Episode 3 - People, Power and Local Leadership by HAG

Episode 3 – People, Power and Local Leadership

During humanitarian emergencies, local actors often struggle to be heard. Their microphone isn’t off – they're just on mute, with the voices of international actors drowning them out. Fortunately, this is changing. The last decade has brought with it an unfortunate plethora of humanitarian emergencies, and with it, the realisation, that local actors are often best placed to lead local humanitarian responses.

I Think You’re on Mute will explore how we build a better, more locally-led humanitarian sector. Throughout the series, Co-Founder and Director of the Humanitarian Advisory Group, Beth Eggleston, will share stories from the people shaping a better humanitarian future.

In Episode 3, we speak to:

Pam Combinidio, from HAG, on the production of knowledge in the humanitarian sector;

Leaine Robinson and Iris Low, from CoLAB in Fiji, about their work to advance localisation;

Suman Ahsanul, from the Institute of Innovation for Gender and Humanitarian Transformation (InSights) in Bangladesh.

Keen to do some further reading?

Achieving a More Equitable and Impactful Humanitarian Sector:

https://humanitarianadvisorygroup.org/insight/achieving-a-more-equitable-and-impactful-humanitarian-sector-platform-paper/

Leading for Impact: The Measurable Effect of Diverse and Inclusive Humanitarian Leadership Teams:

https://humanitarianadvisorygroup.org/insight/leading-for-impact-the-measurable-effect-of-diverse-and-inclusive-humanitarian-leadership-teams/

Interrogating the Evidence Base on Humanitarian Localisation: A Literature Study

https://humanitarianadvisorygroup.org/insight/interrogating-the-evidence-base-on-humanitarian-localisation-a-literature-study/

Humanitarian Horizons is a three-year research program designed and delivered by Humanitarian Advisory Group (HAG) in partnership with trusted national and regional partners and the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).

The program aims to generate evidence through research to support more effective and ethical humanitarian action in the Asia and Pacific regions. It comprises three interlocking research streams: 1) Power, People and Local Leadership, 2) Greening the System, and 3) Real Time Analysis and Influence. A fourth stream which consists of governance, accountability, inclusion, and monitoring, evaluation and learning processes, anchors the program.