Localization: Empowering local and national NGOs to lead humanitarian preparedness and response. Capacity Strengthening: Enhancing the institutional, financial, and operational skills of local partners. Timeliness & Effectiveness: Ensuring faster and more appropriate humanitarian aid through local expertise. Equitable Partnership: Promoting fair resource sharing and collective decision-making between international and local actors. Gender Transformation: Strengthening women’s leadership and ensuring gender-sensitive humanitarian action. Advocacy: Influencing global and national policies to prioritize local leadership in the humanitarian sector.