The Grand Bargain Annual Meeting: What happened, and where do we go from here? By Brianna Guidorzi Last week, the Grand Bargain Annual Meeting was held in Geneva, Switzerland. NEAR…
Pathway to Localisation Workshop – Burkina Faso, 23-25 September 2025 The Pathway to Localisation Workshop was held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, from 23–25 September 2025, bringing together 25 local NGOs…
by Sandrina Da Cruz, Solutions Director at NEAR NEAR hosted an event on the sidelines of this year’s United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) entitled, “Financing Global South Futures.” The discussion…
NEAR at UNGA 2025 by Anita Kattakuzhy, Director of Policy at NEAR New York in September is always a whirlwind. Convoys, barricades, the crush of institutional bureaucracy – and alongside…
When we first came together as the Advisory Panel on the Future of Humanitarian Action, I remember thinking: what exactly are we trying to do here? A dozen people from…
As originally published here. By Muhammad Amad Muhammad Amad is member of the Central Executive Council of the National Humanitarian Network from Pakistan. As an independent and vibrant network of…
By Wejdan Jarrah, MENA Representative, NEAR This blog reflects on the key insights and discussions from the “Shift the Power” webinar, highlighting the perspectives of NEAR, Christian Aid, and HelpAge…
Arabic العربية ı Español ı Français NEAR’s Future Series brings together talented and passionate local leaders to imagine a future where communities in the Global South have the resources and…
by Sandrina da Cruz, Solutions Director We kicked off NEAR’s first Town Hall of 2025 with 120+ members! NEAR’s Executive Director, Hibak Kalfan delivered grounding remarks – contextualizing our gathering…
Arabic العربية ı Español ı Français Overview The NEAR community is working to transform the aid sector – not just reset or reform. To do that, we are tapping into…
