For years, localisation has been the buzzword in development circles. But as Dr. Yannick du Pont recently highlighted, it\u2019s time we stop talking about localisation and actually do<\/em> it. Beyond rhetoric, the development sector must now take practical steps to shift power, funding, and leadership to local actors.<\/p>\r\n Localisation isn\u2019t just a moral imperative\u2014it\u2019s a strategic necessity. Moving from tokenistic approaches to meaningful power-sharing requires:<\/p>\r\n Transferring Resources:<\/strong> Local organisations must receive direct funding, not just sub-grants or technical support.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n Co-Designing Solutions:<\/strong> Programmes should be shaped with<\/em> local partners, not just for<\/em> them.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n Accountable Risk-Sharing:<\/strong> Donors and INGOs must rethink compliance mechanisms to support trust-based partnerships rather than punitive oversight.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n Dr. Yannick calls out three urgent shifts:<\/p>\r\n Stop Using ‘Localisation’ as a Branding Tool:<\/strong> It\u2019s not a competitive edge\u2014it\u2019s the new standard.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n Embed it in Strategy and Procurement:<\/strong> Local actors should be involved in setting priorities and controlling budgets.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n Let Go:<\/strong> International organisations must reduce control over implementation and accept new models of accountability.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n As global challenges become more complex, building authentic, equitable partnerships is the only path to lasting impact. Real localisation demands courage, clarity, and a willingness to rethink legacy structures.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \ud83d\udcf0 Introduction For years, localisation has been the buzzword in development circles. But as Dr. Yannick du Pont recently highlighted,..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2235,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[35,36,28,33,34],"class_list":["post-237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-equityinaid","tag-fundlocal","tag-internationaldevelopment","tag-localisation","tag-powershift"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brokeringdevelopment.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brokeringdevelopment.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brokeringdevelopment.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brokeringdevelopment.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brokeringdevelopment.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=237"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/brokeringdevelopment.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2320,"href":"https:\/\/brokeringdevelopment.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237\/revisions\/2320"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brokeringdevelopment.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brokeringdevelopment.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brokeringdevelopment.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brokeringdevelopment.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\r\n\ud83c\udf10 From Principle to Practice<\/h3>\r\n
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\r\n\ud83e\udded What Needs to Change<\/h3>\r\n
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\r\n\ud83d\udce3 Final Thoughts<\/h3>\r\n