Talk of aid localization abounds, but what is the definition of a “local” organization?
It’s one that was conceived in the country where it’s operating, doesn’t have any offices elsewhere and is “organic and homegrown,” Karen Sichinga, executive director of Churches Health Association of Zambia, told Devex at a recent panel on localization in Washington, D.C.
And they shouldn’t be underestimated, Sichinga added.