Anissa Toscano

Anissa Toscano

Anissa Toscano is vice president for humanitarian leadership and response at Mercy Corps. With 27 years of experience in humanitarian and development contexts, she has worked with a range of organizations including the U.K. government's Department for International Development, United Nations, NGOs, and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.

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Opinion: 3 ways to support community-led crisis response

Opinion: 3 ways to support community-led crisis response

almost 4 years ago // Humanitarian

Current localization efforts focus on strengthening collaboration between formal international actors and local NGO counterparts but often overlook the support shared informally within communities. What can the humanitarian community do differently?