In recent years, localization has been at the center of the conversation about how donors — both private and public — should spend their money.
The United States, in particular, has become a leading figure in this after Samantha Power, the administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, vowed nearly two years ago that a quarter of all eligible money will be allocated to local partners.
USAID is far away from its goal, although it is making progress. But what are the other big players in the world of development doing?