A network of local CSOs and NGOs in Cox’s Bazar to promote a human and gender responsive society through positive engagement with government.

Localisation in Vanuatu: Demonstrating Change_January 2019

VANGO, PIANGO and Humanitarian Advisory Group would like to thank the many people who have contributed to this baselining process. This includes local, national and international actors in Vanuatu and the region, and communities who participated in the research. We also thank Alice Obrecht from ALNAP and Stephen Close at the Australian Department of Foreign […]

NGOs & RISK Managing Uncertainty in Local-International Partnerships

In humanitarian emergencies where access is limited and risk is high, people’s ability to obtain vital assistance often depends on partnerships between national and international aid organizations. In recent years, driven by the Syrian conflict in particular, significantly larger portions of international humanitarian aid have been implemented with and through national and local entities. In […]

Prepared for Partnership? Trust and Distrust in international Cooperation

Much of my professional work takes place in two sectors of international cooperation: relief work and peacebuilding, mostly in violent crises. Yet when it comes to atmospheres of trust and equitable collaborations between external and internal actors, they feel like very different universes. The prevailing mood in relief work is distrust; the prevailing effort in […]

Capacity and Complementarity in the Rohingya Response in Bangladesh

This is important report from HPG ODI one of the prominent policy researcher group in humanitarian world, in respect of Rohingya response they suggested three important issues (i) participation of Rohingya refugees in the matter related to them which is quite absent now, (ii) localization of humanitarian relief, they have positively criticize CCNF mobilization and […]