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Climate disasters are escalating. Funding is shrinking. Aid is stretched thin. So how do we stay ahead of crises instead of constantly playing catch-up? Our research from Chad, Nigeria, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan reveals four practical shifts that can make humanitarian aid both climate-smart and cost-effective – even in a funding crunch. Join us at #HNPW for a fast-paced, solutions-focused discussion with: 🔹  Michael Lillis – Humanitarian Specialist, GiveDirectly 🔹 Sunayana Sen – Climate Resilience Expert, DARAJA Programme 🔹  Adessou Kossivi – Regional lead, Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction (GNDR) 🔹  Sophie Tholstrup – Director of Policy and Climate, Ground Truth Solutions See you there! 📅 27 March | ⏰ 09:00 - 10:30 CET

In this week’s edition of #FinanceFridays, we look at 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝘂𝗽 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 to countries experiencing humanitarian crisis. We explore how it compares to other international financial flows – like ODA grants, loans, remittances, private investments, and other official flows. Explore the data! 📊👇https://lnkd.in/eyimnGMj

⚠️𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁?   In part 7 of our series, we turn to 📍 Ukraine, where the sudden U.S. aid freeze has disrupted critical services, leaving millions in limbo.   The U.S. was Ukraine’s largest humanitarian donor – its abrupt withdrawal is more than a funding cut. It’s a setback for Ukraine’s recovery, resilience, and stability.   With the support of Open Space Works Ukraine, we spoke with those on the ground to understand the human cost of these cuts. Swipe through and listen to their stories. ⬇️   🔗 For more information: https://lnkd.in/d6ySg9su * 𝘛𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭.

Last Thursday nearly 200 of you joined us for the first meeting of the Grand Bargain Community of Practice on Participation, co-chaired with Community World Service Asia   We heard inspiring calls to action from Jemilah Mahmood Marie-Rose Romain Murphy, MS, MBA and reflections on where to go next from Anna Rahm Nimo Hassan, MBE and Kirsten Hagon. And we were flooded with excellent ideas, challenges and offers from all of you online. If you missed it, catch the recording 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gPpYcTaA.   💡 We focused on the challenge of ensuring a community-driven humanitarian reset, and you shared your thoughts on what that would mean concretely and how this group could support. 🤝 We have drafted the joint statement below based on your inputs. ➡️ To endorse this document please send your logo to heba@groundtruthsolutions.org

🤝Find us at HNPW 2025! We’re heading to Geneva for the Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week – ready to talk accountability, climate, protection, and people-centred action. Join us in the discussions and connect with us at the sessions below! Want to chat? Our Sophie Tholstrup will be there – let’s meet! More info about the sessions can be found here 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dxUbq4GQ

How to keep climate front and centre as humanitarian action is cut to the bone? Communities we work with have some clear suggestions. The climate emergency is hitting vulnerable communities hard. It changes who needs assistance and where, and the type of assistance that’s needed. As climate crises metastasise a shrinking pot of humanitarian aid is stretched thinner and thinner, forced to fill the gaps left by governments, development and climate actors in fragile contexts. Tentative progress has been made in making humanitarian response more “climate smart”. Massive aid cuts and a donor focus on prioritising back to basics puts this in jeopardy. But if we don’t invest in crisis prevention and building resilience now we’ll face spiraling crises. Our research with communities in Chad, Nigeria, Bangladesh and Afghanistan suggests four key changes we need to make which have a double benefit - making humanitarian assistance fit for the climate crisis AND making more efficient and effective use of scarce resources. Our speakers will set out a plan for keeping climate at the centre of humanitarian action even as funding is reduced to a trickle. Join Adessou Kossivi (GNDR), Sunayana Sen (Resurgence ), Michael Lillis (GiveDirectly) and me (Ground Truth Solutions) to hear more.

Humanitarian aid should be based on need – but it’s not always that simple.   While some crises get overfunded, and others barely see their appeals met, what’s behind the funding decisions?  In this week’s edition of #FinanceFridays, we dig deeper into what REALLY drives aid distributions? Size and cost matter, but historical and political ties play a much bigger role.   📊 Explore the data: https://lnkd.in/eyimnGMj

After 16 months under relentless attack, a fragile ceasefire allowed Gaza to breathe, and start to rebuild. Now aid cuts have erased this tentative progress   In part 6 of our series, we turn to 📍 Palestine. With the support of our partner Arab World for Research & Development - AWRAD, we were able to hear from people on the ground about the impact of the US aid cuts cost of the U.S. aid cuts. Gaza’s support system was barely holding on, hospitals were in crisis, food aid was running dry and public services were stretched beyond their limits. With the ceasefire there was hope. Now  U.S. aid cuts feel like a further betrayal.   Swipe through to listen first hand what’s happening on the ground. ⬇️   🔗 For more information: https://lnkd.in/d6ySg9su * 𝘛𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭.

🚨 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄 🚨 Let's make participation more than a buzzword. See you there.

𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 “𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀” In part 5 of our series, we turn to the 📍 Central African Republic (CAR), where millions relied on US support for food, healthcare, and livelihoods. The sudden aid cuts have pushed communities deeper into crisis. With our partner HDS, we were able to speak to communities in Bambari about the impact of the cuts on their lives. With no warning, lifelines were cut off overnight. Now, families are left to fend for themselves in an already fragile situation. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹. 𝗨𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱. 📲 Swipe through to hear from those directly affected. 🔗 For more information: https://lnkd.in/d6ySg9su * 𝘛𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭.