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The C4H Video Blog

Short films on localisation, the Grand Bargain, and the local organisations putting it into practice. Watch, share, and see the agenda in the words of the people living it.

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What localisation really means

14 September 2026 · 1:21

When disaster strikes, neighbours respond first. Localisation shifts money — and power — to the local actors already there, as partners rather than subcontractors.

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Summit vs Grand Bargain — what's the difference?

14 September 2026 · 1:13

The 2016 World Humanitarian Summit lit the spark; the Grand Bargain is the living machinery that keeps donors, UN agencies and NGOs at the same table.

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The four shifts of the Grand Bargain

11 September 2026 · 1:17

How one 2016 pact rewires humanitarian aid: localisation, cash-based assistance, less earmarking, and the participation revolution.

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Who signed the Grand Bargain?

11 September 2026 · 1:24

The states, UN agencies and NGOs behind the agreement — and why the roster is capped at 66 members through 2026.

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No court, no police — so why does it work?

14 September 2026 · 1:22

The Grand Bargain has zero legal force. Peer pressure, mandatory self-reporting and radical transparency are what hold it together.

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Follow the money: the traceability gap

14 September 2026 · 1:13

Donors can't easily trace funds to local groups, so most defaults back to intermediaries. Verifiable traceability is the key to unlocking the missing 25%.

More explainers on the way Short films like these, published regularly to make the Grand Bargain and localisation easy to understand. A C4H podcast is in the works too — we'll share it here when it's ready.