A brief interview I gave during the April #PledgeforChange Retreat in Nairobi, where I spoke about the importance of creating authentic spaces for local and grassroots communities to share successful stories for change, and also having the humility to learn from each other. https://lnkd.in/dJMWd7Pt
There is so much incredible work being done worldwide by refugee-led organisations (RLOs) and grassroots actors to support their communities' access to basic services, documentation, work, education, and healthcare. In often dangerous and risky political and legal environments, they risk their own personal safety to advocate against unjust and oppressive laws and practices that marginalise their communities and violate basic human rights. They know their communities, are invested in the long term, and understand the local context. This is where so much rich knowledge of successful change strategies lie. This is where the humanitarian and development system needs to invest in.
We often say there aren't enough resources in the humanitarian sector. And maybe that's true. But with around only 1% of global humanitarian funding going to national and local actors, I can't help but wonder: What would change if that statistic was flipped? How many new, dynamic, and sustainable solutions would we see if the existing money was reallocated to RLOs, local, and host communities?
I'm optimistic about what all of us at the #PledgeforChange, along with other movements on #refugeeleadership #localization #shiftthepower can do to move towards this vision. Where those with proximity, knowledge, and context are leading solutions; where global actors - INGOs, multilateral and donors - are playing a supporting role based on the needs and visions of RLOs and local communities through #equitablepartnerships; and everyone is ultimately accountable to affected communities.
Watch the other interviews by inspiring humanitarian leaders convened by ALNAP, Adeso and the @Centre for Humanitarian Leadership (CHL) on key insights on the challenges around
#learning,
#localisation
#decolonisation and the future of the sector.
Watch all the videos here: https://lnkd.in/d3iXFefj
Asylum Access
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𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬 💭 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐨𝐟 🔖 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠
At a gathering of humanitarian leaders and thinkers supporting the #PledgeforChange (Pledge) in Nairobi, Kenya, Deepa Nambiar, Director of Partnerships at Asylum Access, said grassroots humanitarian organisations should be given space to share learning in more authentic ways.
‘We can develop spaces where local grassroots actors are able to share those learnings in ways that feel most authentic to them, not in like academic texts that no one reads, but through storytelling or other ways,’ Deepa explained. ‘That’s very exciting and can really shift how we think about solutions.’
The Pledge for Change 2030 re-imagines the role of INGOs in the global humanitarian and development aid system, pledging to build a stronger aid ecosystem based on the principles of solidarity, humility, self-determination and equality.
At the Pledge for Change meeting on 18 April, 2024, ALNAP, the global network inspiring learning for greater humanitarian impact, Adeso and the Centre for Humanitarian Leadership (CHL) interviewed 8️⃣ eight humanitarian leaders and thinkers from international and national humanitarian organisations to get key insights on the challenges around #learning, #localisation and #decolonisation and the future of the sector.
Watch: https://lnkd.in/dJMWd7Pt
#WithLearningComesChange #EquitablePartnerships #AuthenticStorytelling #InfluencingWiderChange #Unlocklearning
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