The push toward localization is reshaping the landscape of global development and humanitarian aid. Traditional donors, who have controlled the what, how, and where of aid, are now rethinking their roles. As aspirations for locally led development gain momentum, so do questions about how to deliver its goals.
Roots of Change explores the localization agenda — zooming into its successes and failures and zooming out to see what changes are needed from both donor and recipient organizations. The series will also elevate the voices of local leaders and their reflections on localization.
Devex is the media platform for the global development community. A social enterprise, we connect and inform over one million development, health, humanitarian, and sustainability professionals through news, business intelligence, and funding & career opportunities so you can do more good for more people.
Action Against Hunger leads the global movement to end hunger. We innovate solutions, advocate for change, and reach more than 24 million people every year with proven hunger prevention and treatment programs. As a nonprofit that works across 50 countries, our 8,300 dedicated staff members partner with communities to address the root causes of hunger, including climate change, conflict, inequity, and emergencies. We strive to create a world free from hunger, for everyone, for good.
The Aurum Institute is a proudly African organisation whose mission is to generate evidence for policy and translate policy into practice to positively impact the health of communities globally. They partner with governments, the private sector and civil society to design and deliver high-quality care and treatment to people in developing communities. Aurum's headquarters are in Johannesburg South Africa, with a staff presence in the USA and Europe, as well as operations in Mozambique, Ghana, Lesotho and eSwatini.
Worldwide, 570 million children live in extreme poverty, vulnerable to many factors that threaten their well-being. Children need protection, support and care at each stage of childhood to stay safe, healthy, learning and on track to achieve their potential. ChildFund works with local partner organizations, governments, corporations and individuals to help create the safe environments children need to thrive.
The Council on Foundations is a nonprofit membership association that serves as a guide for philanthropies as they advance the greater good. Building on our 75-year history, the Council supports over 850 member organizations in the United States and around the world to build trust in philanthropy, expand pathways to giving, engage broader perspectives, and co-create solutions that will lead to a better future for all.
Catholic Relief Services was founded in 1943 by the Catholic Bishops of the United States to serve World War II survivors in Europe. Since then, they have expanded in size to reach more than 130 million people in more than 100 countries on five continents.
Drawing on decades of experience working with global civil society organizations across public health issues and political systems, the Global Health Advocacy Incubator provides strategic support to advocates working to enact and implement laws that save lives. Our history is rooted in one of the most successful public health campaigns — tobacco control. Building on the successes and lessons learned in the global fight against tobacco deaths, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids launched the Global Health Advocacy Incubator in 2014 to strengthen advocacy capacity to improve public health around the globe.
The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation is a family foundation established in 1944 by the man who started Hilton Hotels. We provide funds to nonprofit organizations working to improve the lives of individuals living in poverty and experiencing disadvantage throughout the world.
The International Cooperative Research Group (ICRG) collaborates, partners, and co-creates with local researchers and cooperative development stakeholders. We carry out rigorous, locally-led research that bridges the gap between theory and practice. In the ICRG’s research, learning, and application model, research activity builds trust, ownership, and uptake of outcomes through engagement with key local stakeholders. This collaborative approach amplifies our research outcomes, deepens local uptake of concepts, and thus changes lives.
The Mayors Migration Council is a mayor-led coalition that accelerates ambitious global action on migration and displacement. Created by mayors for mayors, we are a coalition of 200+ city leaders from all over the world. We are guided by a Leadership Board of global city leaders and supported by a nimble team of political advisors and urban practitioners. As a Sponsored Project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, our work is made possible by philanthropic and government funders.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is mandated by the General Assembly of the United Nations (Resolution 428 (V), December 1950) to lead and coordinate international action for the worldwide protection of refugees and the resolution of refugee problems. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees supports the work of the High Commissioner.
UNICEF works in the world’s toughest places to reach the most disadvantaged children and adolescents – and to protect the rights of every child, everywhere. Across more than 190 countries and territories, we do whatever it takes to help children survive, thrive and fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.
The African Visionary Fund is unleashing breakthrough impact and tackling systemic inequities by driving resources and offering unrestricted, unburdensome funding to high-impact African founders.
IDIA is a collaboration platform that brings together senior leadership from the world's leading development innovation agencies.
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