Every August 12th, International Youth Day is being celebrated globally with the goal of emphasizing the active engagement of young people in any endeavor and their contributions to key themes…
Nearly a hundred representatives from local and national CSOs, INGOs, UN agencies, private sectors, and national and local governments virtually gathered in the Philippines via Zoom videoconference last June 10,…
Walk the Talk: Moving Forward Localisation in the Philippines thru Multi-Stakeholders Dialogue
The May 2016 World Humanitarian Summit brought together 9,000 participants. They came from 180 Member States, included 55 Heads of State and Government, 700 NGOs and CSOs, of which 350…
WHS Five Years on National and local actors: Voices in the Humanitarian Wilderness?
The World Humanitarian Summit and the Agenda for Humanity and the launch of the Grand Bargain in 2016 was a way to reform the humanitarian system to make it more…
Walking the talk! Moving from commitments to action in Philippines 5 years since the World Humanitarian Summit
One date, two connected historic events May 23 – the Fourth Anniversary of the start of the Marawi Siege and the Fifth Anniversary of the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS). The…
Commemorating Marawi Siege, Revisiting the World Humanitarian Summit
The world is faces tremendous challenges. The recent scenes from the US and other states around the world demonstrate the rise of the populist and authoritarian leaders and highlights the…
Reclaiming Local Civil Society space
As the world still struggle with the pandemic, frontliners in all fields and humanitarians across the world endlessly protect the humanity. Taking the challenge beyond their power to protect and…
World Humanitarian Day 2020 – ECOWEB Philippines (#RealLifeHeroes Tribute)
ECOWEB Celebrates World Humanitarian Day 2020 in solidarity with all Local heroes- The Living souls that sustain the humanity in us. Download
ECOWEB Celebrates World Humanitarian Day 2020
-Yet, studies have revealed that only 0.4% (as of 2017, source: https://charter4change.org) of humanitarian aid goes directly to local and national NGOs. This issue is among the commitments included in…
Do you think local and national NGOs are in better position as first responders?
Dear Grand Bargain Sherpas, We, one of the multi-country networks of local actors actively engaged on localisation, know that the next annual meeting of Grand Bargain on 24-25 June 2020,…
