Localisation Knowledge Repository

A curated collection of the research, reporting, and tools behind localisation work, updated regularly as our own Insights and the wider evidence base grow.

Grand Bargain 2.0 Framework (IASC, adopted 2021) - The current, active version of the Grand Bargain's commitments, revised and re-adopted by signatories in 2021.

ODI, 'The State of International Humanitarian Funding to Local and National Actors' (2026) ‍- The most recent, most cited data on how much humanitarian funding actually reaches local organisations directly, the source behind our own funding figures.

Oxfam, "Grand Bargain: 10 Years On" (2026) - Oxfam's own assessment of whether the Grand Bargain's commitments have held up a decade on, and what should happen to the initiative next.

BMJ Global Health (2025) - A peer-reviewed study identifying the specific financial and governance barriers that keep humanitarian funding from reaching local organisations directly.

Concern Worldwide, Beyond Barriers (2021–2024) - A major multi-year study, drawing on interviews and surveys across 60 countries, identifying risk-sharing and perception as overlooked barriers to localisation.

Start Network / Humanitarian Advisory Group, "The Missing Link in Localisation" (2024) - Research showing the sector still lacks the frameworks to properly measure whether locally led response is actually delivering.

Charter for Change (Charter4Change) - A direct commitment signed by international NGOs to shift funding, staffing, and visibility toward national and local actors.

Grand Bargain 2016 (original document) - The original agreement between major donors and aid organisations, including the initial 25% direct funding commitment.