Who We Are ?

Locally Led Action is a locally rooted, community-led humanitarian and development organisation established in Somalia on 21 December 2022. We exist to advance a different way of doing humanitarian and development work—one that places local people, knowledge, leadership and decision-making at the centre of change.

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Strategic Directions

Locally Led Action will focus on building a credible, accountable and scalable locally led organisation while deepening community relationships and strategic partnerships.

  • Advance community leadership and locally led programme design.
  • Deliver integrated humanitarian, development and resilience programming with strong quality standards.
  • Strengthen climate resilience, anticipatory action and preparedness.
  • Expand protection, safeguarding, gender equality, disability inclusion and youth leadership.
  • Strengthen livelihoods, education, health, nutrition and WASH outcomes.
  • Strengthen capacity and leadership with local partners.
  • Build partnerships with donors, local, national and international actors.
  • Strengthen governance, finance, procurement, HR, MEAL, safeguarding, risk and compliance systems.
  • Diversify funding while seeking fair cost recovery, flexible resources and sustainable institutional growth.
  • Generate evidence and learning that demonstrates what locally led action looks like in practice.