The Share Trust

In our newest analysis, using data from UNOCHA’s pooled fund across UN, INGO, and LNGO budgets, we found significant cost efficiencies when channeling funding through local organizations, particularly in Nigeria and Ukraine. Important points to note from the findings: 📊 In 2023/24, if 25% of humanitarian assistance to Ukraine had been managed by local actors, an estimated $256 million in savings could have been redirected to help those in need. 📊 UN agencies charge significantly higher salaries for international staff compared to local organizations, up to 28 times more, inflating costs without added value. 📊 While INGOs and LNGOs pass through overhead costs to local partners, the UN retains these funds, restricting local actors of critical resources for capacity building. It’s time to rethink how the UN delivers aid. We must have transparency with budgets and advocate for funding models that prioritize local leadership and sustainable solutions. Read the analyses at https://lnkd.in/df7BNkkH

Our founder & CEO, Courtenay Cabot Venton, shared key insights at Devex World 2024 on the cost-efficiencies of directly funding local actors. In Ukraine, direct funding to local organizations is 15.5% more cost-effective than international alternatives. As Courtenay emphasizes, we must rethink humanitarian funding and elevate local partners to equal footing with global counterparts, and seize this opportunity for a more just system. Explore the full Passing the Buck series and our country analyses: https://lnkd.in/df7BNkkH

In our latest op-ed for Devex, we teamed up with Refugees International to explore the financial case for localizing aid. 📊 Our data shows that local organizations are delivering assistance 17%-32% more cost-efficiently than international actors, yet they receive only 1.2% of direct funding. It’s clear that local actors need to be empowered—not treated as subcontractors, but as equal partners in decision-making and resource allocation. Transparency is key to ensuring aid reaches the frontlines. We urge donors to invest in new models that empower local organizations, provide full passthrough of overheads to local partners, and call for transparency around UN cost structures. Read how this shift could unlock millions in cost-savings while delivering more impactful aid directly to the community 👉https://lnkd.in/eWqNrGGS

We're grateful to have taken part in the final report on the OECD - OCDE DAC Peer Learning Exercise on Locally Led Development! This report highlights challenges and opportunities to support and drive locally led development including – valuing local knowledge and context, flexible quality funding to diverse partners, respecting local priorities, capacity sharing, measuring progress at different levels, and more approaches. Read the full report: https://lnkd.in/dHD5rmAw

Going to #UNGA2024? You don't want to miss this event! Mark your calendars for Warande Advisory Centre's panel led by Chilande Kuloba-Warria, with Spring Impact and The Bridgespan Group on Tuesday September 24th from 9am-10:30am. In this powerful session, Chilande will share bold, practical strategies to empower local actors to lead, scale impact, and create sustainable change tailored to their unique needs. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how to support intentional power shifts that truly benefit the communities they are meant to serve! Register: https://lnkd.in/dY3728_c

Our Founder and CEO, Courtenay Cabot Venton, is a 2024 Devex Luminary, joining an incredible group of leaders focused on transformative ideas that are reshaping the sector to be more equitable, people-centered, and holistic. 🌟 Learn more about this year's Luminaries and Devex World: https://lnkd.in/eUg9ZGmy

Thanks to Devex for highlighting our analysis of the world’s largest pooled fund in Ukraine — donors could save billions through localization, and maximize their humanitarian impact by funding local intermediaries directly. “Hundreds of millions of extra dollars would be released for relief and reconstruction in war-affected Ukraine if aid programs were delivered by local organizations.” https://lnkd.in/ecMCVtAA

🚨 New Report Alert! 🚨 Amid the ongoing war in Ukraine, it is crucial to shift humanitarian leadership and resources to local responders. Currently, only 0.07% of funding in Ukraine reaches local actors, more than two years after the war started. Our newest joint report with Refugees International, funded by Center for Disaster Philanthropy, is a detailed analysis that shows shifting funding to local intermediaries in Ukraine is 15.5% more cost-efficient than international ones — using actual project data from the CBPF, covering 30% of total funding across budget from the UN, INGOs, and LNGOs. The Ukraine Humanitarian Fund (UHF) has made significant strides in reallocating resources and leadership to Ukrainian responders. Read the full report: https://lnkd.in/ez_fUmNN

We are LIVE! Join us with Refugees International as we launch our joint report "Passing the Buck: the Economics of Localizing Aid in Ukraine", a detailed analysis on the cost-effectiveness of directly funding local intermediaries in Ukraine during the war. Tune in now: https://lnkd.in/ePAKQPx4

Join us with Refugees International for the launch of our joint report, “Passing the Buck: The Economics of Localizing Aid in Ukraine", supported by the Center for Disaster Philanthropy. Through this analysis, we found ways in which we can free up important resources needed for ongoing humanitarian and development work. 🗓 Don't miss this chance to explore equitable pathways to humanitarian responses in Ukraine: https://lnkd.in/dePxnk6H