Building agile leadership and development initiative (BALADI)


The project focuses on strengthening the organizational capacities and leadership of national and local actors in Yemen to foster a more equitable, risk-informed, and locally-driven humanitarian and development system. At its core is the establishment of a Humanitarian Development Study Centre, which will serve as a hub for local ca-pacity building and collaboration. This effort is further supported by systemic initiatives that promote an inclusive bottom-up transformation of the response in Yemen.

Región/País Tema Período Presupuesto
Yemen
Ayuda de emergencia y protección
Eficacia humanitaria
Formación profesional superior
01.07.2024 - 31.12.2027
CHF  1’643’500
Contexto Before 2014, local and national actors played a significant role in development efforts in Yemen, but they have been marginal-ized since the onset of the conflict due to an increased compe-tition from international NGOs in the humanitarian response and reduced civic space. Currently, they are largely excluded from humanitarian coordination mechanisms, have a minimal repre-sentation in the UN-led humanitarian planning cycle and only a small percentage of funding goes directly to local and national actors.
Objetivos Gender-responsive localization in Yemen is advanced through strengthening the capaci-ties, leadership, and decision-making roles of national and local actors, for a more equitable, risk-informed, and locally-driven humanitarian system.
Grupos destinarios

Individuals:

500 humanitarian and development practition-ers from 50 local and national actors will benefit from training courses (50% females and 50% males)

Organizations:

50 local and national actors will receive tai-lored capacity building support while 25 of them will be selected for targeted financial support

100 local and national actors will benefit from their involvement in consultations and advo-cacy with key stakeholders to create a more locally-led response

(at least 30% of organizations will be women-led organizations or women rights’ organiza-tion)

Efectos a medio plazo

Outcome 1: Enhanced organizational, institutional, and tech-nical capacities of local and national humanitarian actors.

Outcome 2: More equitable and locally-led humanitarian sys-tem.

Outcome 3: More risk-informed and safe locally-led humanitar-ian system.

Outcome 4: More quality humanitarian action through more and higher quality funding managed by local actors.

Resultados

Resultados previstos:  

Output 1.1: A humanitarian-development studies centre is op-erationalized and legally recognized.

Output 1.2: Local and national actors' capacity building needs are assessed and targeted technical and financial support is provided based on identified gaps and priorities.

Output 1.3: Context-specific, gender-inclusive training courses are developed and delivered by a diverse pool of local trainers.

Output 2.1: Country-specific multistakeholder fora on aid reform established/strengthened.

Output 2.2: LNHAs supported to lead on humanitarian action at (inter)national levels.

Output 3.1: Country-/model-specific risks identified and collec-tively analysed in open and transparent ways.

Output 3.2: Risks in locally-led models identified.

Output 3.3: Solutions to priority risks piloted through multi-stake-holder risk and capacity innovation labs.

Output 4.1: Locally-led networked models of humanitarian ac-tion and funding developed or strengthened.

Output 4.2: Collective preparedness for locally-led response strengthened.

Output 4.3: Barriers to disbursing funding for international actors identified and removed.


Resultados de las fases anteriores:   This is the first phase.


Dirección / Officina Federal responsable COSUDE
Contrapartes del proyecto Contraparte del contrato
ONG internacional o extranjera
  • OXFAM GB

Contraparte de la implémentación
Oxfam GB

Coordinación con otros proyectos y actores

- Yemen Humanitarian Fund of which SDC is an Advisory Board member

- SDC partnership with the Sana’a Centre, which is working on a research paper on lo-calization efforts in Yemen

- More partnerships and synergies will be identified during the project, including train-ing institutes or resource persons from Switzerland

Presupuesto Fase en curso Presupuesto suizo CHF    1’643’500 Presupuesto actual suizo ya emitido CHF    370’500 Total del proyecto desde la primera fase Presupuesto suizo CHF   0 Presupuesto inclusive contrapartes del proyecto CHF   1’643’500
Fases del proyecto Fase 1 01.07.2024 - 31.12.2027   (Fase en curso)