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Anti-Racism & Localisation CoP

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The aim of the Community of Practice (CoP) is to create a space to discuss Anti-Racism & Localisation (A&L) topics and how they relate to the nutrition in emergencies (NiE) sector.

A&L Community of Practice

Boldly exploring inequity through a nutrition lens

The A&L Community of Practice (CoP) is hosted by the GNC Anti-racism and Localisation Working Group, which aims to create and build anti-racism and localisation principles and practices into the Global Nutrition Cluster, and share experiences and lessons learnt with the wider nutrition sector.  

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Join the CoP to receive invitations for the thematic calls and receive regular emails with links to several resources.

A&L CoP Resources

Theme 1: Linguistic Inequality
We can think of linguistic inequality as a consequence of the unequal social value attached to different languages.
Click here for a collection of key takeaways offered by the Anti-racism & Localisation Working Group's Community of Practice members during their discussion in November.  
Key resources:
 
Theme 2: Passport Privilege
Passport privilege is the unearned advantages that citizens of certain countries enjoy when it comes to international travel.
Click here for a collection of key takeaways offered by the Anti-racism & Localisation Working Group's Community of Practice members during their discussion in December. 
Key resources:
Theme 3: Whose Expertise is Valued?
We can think of expertise as a highly developed skill or knowledge on a particular subject.
Click here for a collection of key takeaways offered by the Anti-racism & Localisation Working Group's Community of Practice members during their discussion in February. 
Key resources:
The racialisation of expertise and professional non-equivalence in the humanitarian workplace 
Co-investigators but with different power: Local voices on the localisation of humanitarian research 
The importance of prioritising local expertise 
Theme 4: Local and National Actor Visibility
We can think of visibility as the degree to which the presence, activities, and impact of humanitarian organisations or initiatives are recognised and understood by stakeholders, including affected populations, donors, governments, and the general public.
Click here for a collection of key takeaways offered by the Anti-racism & Localisation Working Group's Community of Practice members during their discussion in April. 
Key resources:
Guidance on Strengthening Participation, Representation and Leadership of Local and National Actors in IASC Humanitarian Coordination Mechanisms (see section on visibility, page 15)
Inter-Agency Toolkit on Localisation in Humanitarian Coordination (see pages 3, 30, 52, 53, and 57)
GNC Strategic Communications Guide (see pages 7 and 15)
Theme 5: The Humanitarian Wage Gap
We can think of the Humanitarian Wage Gap as the pay disparity between international and national humanitarian workers or between the staff of different kinds of humanitarian actors.
Click here for a collection of key takeaways offered by the Anti-racism & Localisation Working Group's Community of Practice members during their discussion in June.
Key resources:
Mind the Gap in local and international aid workers' salaries
The State of the Humanitarian System (2022)
The Shocking Inequity in Foreign Aid Nobody Talks About
Theme 6: You Can’t Localise the Global
In its simplest form, local means belonging or relating to a particular area or neighborhood. This theme explores the challenges and consequences of attempting to localise global actions and frameworks within the humanitarian sector, and how to ensure that local actors are properly supported and respected within the international system.
Click here for a collection of key takeaways offered by the Anti-racism & Localisation Working Group's Community of Practice members during their discussion in September 2025.
Key Resources:
An open letter to International NGOs who are looking to ‘localise’ their operations
IASC Definition of ‘Local’ and ‘National Actors’ – a barrier to achieving Grand Bargain localisation commitments
Localisation re-imagined: Regenerating the polyculture of humanitarianism
Theme 7: Risk Inequality
We can think of risk inequality as the unequal management of risk linked to one’s power and privilege.
Click here for a collection of key takeaways offered by the Anti-racism & Localisation Working Group's Community of Practice members during their discussion in November 2025.
Key Resources:
The Shocking Inequity in Foreign Aid Nobody Talks About
Racism in the humanitarian sector endangers aid workers’ lives
Double standards leave local aid workers unprotected

 

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