Evaluations and Lessons Learned

Voice out loud - Reinforcing capacity sharing and mutual learning between local and international humanitarian actors

The issue - Localisation: Exploring a multifaceted agenda

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The concept of capacity sharing is a relatively new term evolving from a deconstruction of the terms capacity building and capacity strengthening in the context of increased focus on power and discrimination in traditional models of aid.

This brief provides a definition of capacity sharing, outlines the concept's principles and challenges, and provides and example of capacity sharing in practice (locally embedded early warning systems in Guatemala).

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