Localisation Labs

Since launching in 2023, NEAR’s Localisation Labs have been providing a framework, structure and space for our members to cultivate and experiment how to operationalise localisation.  

The Labs empower local leaders and organisations to drive the localisation agenda in their own communities. They can do this by building connections with various stakeholders to advance shared goals and resources. 

Four Pillars of the Localisation Labs

The Localisation Labs focuses around four pillars that are sequential and mutually reinforcing:  

1- Build & amplify a collective voice of diverse, local and national organisations 

2- Building Bridges: Positioning local actors as primary decision-makers 

3- Co-create, uplift, and amplify local solutions 

4- Generate & Promote Learning to drive Change 


NEAR’s Active Localisation Labs 

Map of Active NEAR Localisation Labs

Currently NEAR has two sub regional labs and fourteen national labs with a potential to expansion to many other countries across all regions:   

Asia Region:  

  • Asia Local Leaders (Sub-regional lab)  

  • Afghanistan (National lab)  

  • Pakistan Lab (National lab)  

  • Philippines Lab (National lab)  

  • Indonesia (National lab)  

  

Middle East and North Africa Region:  

  • Syria Lab (National lab)  

  • Palestine Lab (National lab)  

  • Lebanon Lab (National lab)  

  • Yemen Lab (National lab) 

  

Latin America and The Caribbean Region:  

  • Central America (Sub-regional lab)  

  • Colombia (National lab)  

  • Venezuela (National lab)  

  • Guatemala (National lab) 

  • El Salvador (National lab) 

  

Africa Region:  

  • South Sudan (National lab)  

  • Ethiopia (National lab) 

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