Roadmap for Feminist Local Humanitarian Leadership
Publication date
2026-01-14Keywords
Feminist principlesCore humanitarian standard
Gender in emergencies
Partnerships
Feminist local humanitarian leadership
Diversity and inclusion
Humanitarian response
Grand bargain
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Oxfam InternationalDocument type
Research reportDescription
Gender and power inequalities continue to shape humanitarian responses in Asia, both within crisis-affected communities and within the humanitarian system itself. These inequalities are deeply rooted, intersectional, and often reinforced by top-down international approaches. This roadmap sets out Oxfam in Asia’s commitment to a feminist, locally led humanitarian system that centres crisis-affected people and recognizes gender and inclusion-focused civil society organizations (CSOs), especially feminist women’s rights organizations (WROs), as leaders, not just implementers. Developed with feminist partners across Asia, the roadmap provides a shared vision and practical direction for transforming how power, resources and leadership are exercised in humanitarian action from 2025 to 2030.