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title: "Localisation at NRC"
description: "We enable locally led action through partnerships that support leadership, systems and collective impact for displaced people."
url: "https://www.nrc.no/what-we-do/projects-and-programmes/localisation"
language: "en"
published: "2026-06-19T07:39:19Z"
modified: "2026-06-19T07:39:19Z"
---

# Localisation at NRC

One of NRC's local partners working to meet humanitarian needs in northern Gaza. Photo: LHA for NRC

We enable locally led action through partnerships that support leadership, systems and collective impact for displaced people.

Published 19. Jun 2026

At the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), we believe that the **communities and organisations closest to a crisis** are also the ones who understand it best. Local actors are often the first to respond and have deep knowledge of their communities, needs, and solutions.

That is why we want to support ways of working where **local actors are not only implementing projects but also take a leading role** in shaping and delivering the response.

## Our partners

We partner with:

- local and national authorities
- local private sector
- local and national NGOs
- civil society and community-based organisations
- academic and research institutes

## Our goal

Our goal is to work in **stronger partnerships** with local actors. This means moving beyond short-term, contract-based relationships towards longer-term collaboration based on trust, shared responsibility, and mutual learning.

We combine our resources, experience, and networks with those of local partners to strengthen the protection and uphold the rights of people affected by displacement, while achieving greater and more sustainable impact together.

NRC partners to:

- complement and strengthen **local efforts and systems**
- build **trust, acceptance, and accountability** to affected populations
- enable **equitable partnerships** through mutual learning and collaboration
- support locally led **collective action** and maximised impact
- contribute to **sustainability and durable solutions**

## Localisation in action

Localisation is not only about partnerships. It is also about enabling local actors to lead, influence and sustain responses that are rooted in their communities.

In 2025, NRC worked with **more than 400 local actors** across the countries where we operate. In the same year, we channelled approximately **NOK** **485 million** to local and national actors, contributing to locally-led responses that strengthen protection and durable solutions for displaced people.

### News and stories

## [Sanctuary amid the storm: providing refuge for Yemen's children](https://www.nrc.no/perspectives/2026/sanctuary-amid-the-storm-providing-refuge-for-yemens-children)

23. Sep 2026 | Yemen

## [A seat, a teacher, a clearer view: keeping children in school in Yemen](https://www.nrc.no/perspectives/2026/a-seat-a-teacher-a-clearer-view-keeping-children-in-school-in-yemen)

23. Sep 2026 | Yemen

## [How Moldovan educators put wellbeing at the heart of their curriculum](https://www.nrc.no/feature/2026/how-moldovan-educators-put-wellbeing-at-the-heart-of-their-curriculum)

04. Aug 2026 | Feature

[Read more](https://www.nrc.no/search?searchCategories=123,125,129,172,335,356&searchMethod=1)

### Publications

## [Activity update on NRC’s support to entrepreneurs and small businesses](https://www.nrc.no/resources/reports/activity-update-on-nrcs-support-to-entrepreneurs-and-small-businesses)

21. May 2026 | Moldova

## [Strengthening Systems for Education - The Experience of Assigning NORCAP Experts to Jordan’s Ministry of Education](https://www.nrc.no/resources/reports/strengthening-systems-for-education)

29. Apr 2026 | Jordan

## [Supporting Locally-Led Responses in the Lake Chad Region](https://www.nrc.no/resources/reports/supporting-locally-led-responses-in-the-lake-chad-region)

09. Apr 2025 | Chad|Niger|Nigeria|Cameroon

[Read more](https://www.nrc.no/search?searchCategories=124,130,131,175,178,314,315,333,351,356&searchMethod=1)

### Download our one-page guide to localisation at NRC:

[One-page guide to localisation at NRC.pdf 1.1 MB](https://www.nrc.no/globalassets/images/projects/localisation/one-pager/localisation-at-nrc-poster.pdf)