Global Localization Survey Results

The Global Localization Survey was designed to test hypotheses generated during the qualitative research phase in the five contexts and provide the quantitative evidence base for future policy changes and advocacy to advancing locally-led humanitarian action. A multi-pronged, targeted approach was taken to disseminate the quantitative survey to humanitarians in 30 selected countries. Translated into 12 additional languages (Amharic, Arabic, Bangla, Burmese, Creole, Dari, French, Pashto, Somali, Spanish, Ukrainian, Urdu), the survey was sent to Concern Worldwide country offices, humanitarian cluster contacts at both global and country-levels, NGO consortia including ICVA and InterAction, and among many national NGO forums. In addition, extensive research to locate the contact information of community-based organizations and local and national NGOs was conducted. The target audience for the survey was NGO practitioners, primarily at the local and national levels, but questions were designed to understand the experience of international NGO practitioners and UN agency practitioners as well.

Launched at the end of January 2024, the Global Localization Survey collected the opinions and experience of over 811 humanitarian professionals from 60 different countries and 655 different organizations. The anonymized results are displayed in the dashboard below.

Demographics

Approximately how many staff are in your organization?

Humanitarian Funding

Where does your funding come from?

Does your organization receive Indirect Cost Recovery (ICR)?

Does your organization allow partners to claim ICR?

Do you feel your organization's ICR for partners policy is fair?

Does your organization receive pooled funding? (National Organizations only)

Which pooled fund does your organization receive funding from?

How much do you agree with the following statement: “Decisions on Pooled Fund allocations are influenced by local actors.”

1=Strongly Disagree, 2=Disagree, 3=Neutral, 4=Agree, 5=Strongly Agree

Power & Partnership

Does your organization work with partners?

“There is equal control over design and decision-making in my organization's current partnerships with international organizations.”

1=Strongly Disagree, 2=Disagree, 3=Neutral, 4=Agree, 5=Strongly Agree

“There is equal control over design and decision-making in my organization's current partnerships with UN agencies.”

1=Strongly Disagree, 2=Disagree, 3=Neutral, 4=Agree, 5=Strongly Agree

Trust building actions that your partners do for your organization.

Trust building actions that your organization does for its partners.

Human Resources

Areas of capacity strengthening that are requested from all respondents in national organizations

Most important elements for staying with an organization

Coordination

The extent that existing government regulations in your context support or discourage the effective implementation of localization in humanitarian response.

1=Strongly Discourage, 2=Discourage, 3=Neutral, 4=Support, 5=Strongly Support

The extent that donors support or discourage the effective implementation of localization in humanitarian response.

1=Strongly Discourage, 2=Discourage, 3=Neutral, 4=Support, 5=Strongly Support

Current progress on the localization of humanitarian aid and response in your context. 1=the least locally-led response, 5=the most locally-led response

Agreement with the following statement: “Local and National NGOs have space to influence humanitarian decision-making.”

1=Strongly Disagree, 2=Disagree, 3=Neutral, 4=Agree, 5=Strongly Agree

Local Actors (community-based organizations, local and national NGOs) actively participate in humanitarian clusters and coordination mechanisms.

1=Strongly Disagree, 2=Disagree, 3=Neutral, 4=Agree, 5=Strongly Agree

Ranking of actors based on who is the most responsive to the needs and requests of local communities.