The U.S. Agency for International Development has launched a policy outlining the principles governing how it will strengthen the ability of its local partners to tackle development challenges.
The Local Capacity Strengthening Policy, released Wednesday, is a key plank of USAID’s drive to increase its engagement with local organizations in response to a series of pledges on localization made by Administrator Samantha Power in a speech at Georgetown University last November.
The policy is a high-level document outlining a vision for how USAID wants to work with local organizations, expressed through a series of principles for effective programming and equitable partnerships.