Role of Local Organisations
The war on terror, specifically its impact on perceptions of risk and relationships between humanitarian action and security and political agendas. Access for humanitarian actors has fundamentally changed how humanitarian actors operate. Their objectives, and the interpretation of humanitarian principals across a disparate humanitarian community has been fundamentally altered. Distance management of programmes has led to an increased role for local organizations in a contracting model of aid delivery and this has become the predominant approach for donors, UN and International NGOs.
The war on terror, specifically its impact on perceptions of risk and relationships between humanitarian action and security and political agendas. ccess for humanitarian actors has fundamentally changed how humanitarian actors operate. Their objectives, and the interpretation of humanitarian principals across a disparate humanitarian community has been fundamentally altered. Distance management of programmes has led to an increased role for local organizations in a contracting model of aid delivery and this has become the predominant approach for donors, UN and International NGOs.
Draconian anti-terrorism laws have refocused attention on the best balance between humanitarian principals and security concerns. An increased reliance on local individuals, organizations and communities for the actual delivery of aid has become linked with the systems’ views on those local entities political and military motivations. Many of the discussions on managing risk and distance management are happening with international NGOs, agencies, donors and Governments but crucially, often without the input of those people and organizations who are at the sharp end. What if local organizations were seen as part of the solution to the best approach to aid in highly insecure fragile areas, and not as part of the problem or only as sub-contractors? What if accountability systems could be a home-grown capacity rather than a punishment? Can we be honest about whether we expect local NGOs to be contractors or responsible humanitarians?
CHC projects designed to answer these questions and change policy and practice:
CHC is currently contracted by the System Enhancement for Transformative Health (SETH) project to support operational research in Western Kenya. The SETH project’s objective is to improve the quality, availability and access to Maternal, New-born and Child health and nutrition services (MNCHN). A key component of the SETH project is to support the roll-out of […]
Mercy Corps was leading the implementation of Strengthening Community Capacity for Resilience and Growth components for a USAID funded Kenya Feed the Future Livestock Market Systems (LMS). This was to enable people, households and communities to escape poverty and chronic vulnerability and strengthen their resilience so they can do so sustainably. CHC’s specific objective was […]
BRCiS (Building Resilient Communities in Somalia), is a Humanitarian Consortium that takes a holistic approach to supporting Somali Communities in developing their capacity to resist and absorb minor shocks without undermining their ability to move out of poverty. CHC worked with BRCiS Consortium to ensure that through effective learning and adaptive management they challenge their […]
CHC with partners, Global Emergency Group (GEG), carried out an interactive and iterative evaluation alongside UNICEF’s response to the 2018/17 drought in Kenya, closely monitoring program activities throughout six counties severely impacted by the drought. Over a time period of six months, and through a combination of thorough desk review and a series of extensive […]
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