Interest in mutual aid, the spontaneous and voluntary assistance people give to each other in crisis, is on the increase. From the street-level WhatsApp groups that emerged during the Covid-19 lockdowns, to the efforts by Sudanese, Ukrainian, Myanmar, or Palestinian civilians caught up in war, conflict, attacks, and widespread displacement it is obvious that volunteers and self-help groups are of crucial importance.
Experienced sclr practitioners from East Jerusalem YMCA have travelled to Lebanon to train colleagues from Lebanese NGOs to work with community-led response.
Find the new L2GP briefing note on 'Funding for Local and National Humanitarian Actors' here.
In order to promote learning from L2GP's research on community-based protection in so far seven major crises, we're happy to present a short illustrated leaflet with nine key recommendations for how…
Find a short piece presenting the main findings from the L2GP studies as part of a Surviving Violence Series at the OpenCanada's website.
A critical reflection by anthropologist Simon Harragin on the methodology behind the Local to Global Protection initiative and other so called 'participatory' research methods used in humanitarian assessments and research.…
Matching local actors and activities with international agencies and global donors has never been an easy match. In this short paper, Ashely South explores some of the reason why the…
New update on local efforts to create minimum protection in the midst of the war in Sudan's Nuba Mountains where about one million people have been completely cut off from…
Follow this link to watch the video from the launch of the HPN-L2GP Paper in London on February 8, 2012. The HPN Paper 72 can be downloaded here and contains summaries…
This event launches the HPN Network Paper 72, based on the Local to Global Protection studies in Myanmar, Sudan, South Sudan and Zimbabwe. Find the full invitation and meeting details…