The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) is a unique membership organisation that brings together 15 leading UK aid charities to more effectively raise funds during overseas crises. Equal and quality partnerships are central to DEC appeals, and funding allocations are kept flexible in order to support diverse member program approaches across contexts. DEC engaged HAG, along with partner organisations GLOW Consultants, KAE Consulting and NSDation Consultancy Services, to review partnership practices in DEC Appeals in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Türkiye and Syria appeals, with the aim of developing a shared understanding of equitable and
transformational partnerships for the DEC Secretariat and DEC members. The research approach was based on the effective intermediaries model proposed in the paper Bridging the intention to action gap: the future role of intermediaries in supporting locally-led humanitarian action.
This partnership review identifies key themes that emerged in relation to partnership practices by DEC members in DEC appeals. It also presents an overall vision for equitable and transformational partnerships that the DEC and members to work towards, along with key responsibilities for stakeholders within the DEC to achieve
the vision.
