As a result of drastic cuts to humanitarian action worldwide and the ‘Humanitarian Reset’ – the latest United Nations’ reform agenda – the so-called ‘pooled funds’ are playing an increasingly important role. As part of the CHA Work Plan 2025–2027, CHA research fellow Goda Milašiūtė is exploring the potential of various intermediary financing mechanisms to enable and anchor local leadership roles. In this CHAtroom episode, communications lead Anne Tritschler asks her: What different financing mechanisms are there in humanitarian action? Why is such a high priority given to Country-Based Pooled Funds as part of the ‘Reset’? What is meant by ‘quality funding’?
In each episode, we ask our guests which Post-it note they would stick on the workstations of others in the humanitarian sector.
Goda’s Post-it note:
“To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all, to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never to forget.”
— Arundhati Roy, “The Cost of Living”
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