LocalLink Hub

LocalLink Hub is the partnership and localisation platform of Terre des hommes. The platform aims to strengthen local organisations, local government and institutions to better serve the needs of local people. 

What is localisation?

Localisation means a shift in power dynamics between actors in both humanitarian and development contexts. It means empowerment for people affected by crises. Aid is still currently designed for short term responses that are not conducive to forging efficient and long-lasting partnerships. This eventually impairs the sustainability of programmes in place and can create disempowerment of people and social structures and dependency in countries of intervention. 

Terre des hommes defines localisation as a process of recognising and strengthening the leadership as well as the capacity of local and national authorities and civil society in humanitarian and development action, to protect and fulfil the rights of crisis-affected people and to strengthen the preparation of local and national actors for future responses. 

How we strengthen our partners? 

Original courses

LocalLink Hub offers free e-learning courses to local organisations and to all humanitarian and development workers across the world. A variety of trainings that are focused on the needs of local and national NGOs are available on the platform:

• Institutional fundraising
• Building strong communication: a guide for local NGOs
• Complaints and feedback response mechanisms at Terre des hommes
• Environmental sustainability in aid organisations and many other.

"Taking the course has enhanced my skills and deepened my knowledge of effective fundraising approaches and strategies. Also, this knowledge will be useful in building the capacity of other staff, that will support the fundraising drive through knowledge transfer, thus contributing to WRAHP’s mission," shared Oluwasegun Babalola, Senior Programme Officer, Women's Rights and Health Project (WRAHP), Nigeria. 

Resources 

Our resource library gathers all relevant research papers, methodologies, training manuals, guides and reports that could be useful to our local partners. Some notable examples are:

• Football for protection methodology – the guide
• PARCEL logistics toolkit
• Localisation of WASH response in Bangladesh 

Webinars 

LocalLink Hub organises webinars regularly to strengthen the capacity of our local partners. The latest webinars are: 

• Social media essentials for local NGOs
• Growing green initiatives - How to plan for a sustainable NGO?
• From speed dating to shifting sands: Institutional fundraising in a changing world 

Podcasts 

To provide visibility to our local partners and to raise awareness on interesting methodologies or tools, we regularly host podcasts. Our guest includes leaders of local organisations, Terre des hommes staff and experts. You can find all our podcasts here, among them are: 

• Moving children from institutions back to families
• Geruwa: changing lives one WASH song at a time
• Behind human trafficking in North Macedonia: a 24-year mission with Open Gate

Grant opportunities

Terre des hommes proposes a curated page that offers grant opportunities to local and national NGOs globally. This page is updated weekly to ensure visitors have access to the latest offers.

Join the community! 

Everyone is welcome to explore the platform and benefit from its resources. Subscribe to our monthly newsletter and follow us on Facebook and LinkedIn to receive the latest updates and connect with a global NGO community.