Rhythms of Solidarity: NEAR’s First Townhall of 2026
NEAR members signing on to our first Townhall of 2026 were welcomed with the powerful reggae beats of Bob Marley’s Zimbabwe, that set the rhythms of solidarity amongst…
Tag: Africa
Navigating Many Currents: The Future of Locally Led Impact
Navigating Many Currents: The Future of Locally Led Impact By NEAR’s Movement Building Team Vrinda Dar, Wejdan Jarrah, Shahida Arif, Enrique Garcia, and Eric Onyango We are the Regional…
Before the Planting: Preparing the Soil for Localisation’s Next Harvest
Before the Planting: Preparing the Soil for Localisation’s Next Harvest With Eric Onyango, Shahida Arif, Lulseged Mekonnen, Jonas Habimana, Nancy Sitima Nairobi turns 125 years old this year, its quasquicentennial…
The world needs locally led emergency response
The world needs locally led emergency response Here’s how the Change Fund is fueling the aid system’s most effective local interventions Kaseyni is a port town on the shores of…
Salam, Localisation and Zurt: The Ethiopian Localization Lab Showcase
Salam, Localisation and Zurt: The Ethiopian Localization Lab Showcase by Eric Onyango, Africa Regional Representative On 29 October 2025, the Ethiopian Localization Lab (ELL) convened a vibrant Innovation Showcase and…
NEAR at Peace Connect: Weaving Solidarity Across Continents
NEAR at Peace Connect: Weaving Solidarity Across Continents By Wejdan Jarrah, NEAR’s Regional Representative for MENA and Advisory Group Member of Peace Connect From 13 to 17 October 2025, Nairobi,…
The Grand Bargain Annual Meeting: What happened, and where do we go from here?
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…
Change Fund Principles in Action: Trust-Based, the story of PACIDA in Kenya
Join us for the next few weeks on a series of impact stories from NEAR’s Flagship Solution: The Change Fund, highlighting five of the Fund’s Principles: Swift, Trust-based, Locally led,…
Pathway to Localisation Workshop – Burkina Faso, 23-25 September 2025
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…
NEAR’s Townhall: Appreciation. Solidarity. Endurance.
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…