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…
CORE FUND – Nepal’s Fund for Resilience, Building Resilience in the Heart of the Himalayas by Surya Narayan Shrestha, Vrinda Dar and Falastin Omar Download PDF here. Nepal ranks among…
//English below// Reflexiones de la Asamblea Regional de América Latina y el Caribe: Unidos para centrar las comunidades como el corazón de la acción humanitaria La IV Asamblea de América…
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…
Change Fund Principles in Action: Locally led: The story of CDP Foundation and partners in the Philippines Join us as we continue our series of impact stories from NEAR’s Flagship…
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 By Wejdan Jarrah, NEAR’s Regional Representative for MENA and Advisory Group Member of Peace Connect From 13 to 17 October 2025, Nairobi,…
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
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…
