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Where do we go from here? : Navigating power inequalities between NGOs in the aid system: Policy brief

Banks, Nicola; Bukenya, Badru; Elbers, Willem; Kamya, Innocent; Kumi, Emmanuel; Schulpen, Lau; van Selm, Gijs; van Wessel, M.G.J.; Yeboah, Thomas

Summary

How NNGOs (Northern NGOs) and other stakeholders in the aid chain can shift power to their partners globally is one of the most essential questions dominating the aid sector. These debates are accompanied by clear and loud demands from SNGOs (Southern NGOs) that the time for more equitable systems and relationships is now.
This policy brief provides a base to further these discussions and their practice. It is based on a Study in the Global North and South that explores what actions are being taken, by whom and to what effect.1 The brief presents the main findings and ends with five policy implications for NNGOs, SNGOs and the broader field of international cooperation.