13-16 Jul 2026 | Addis Ababa | Localisation & New Partnerships

For Whom:

This training is designed for leaders, programme and partnership staff from INGOs, national NGOs, and local civil society organisations. It is particularly effective when international and national partners participate together, enabling joint learning, honest dialogue, and shared ownership of change.

What participants gain

Participants leave with a clear understanding of how power operates within partnerships, practical tools to assess and strengthen their organisation’s readiness for localisation, and concrete strategies to design and implement more equitable, co-creative partnership models that translate localisation commitments into real organisational change.

What it is about:

• Understanding localisation and decolonisation in practice

  Explore the principles behind localisation and decolonisation and what they mean for roles, responsibilities, and relationships between international and local actors.

• Shifting power and transforming partnerships

  Analyse power dynamics within partnerships and learn how to design more equitable, co-creative, and mutually accountable partnership models.

• Assessing organisational readiness for localisation

  Use practical frameworks to assess readiness on both the international and national levels, and identify the organisational changes needed to genuinely implement the localisation agenda.

• From commitments to organisational change

  Translate Grand Bargain commitments into concrete organisational shifts, including changes in governance, funding practices, decision-making, and ways of working.

• Learning from trend-setting organisations

• Draw inspiration and practical insights from organisations such as ActionAid and Family for Every Child, which are advancing innovative partnership and localisation practices.

Training includes:

• 4 days of training

• All training material

• Lunch, drinks and snacks at the venue

• Impact Training Certificate

Training fee:

• International NGOs & Affiliates: 700 EUR

• National NGOs from Ethiopia: 350 EUR

Mode of Payment:

Pay online or through direct bank transfer​

Discounts:

• Enjoy a 20% discount on all registrations made by 1 June 2026

• 10% Group Discount: For registration of three or more participants

Read: Terms & Conditions

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