Network for Empowered Aid Response
Formation | 2016 |
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Purpose | Advance localisation in Humanitarian Aid |
Headquarters | Nairobi, Kenya |
Executive Director | Hibak Kalfan |
Chair | Sema Genel Karaosmanoğlu |
Website | www |
The Network for Empowered Aid Response, often called the NEAR Network, is a group of humanitarian civil society organisations based in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.[1]
The Network increases collaboration between its members and advocates for the a higher percentage of funding to be given to local humanitarian organizations.
Activities
The Network for Empowered Aid Response advocates for not for profit humanitarian organizations in low income countries, increase collaboration between organizations.[1] It runs a funding programme for local humanitarian initiatives, and an online platform called South-to-South that helps share learning between local and national humanitarian organizations.[1]
Following a pledge to improve localisation made at the Word Humanitarian Summit,[2] NEAR Network was launched in 2016 and incubated by Adeso with $50,000 funding from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.[3][4]
In 2017 and 2018, NEAR Network was critical of government donors failure to comply with 2016 commitments made as part of the Grand Bargain to fund local organizations directly.[5][6]
In 2019, NEAR Network launched the Localisation Performance Measurement Framework to help harmonize systems of reporting to government donors.[1]
Key people
- Executive Director, Hibak Kalfan[7][8]
- Chair, Sema Genel Karaosmanoğlu[9][10]
- Alix Masson, Advocacy lead[11]
See also
- Localisation (humanitarian practice)
References
- ^ a b c d Baguios, Arbie; King, Maia; Martins, Alex; Pinnington, Rose (2021). Are we there yet? Localisation as the journey towards locally led practice - Models, approaches and challenges (PDF). Overseas Development Institute.
- ^ "World Humanitarian Summit: Philanthropy's presence and potential". Alliance magazine. 2016-05-27. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
- ^ "New deal on humanitarian financing signed at summit in Istanbul | SELA". www.sela.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-12-29.
- ^ "Grants". Hilton Foundation. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
- ^ Edwards, Sophie (3 July 2017). "Dispute over 'Grand Bargain' localization commitments boils over". Devex.
- ^ Clarke, Paul Knox (2018). "The State of the Humanitarian System 2018 - Full Report | SOHS". sohs.alnap.org. p. 258. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
- ^ "EU commissioner creates a stir with statements on localisation". The New Humanitarian. 2021-03-18. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
- ^ "Hibak Kalfan". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
- ^ "A renewed push to make aid more efficient". The New Humanitarian. 2021-06-10. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
- ^ "13 ways coronavirus could transform humanitarian aid". The New Humanitarian. 2020-06-08. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
- ^ "Rethinking Humanitarianism podcast | A new approach to aid reform?". The New Humanitarian. 2021-09-29. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
External links
- Official website
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