Makhmali is a 50-year-old widow living in the mountainous municipality of Panchpokhari Thangpal in the Sindhupalchok district of North Nepal. Her two children live and work away from home. In…
“We know that the people are in need:” Stopping at nothing to serve flood survivors in Afghanistan When flash floods hit Afghanistan’s Baghlan province in 2024, damaging homes and washing…
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 by Eric Onyango, Africa Regional Representative On 29 October 2025, the Ethiopian Localization Lab (ELL) convened a vibrant Innovation Showcase and…
When the waters rise, so do we: Local responders lead recovery after Cyclone Remal and floods in Bangladesh By Falastin Omar, Change Fund Manager at NEAR When Cyclone Remal struck…
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,…
Walking the path of local leadership in action
by Sandrina da Cruz, Solutions Director at NEAR This year’s NEAR Asia-Pacific Local Leaders Summit was a testament of the strength that is harnessed from adversity. What follows is an…
Harvesting Solutions in Somalia with help from The BuLSHO FUND The Bulsho Fund is a local funding mechanism in Somalia. Established in 2021, the Fund provides flexible and unrestricted grants…
by Falastin Omar, Change Fund Manager at NEAR Walking a tightrope in the middle of a storm is no metaphor for many local organisations across the Global South, it’s a…
