benefited from the direct engagement of 10 international humanitarian NGOs. The research encompassed interviews with 117 humanitarian practitioners, undertaken remotely and in field visits to South Sudan and Nigeria, 446 survey responses from (mostly national) NGO field staff, and a systematic review of relevant policies from the participating organizations. In analyzing this evidence, the report identifies the trends, challenges and promising practices in this area, with the aim of strengthening partnerships for improved humanitarian action. -
Women responders: Placing local action at the centre of humanitarian protection programming
12 December 2018Members' publicationsThis global research report by CARE International aims to answer a key question: How is the humanitarian protection sector ensuring the participation and leadership of women responders? The report provides a comprehensive review of collaboration between humanitarian actors and women responders, and provides recommendations and guidance for humanitarian actors and donors in order to increase the participation and leadership of women responders, and improve humanitarian response overall. -
VOICE Grand Bargain Task Force paper on the Localisation Workstream
10 November 2017VOICE position papersThe Localisation workstream in the Grand Bargain (GB) generates high expectations and enthusiasm and is expected to contribute significantly to the vision to “Leave No One Behind” as set in the Agenda for Humanity. Through this paper the Grand Bargain Task Force wishes to initiate a conversation with ECHO on localisation and to explore optimal approaches to achieving the 6 commitments of Workstream. -
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