Beyond the localisation of aid, how can we truly reinvent partnership practices? We invited you to take an interest in the mutual assistance and solidarity initiatives that are being developed in times of crisis, and then to examine the nature, benefits and potential difficulties of interactions with humanitarian actors and the formal aid system. This webinar took place on 13/01/22, from 9am to 11am (GMT+1 time), in French.

  • Moderated by Magali Chelpi-den Hamer, Researcher at IRIS, Head of the Humanitarian and Development Programme.
  • Introduction by Johanna Baché, Researcher and evaluator at Groupe URD, and screening of the 2021 Autumn School on Humanitarian Aid summary video.

With the participation of :

  • Véronique Barbelet, Independent consultant and Research Associate with ODI’s Humanitarian Policy Group
  • Pierre Bastid, Head of Support & Institutional funding desk at CCFD Terre solidaire
  • Virginie Brision, Emergency Systems Officer in the Emergency Readiness and Response Unit (ERRU) of Action Contre la Faim
  • Jean-Bertrand Mothes, director of the Fragilities, Crises & Conflicts Department within the French Development Agency
  • Marc Torbey Hélou, President of the Lebanese NGO Offre-Joie

Conclusions and perspectives :

  • Brigitte Mukengeshayi, responsible for localisation within ECHO’s E1 unit, team « International relations »
  • Véronique de Geoffroy, Executive Director at Groupe URD

 

In partnership with IRIS 

Event in the framework of the project “Learning and innovating to improve crisis response”, funded by the French Development Agency, Fondation de France, Monegasque Cooperation for development and Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.