Supporting locally-led crisis response and mutual aid to change how aid is understood and carried out
Supporting locally-led crisis response and mutual aid to change how aid is understood and carried out
The first responders to crisis are the communities and survivors themselves, who organise to find safety, security, and meet their needs. Supporting community-led crisis response (sclr) is a research-based approach that gives survivors and community groups the power and resources to take charge of their own response.
In order to promote community led approaches, L2GP supports a network of hubs and communities of practice around the world. This network share best practice and peer learning in support of community-led initiatives.
Latest from L2GP
Newsletter: We Can Be Heroes, Just for One Day
Se La Vi #5: April 2026
Exploring Mutual Aid Forum: Summary
27 Participants gathered in Bangkok in late October 2025 to share their experiences of mutual aid. The gathering brought together colleagues from 20 countries working directly with supporting community-led crisis response, mutual aid, or engaged in research relevant to mutual aid. This summary attempts to capture some of the richness of our joint reflection and discussions.
Support for mutual aid in three central states in Sudan: GAME CHANGING AND SAVING LIVES
A new report into the vital impact of mutual aid in three central states of Sudan in 2024 and 2025. The full report and executive summary are complemented by ‘In Their Own Words’ which offers direct insight into the experiences of Sudan’s volunteer activists and aid workers.
Our Work:
Supporting community-led crisis response (Sclr)
Our approach puts people at the centre of crisis response, giving them the resources to take control. Find out more about training on how to integrate sclr into your own work and reflections and lessons learned from the contexts in which it has been successfully implemented.
Research
We have over ten years of research and evidence on how individuals and communities respond to crises, and how supporting locally-led crisis response enables people to meet multiple needs across the humanitarian-peace-development nexus.
Mutual Aid was vital to responses to the pandemic around the world. Read the Disasters article.
HPN 72 provides a summary of our foundational research. [EN]
