Humanitarian Advisory Group, GLOW Consultants and inSights undertook this research to explore the psychosocial challenges and daily stressors experienced by national humanitarian staff and partners, and the support in place to help them navigate these challenges and operate in psychological safety. The paper is designed to contribute to a more nuanced and contextualised understanding of the psychosocial challenges experienced by national humanitarian staff and partners, through case studies of Afghanistan and Bangladesh. It describes the psychosocial support currently available to national staff and partners, including examples of positive practices as well as barriers to accessing existing support. It also invites the sector to reflect on how embedded inequalities exacerbate some of the psychosocial challenges national staff and partners experience. Finally, the paper outlines opportunities for improving psychosocial support for national humanitarian staff and partners.
