This guidance note presents recommendations on capacity strengthening for localization. It draws on discussions from three regional workshops conducted by the Grand Bargain Localisation Workstream in 2019, including representatives of local and national n

Based on the perspectives of over 400 humanitarian agencies, this guidance note includes recommendations for partnership practices for localization of humanitarian action. The recommendations can be used for project and financial management, capacity stre

The Grand Bargain, which currently has 62 signatories which includes donors, UN agencies, NGOs and members of the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement, has been a driver of reform within the humanitarian sector. Within it, the ‘localisation commitment’ (Commit

This guidance note includes recommendations on the participation of local actors in humanitarian coordination groups. It builds on work done by ALNAP in 2016 on improving humanitarian coordination and the Global Protection Cluster and Global Education Clu

This guidance note provides recommendations on how arrangements between donors, and UN agencies, intentional non-governmental organizations and other international humanitarian organizations can further the Grand Bargain’s localization goals in cases wher

This guidance note includes recommendations for gender-responsive localization of humanitarian action. It was prepared by UN Women and the Grand Bargain Friends of Gender Group and developed through research as well as regional consultations with local wo

This guidance note includes recommendations on humanitarian financing for local actors. It draws on best practices identified in consultations in three regional conferences on localization.  Localisation