Decolonising Philanthropy, Aid, Development Assistance
This group is a place to connect with others interested in and working on the decolonisation of aid. Aid includes philanthropy, humanitarian aid and development assistance.
Use the group for sharing your own work and the work of others and to engage in thoughtful discussion. Members set the agenda, drive the conversation, and address the issues that matter to them most.
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Show us the data on localisation progress – the transparency challenge
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Fantastic, one country and one funder, deep dive by two researchers on the From Poverty to Power blog from Oxfam UK.
Inspired by Publish What You Fund’s tracking of localization patterns across ten countries, and in consultation with counterparts in Colombia, the Accountability Research Center is doing a deeper dive into localization at the country level. Colombia is a relevant bellwether because it is the largest recipient of US aid in Latin America and the US has made a significant and sustained contribution to funding the peace process – including a commitment to contribute to the innovative Ethnic Chapter of the Peace Accord, with recent support from US and Colombian advocacy groups. Yet in spite of Colombia’s robust civil society, the share of direct USAID funding going to Colombian organizations peaked at 10.9% back in 2017 and has dropped steadily since then to 3.8% in 2022.
If the geek or researcher in you wants to dive deeper into the data and replicate this analysis for a country you are working in you can read about the approach the team took and interact with the data dashboard they created on the Publish What You Fund localisation site.