NEAR is a network of local and national NGOs from the Global South working to reshape the top-down humanitarian and development aid system.
Joined April 2016
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Feb 25
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π Read the report here: near.ngo/resources/building-β¦
#GlobalSouthLeadership #ShiftThePower #NEARat10
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@NEAR_Network policy brief highlights evidence from 63 locally led pooled funds across the Global South demonstrating that local actors r already managing substantial resources, providing capacity strengthening, & supporting communityled change #globalsouthleadership #NEARat10
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Jun 4
Weβve been sitting on a question: βππ€ ππππ¦ πππππππ¦-πππ ππππππππ’πππ πππ‘π’ππππ¦ ππ₯ππ π‘ πππππ π π‘βπ πΊπππππ πππ’π‘β? NEAR commissioned research to find out.
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Jun 4
Today we publish:
1. A database of 63 locally-led pooled funds β searchable, filterable, and free to use. LINK: near.ngo/global-south-locallβ¦
2. A policy brief that draws on the mapping . LINK: near.ngo/resources/locally-lβ¦
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Jun 4
The infrastructure for a different approach to aid financing already exists. The question is whether funders will engage with it seriously, on its own terms.
#LocallyLedPooledFunds #NEARat10 #GlobalSouthFinancing
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May 25
Happy Birthday, NEAR! Friday we celebrated our 10th Anniversary as a network. Ten years ago, 22 May 2016, on the eve of the #WorldHumanitarianSummit in Istanbul, TΓΌrkiye, a passionate group of #localleaders across the #GlobalSouth launched NEAR.
#NEARat10 #GlobalSouthNetwork
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May 21
This week at @FCDOGovUK's #GlobalPartnershipsConference, there was a strong recognition of the need to rethink global crisis solidarity response: who leads, whose knowledge counts, and what legitimacy should look like in practice. w/ @NEAR_Network @ODI_Global @hpg_odi
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May 8
Over three days in late April, the Oversight Body of the @NEAR_Network #ChangeFund came together for an in-person convening in Nairobi. This was a pivotal moment in the evolution of the Fund β marking a clear step forward toward its scaling.
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May 8
What was clear is that the evolution and scaling of the #ChangeFund must be rooted in the collective ambition and wisdom of the network and their communities.
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We call on all our members and partners to shape its evolution, build with us and to invest in a proven financing mechanism that is delivering on the promise of locally led action.
More to come as we move forward.
#ChangeFund #NEARat10
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Apr 30
A major step forward for locally led humanitarian action in Colombia!
Colombia Localisation Lab join w/ key networks & platforms to sign the National Agreement on Localisation in Colombia,
Read the Press Release here: drive.google.com/file/d/11k9β¦
#LocalLeadership #LocallyLed
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Mar 11
"INGOs need to notice what their partnership models reward in practice, & shift away from dynamics that select for compliance over voice. If local influence depends on being 'easy', locally-led leadership & accountability will remain limited."@NEAR_Network bit.ly/47pZsMf
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Mar 9
Check out @NEAR_Network's webinar on the launch of our Flagship Research: "Building More Locally-Led #AidEcosystems: 2025 Insights from #GlobalSouth Civil Society."
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With Arabic, English, French & Spanish subtitles.
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Mar 5
Read Hibak Kalfan's #Opinion piece in @devex, "#Solidarity, not reform, will guide what comes next for #localleadership"
πdevex.com/news/solidarity-noβ¦
#fromlocalisationtolocalleadership #NEARat10 #AidEcosystems #Localization
A crucial question for every donor, @UN agency, and INGO: Is your role in the aid ecosystem earned?
Hibak Kalfan of @NEAR_Network writes that relevance for international groups depends on whether they are willing to "follow rather than lead, to support rather than shape."
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Mar 4
Hibak Kalfan, @NEAR_Network's ED, has just published an #OpEd in @devex:
devex.com/news/solidarity-noβ¦
#Fromlocalisationtolocalleadership #Fromlocalizationtolocalleadership #Solidarity #AidEcosystems #NEARat10 #Localisation #Localization
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It was 16th Feb. 26 when @NEAR_Network Somali Localisation Lab has been launched in Mogadishu after jointly organised by @aadsomalia @HAVOYOCO4 @ARiNSOMorg & @SomaliNexus as the convener. @AbdifatahGaandi Director of Aid Coordination Office (ACO) Ministry of Planning FGS officiated the launch.
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RT @NEAR_Network Building More Locally Led Aid Ecosystems Webinar, Feb 24 ow.ly/hzE650YjkQW @nattyray11 @IIHA_Fordham @HHI @MPopowskiEU @BenParker140
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Feb 24
π NEAR is launching our flagship research report in an hour, during our webinar: "Building More Locally Led Aid Ecosystems: 2025 Insights from Global South Civil Society."
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Tues, 24 Feb 2026
β° 14:00 - 15:30 UTC
π near.ngo/events/near-webinarβ¦
#NEARsFlagshipResearchReport
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Feb 20
What has changed for Global South civil society in the 10 yrs since the World Humanitarian Summit?
Our finding will be launched:
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Tues, 24 Feb
β° 14:00-15:30 UTC
π us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regiβ¦ *this will be recorded #NEARsFlagshipResearchReport #GlobalSouthInsights
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