"Even to hope is very radical these days."

Day one of the GNDR Global Summit for DRR 2026 is wrapped! And radical hope is exactly what brought civil society together today!

Three more days to go! You can still register 👉 events.ringcentral.com/events/globa...

#GlobalSummitforDRR #LocallyLed #DRR

Über 40 Schweizer NGOs lancieren heute ihr Manifest für eine lokal verankerte internationale Zusammenarbeit. Es ist ein Aufruf zum gemeinsamen Handeln für gleichberechtigte Partnerschaften. #locallyled #decolonization #timetoactisnow #equitablepartnerships

#training #leadership #youth #communitychampion #teamwork #communityled #locallyled #sustainable #farming #agriculture #organicfarming #income #farmers #subsistencefarming #knowledge #foodsecurity #SustainableFarming

How to advance the WPS agenda together with women's networks and rights organisations: learning from Resourcing Change

Women Rights Organisations (WROs) are advancing the #WPS agenda every day by reaching displaced women, survivors of violence and those facing extreme poverty. #ResourcingChange shows what’s possible when they’re trusted + funded as political actors. Read the insights. #WomenPeaceSecurity #LocallyLed

Join us at the Resilience Hub on Nov 10 at 12:30 (Brazil time) for the Global Center on Adaptation’s #LocalAdaptationChampionsAwards! 🏆 We’re honored to be nominated in the Citizen #Science category, celebrating #locallyled #climateaction. Tune in live at 🔗 llahub.gca.org. Wish us luck!

“Dream so big I cannot sleep.”

That’s how Love Circus Uganda works. Teaching kids to flip, learn, and lead. Showing them that when you fall down, you always get back up again.

Built by them, fueled by Luena.

#LegacyOfLove #LocallyLed #LuenaScholars

This was more than an event—it was a movement. A reminder that when communities lead, transformation follows.

👉 Watch the video, hear the voices, and join us in Seeding Strength to Empower Farmer Cooperatives.

#IYC2025 #YearoftheCooperative #HeiferPowersCoop #LocallyLed

2/2 "I was also elected the chairperson of the VSLA by my fellow youth, and this greatly improved my leadership skills." - Busobozi, Kyenjojo District (FLIP cluster).
#savings #access #financialaccess #credit #training #leadership #youth #teamwork #SustainableFarming #smallbusiness #locallyled

Finance for climate adaptation in the most vulnerable places… Time for a major rethink? | International Institute for Environment and Development With the pivotal UN Finance for Development conference in Seville starting later this month and in preparation for the IIED-hosted London Climate Resilience Finance Summit on June 27th, 2025, it is time to rethink how climate adaptation and resilience are supported in the most exposed and vulnerable communities

🌍💸 Climate finance must shift gears! A new piece by IIED urges a major rethink to get adaptation funds to the most vulnerable communities—faster, fairer, and more locally led. #ClimateJustice #AdaptationFinance #LocallyLed #IIED
www.iied.org/finance...

Not every locally managed area succeeds. Some lack support, some fade without funding or political buy-in. But even with gaps, they show the power of local action scaled up across nations.
#OceanHoptimism #GoodNotPerfect #LocallyLed

Last week we brought together voices from local groups, INGOs, think tanks & funders to explore the current state of local funding & discuss if this is the time to rethink how we approach localisation
📽️Catch up on the conversation below:
#Localization #LocallyLed
youtu.be/Mx9-gCE89lk

Last week in Bagerhat. From kids’ art to climate action, the community came together to map what matters most and what’s most at risk from climate change.

📣 Local media helped spread the word: dailynewnation.com/climate-risk...

#locallyled #climateaction #heritage

A bar chart showing the proportion of direct local funding by five OECD DAC donors, based on PWYF’s approach. The graph shows the Netherlands-MFA at the top with the highest proportion at 6.9%, followed by UK-FCDO at 6.3%, Australia-DFAT at 6.2%, Canada-GAC at 5.3%, and USAID at 5.1%. There is a separate bar shows the proportion across all five donors is 5.5%. The chart highlights the low levels of direct funding to local organisations across all donors.

Henry Lewis has dug into the funding provided directly to local actors by 5 major donors. He wanted to know if donors are delivering on their promises to increase local funding. The short answer: not yet.
Read the highlights:
www.publishwhatyoufund.org/2025/05/are-...
#Localisation #LocallyLed

A bar chart showing the proportion of direct local funding by five OECD DAC donors, based on PWYF’s approach. The graph shows the Netherlands-MFA at the top with the highest proportion at 6.9%, followed by UK-FCDO at 6.3%, Australia-DFAT at 6.2%, Canada-GAC at 5.3%, and USAID at 5.1%. There is a separate bar shows the proportion across all five donors is 5.5%.

🚨 New report: Metrics Matter III
Despite big promises on #localisation, just 5.5% of the funding we examined from 5 major donors went directly to local actors.
It's time for more #transparency & #accountability.
👉 Read more: www.publishwhatyoufund.org/download/met...

#Localization #LocallyLed

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🗓️ Join us on 28 May 11am EST/4pm BST for
Localisation re-imagined: Funding for local actors in a changing aid landscape
🗣️ With Gunjan Veda, Sarah Rose, Dylan Mathews, George Ingram & Gary Forster
🔗 Register now: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#Localisation #LocallyLed

We’re building a global space that starts with local voices. Bring your insights, your questions, or just your presence.

Let’s build a future of development that works with—not just for—African communities.

#AfricaDevelopment #ResearchEquity #CommunityVoices #LocallyLed #DevelopmentThatWorks

Women are shaping philanthropy, and it's a new era of impact  - Alliance magazine Women like Melinda French Gates and Mackenzie Scott have become central figures in philanthropy’s landscape, but historically, philanthropy has been dominated by a few wealthy men and institutions tha...

WomenStrong’s Executive Director, Dr. Chisina Kapungu, explores how women are driving transformative change in philanthropy by prioritizing collaboration, equity, and community-driven solutions.
www.alliancemagazine.org/blog/women-a...

#philanthropy #socialimpact #communitydriven #locallyled

Opinion: Africa’s climate adaptation efforts need locally led metrics | Devex Local metrics are vital for effective adaptation to climate change in Africa, ensuring resources reach vulnerable communities and drive lasting change on the continent. A new initiative aims to bridge that gap.

Africa is redefining #climate adaptation by prioritizing #locallyled metrics through initiatives like LAMA. Countries are ensuring resources reach those most vulnerable, fostering sustainable solutions, and setting a global standard for equitable climate resilience.
@devex
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Agency, social networks, and adaptation to environmental change Environmental change is escalating across the globe, threatening the livelihoods and wellbeing of millions of people. Substantial effort and resources…

(4/4) More on our findings here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#ClimateJustice #LocallyLed #Adaptation

🌍Who gets a say in climate adaptation?

(1/4) Our new research from Kenya shows social networks shape agency over adaptation decisions - but not always equally.

Full paper here: tinyurl.com/2tutj4za

#ClimateJustice #LocallyLed #Adaptation

Thought #2 after #climateweek: “locally-led” is being used too uncritically. Without realizing it, those blithely promoting #locallyled #adaptation risk making those most vulnerable to impacts responsible for fixing what are usually systemic causes not of their making.

Push co-creating more!