Politics of Poverty
Ideas and analysis from Oxfam America's policy experts
Politics of Poverty
Localisation’s Missing Link: The Role of African Regional Bodies in Advancing Refugee Leadership
In the broader conversations on localisation, the global commitments and local/national- level implementation take the centre stage with often lesser attention to the regional level, yet it is a space where power, policy and practice can be shaped.
Politics of Poverty
Protecting Progress on Localization: The Grand Bargain 10 Years On
Ten years have passed since the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) and the launch of the Grand Bargain that emerged from it. The WHS helped shift what 'success' is meant to look like in humanitarian response: judged not only by counting outputs, but asking whether a response is relevant, accountable and of real quality for people living through crisis.
Politics of Poverty
Moving from ‘Localisation’ to Building More Locally-Led Aid Ecosystems
Moving the focus of aid delivery from the perceived centres of power in the Global North to what have always been the centres of action in the Global South will take more than ‘localisation’ as it is practiced today. It will require supporting the diverse and multiple locally-led aid ecosystems that actually deliver on the ground.