Rose, Jo and Adler, Claudia (2024) A Framework for Effective Collaboration with Crisis-Affected Communities. MDPI Challenges. 13. ISSN 2078-1547
Abstract
In 2016, a localisation agenda was set across the international aid industry with the understanding that humanitarian interventions need to be led by local actors and local communities. Despite international agreements, the localisation efforts are largely failing. This paper demonstrates the challenges that prevent effective collaboration between international humanitarian agencies and crisis-affected communities. It draws on evaluation reports to highlight an inability to learn lessons or follow recommendations from previous crises. Based on the authors’ experiences, we present a novel framework for effectively collaborating with crisis-affected communities. The Communities Framework provides a pathway to establishing effective community collaboration and locally owned and led humanitarian interventions. The importance of local leadership, trust building, and local context are at the heart of the framework. In light of the need for a more localised and decolonial humanitarian response, this framework supports humanitarian actors and the affected communities in moving from a charity-led approach to one of mutual aid. The paper draws on alternative notions of compassion from the Global South of contemporary humanitarian interventions as a philosophical foundation for the framework. Caring for others and the world is central to implementing an appropriate and effective humanitarian response. There remains a largely unexplored scope regarding the outcome of resolving crises when both humanitarian actors and affected communities work as equal partners and how that will shape modern humanitarianism as we understand it today.
Metadata
Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2024 by the authors |
Keywords: | collaborative,Mutual aid,enabling change,Co-creation,compassion,crisis affected,ayni,ancient wisdom,novel framework,humanitarian response |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Health Sciences (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 28 Mar 2024 14:50 |
Last Modified: | 21 Jan 2025 18:12 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.3390/challe15010013 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.3390/challe15010013 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:210999 |