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LOCAL

At LOCAL, we are a coalition of local and national NGOs committed to fostering a locally led humanitarian response. Our goal is to unite grassroots organizations, corporate entities, and other stakeholders to create coordinated, sustainable aid solutions.

At LOCAL, we are a coalition of local and national NGOs committed to fostering a locally led humanitarian response. Our goal is to unite grassroots organizations, corporate entities, and other stakeholders to create coordinated, sustainable aid solutions.
to alleviate risks and vulnerabilities through relocalisation and decolonisation of aid.

EMPOWERING LOCAL SOLUTIONS

Accountability charter

Driving locally-led, lasting change through partnerships and community leadership.

Our mission is to empower local actors to take charge of humanitarian challenges, ensuring durable solutions for communities facing persistent risks. By collaborating with various networks, we work to make aid more effective and impactful.

ETHICS AT OUR CORE

commitment

Rooted in integrity, guided by transparency, and accountable at every step.

We uphold integrity, transparency, and accountability through our Charter, which governs our principles and practices. LOCAL is dedicated to fairness and ethical operations, ensuring accountability at every level of our work.

COLLABORATION & SUSTAINABILITY

Focus

Bringing together local leaders and partners to build resilient, future-ready communities.

Uniting Key Stakeholders: We bring together homegrown organizations and key partners

Uniting Key Stakeholders: We bring together homegrown organizations and key partners

Uniting Key Stakeholders: We bring together homegrown organizations and key partners

Sustainable Aid Solutions: LOCAL ensures a long-term approach to disaster response and aid.

Sustainable Aid Solutions: LOCAL ensures a long-term approach to disaster response and aid.

Sustainable Aid Solutions: LOCAL ensures a long-term approach to disaster response and aid.

Empowering Local Leadership: We focus on empowering local actors to lead humanitarian efforts.

Empowering Local Leadership: We focus on empowering local actors to lead humanitarian efforts.

Empowering Local Leadership: We focus on empowering local actors to lead humanitarian efforts.

INCLUSIVE & PARTNER‑DRIVEN

Approach

Local-first. Network-strong. Always community-led.

Advancing Localization of Aid: Acting as a credible intermediary or direct recipient of grants.

Advancing Localization of Aid: Acting as a credible intermediary or direct recipient of grants.

Advancing Localization of Aid: Acting as a credible intermediary or direct recipient of grants.

Advancing Localization of Aid: Acting as a credible intermediary or direct recipient of grants.

Building Collaborative Networks: Working together with other organizations to enhance humanitarian efforts.

Building Collaborative Networks: Working together with other organizations to enhance humanitarian efforts.

Building Collaborative Networks: Working together with other organizations to enhance humanitarian efforts.

Building Collaborative Networks: Working together with other organizations to enhance humanitarian efforts.

Ensuring Community Inclusion: Making sure local voices are included in decision-making processes.

Ensuring Community Inclusion: Making sure local voices are included in decision-making processes.

Ensuring Community Inclusion: Making sure local voices are included in decision-making processes.

Ensuring Community Inclusion: Making sure local voices are included in decision-making processes.

GUIDED BY PRINCIPLES

Values

Fair, inclusive, and constantly learning- values that power everything we do.

Ethical Governance and Accountability: Ensuring fairness and ethical procurement at all levels.

Ethical Governance and Accountability: Ensuring fairness and ethical procurement at all levels.

Ethical Governance and Accountability: Ensuring fairness and ethical procurement at all levels.

Community-Centered Program Design: Prioritizing local inclusion in all program designs.

Community-Centered Program Design: Prioritizing local inclusion in all program designs.

Community-Centered Program Design: Prioritizing local inclusion in all program designs.

Commitment to Learning and Collaboration: Fostering a culture of continuous learning to strengthen local leadership.

Commitment to Learning and Collaboration: Fostering a culture of continuous learning to strengthen local leadership.

Commitment to Learning and Collaboration: Fostering a culture of continuous learning to strengthen local leadership.

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Join Us

Join us and be a changemaker

Work With Us

Volunteer With Us

Become A Roster Member

Roster Request

Become A LOCAL Member

Person pouring Chemical in flask

Join Us

Join us and be a changemaker

Work With Us

Volunteer With Us

Become A Roster Member

Roster Request

Become A LOCAL Member