While some countries begin to talk about recovery, are starting to resume normal life and are able once again to enjoy social, cultural and sports activities, many others are still struggling with new waves of the pandemic. While that remains the case, we are all at risk of virus mutations. We have already learnt that the virus knows no borders. Why, therefore, would you allow it to mutate freely in some parts of the world and risk those new variants resurfacing in your own countries?

“We need to go ahead and interrogate the architecture of this localisation agenda; does it appreciate the indigenous development models that have empowered local players? Is there investment, heavy lifting committed, to go against the grain of popularity and promoting homegrown small-scale solutions?”

However, donors seem to have failed to recognise and wholly appreciate the crucial place and role of local organisations in delivering direct response actions to victims of humanitarian disasters.

In a time were environmental and health catastrophes are imposing the philanthropic agenda there is now a unique opportunity to bet for the future.