Guidance Notes
Building on existing and bespoke research, the findings from three “demonstrator country” missions, and discussions with Grand Bargain signatories and local actors in a series of regional and global conferences in 2018-19, the Grand Bargain Localisation Workstream issued a series of guidance notes on localisation in May 2020. These very brief notes set out priority findings, recommendations and considerations that signatories are encouraged to consider as they implement their commitments.
Complete Localisation Guidance Notes (2021)
Available here
Partnership
Guidance note on partnership practices for localisation (May 2020). (Versions in Arabic, French, Spanish, Russian)
Related research: Christian Aid, Care, Tearfund, Actionaid, CAFOD, Oxfam, Accelerating localisation through partnerships (2019)
Financing
Guidance note on humanitarian financing for local actors (May 2020) (Versions in Arabic, French, Spanish, Russian)
Related research: IFRC, Country-level Financing Solutions for Local Actors (& case studies on Colombia, Ethiopia & Ukraine) (Dec 2019)
Capacity Strengthening
Guidance note on capacity strengthening for localisation (May 2020) (Versions in Arabic, French, Spanish, Russian)
Related research: ODI, Rethinking capacity and complementarity for more local humanitarian action (2019)
Coordination
Guidance note on the participation of local actors in humanitarian coordination groups (May 2020) (Versions in Arabic, French, Spanish, Russian)
Gender
Guidance note on gender-responsive localisation (May 2020) (Versions in Arabic, French, Spanish, Russian)
Related research, How to promote gender responsive localisation in humanitarian action
Donors and intermediaries
Guidance note on arrangements between donors and intermediaries (May 2020) (available in English only)