Local Coalition Accelerator (LCA)

The Local Coalition Accelerator (LCA) is an initiative of The Share Trust and Warande Advisory Centre that catalyses and strengthens coalitions of local actors to formulate and execute collective community centred actions; and serve as an alternative solution to bridge the persisting gap between local and international assistance practice.

Africa LCAs

Uganda LCA (U-LCA)

Uganda LCA is a coalition of 13 LNOs designing and implementing development and humanitarian actions addressing the impacts of COVID-19 and beyond, focusing on the livelihoods, education, health, and protection needs of the most marginalised populations in Kampala; especially on children and youth, refugee-led, disabled persons, and women’s rights.

Coalition members include:

Nigeria LCA (N-LCA)

N-LCA is a coalition of 9 local actors in Adamawa working together & representing a wide range of sectors, including health, regional insecurity, WASH, education, and climate change to strengthen community resilience amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Northeast Nigeria. They serve some of the most marginalised and hard-to-reach populations, including internally displaced persons and individuals living with disabilities.

Coalition members include:

Ethiopia LCA (YT-SHC)

Yenege Tesfa Self-Help Collaboratives YT-SHC is made up of a diverse network of 273 Self-Help Groups (SHGs) in Adama, Ethiopia. The YT-LCA is focused on facilitating sub-grants to these SHGs. The initiative promotes community-driven collective actions, a core element of the LCA model, which is crucial for fostering genuine community-led efforts toward achieving Sustainable Development Goals at the local level.

The SHGs in YT-SHC are organised as follows:

Kenya LCA (K-LCA)

The K-LCA is a collaboration of 11 diverse and community-centred organisations in Kenya that have come together to embrace positive partnerships toward achieving Sustainable Development Goals at the local level. The organisations have come together to embrace positive partnerships that will scale and accelerate support to high-risk, vulnerable and underserved groups.

Coalition members include:

Asia LCA

Bangladesh LCA (Sundarban Coalition)

The Sundarban Coalition is a made up of 16 local and national organisations (LNO)/Self Help Groups (SHG) in coastal Bangladesh working to build disaster-resilient communities in the Sundarbans, a region particularly vulnerable to climate-related crises. The Sundarban Coalition operates across 4 coastal districts namely Satkhira, Khulna, Barguna and Patuakhali. After extensive community consultations, they are prioritising the development of climate-resilient infrastructure, long-term livelihoods, and improved access to WASH and SRHR services.

The operations and facilitation of the coalition is conducted in strategic partnership with The Share Trust and Start Fund Bangladesh

Coalition members include:

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Transboundary Coalition

In September 2024, Warande Advisory Centre and The Share Trust convened a landmark three-day forum in Nairobi, bringing together representatives of the Local Coalition Accelerator (LCA) from Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, and Nigeria. This inaugural gathering aimed to deepen cross-border collaboration by creating a dynamic platform for peer learning, collective problem-solving, and strategic dialogue focused on strengthening the role of local actors in development.

Discussions centred on critical themes, including:

Localisation in the Aid Sector
Coalition Governance and Trust Building
Fundraising and Sustainability
Power Dynamics and Decolonisation
Case Studies on Localisation and Advocacy
Peer Learning and Capacity Sharing

The forum culminated in the formation of the Transboundary Coalition—a bold step toward reimagining development and advancing a shared vision for development rooted in cross-border collaboration, local leadership, and community-led action.

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