The ‘local solidarity network’

This network aims to provide a multi-actor discussion forum to share good practices and difficulties. Professionals from different organisations will be able to discuss operational issues, share experiences, etc., in order to find new ways of establishing partnerships so that the system integrates itself more effectively into local aid dynamics in crisis contexts.

The network is open to anyone or any organisation interested in the subject of localisation (from the humanitarian or development sectors), and obviously is open to partners from the ‘Global South’. The network is currently being set up, so the form it will take and its scope of action will be defined collectively over time. Thematic meetings will be held during which participants will present subjects that are of interest to the other members of the network.

Johanna Baché from Groupe URD will facilitate the network and the meetings.

At the first meeting, which was held on 24 June 2022, the fifteen participants discussed the objectives of the network. The key messages from the report “Local and conventional aid actors: taking inspiration from new ways of working together”, by Valérie Léon (Groupe URD), were presented, and this was followed by a debate.

If you would like to take part in this new collective adventure, or if you would like more information, please contact Johanna Baché : jbache@urd.org

Organised with the support of French Development Agency, Fondation de France, Région Auvergne-Rhônes-Alpes and Monegasque Cooperation.