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Abstract: The Humanitarian reform process started in Zimbabwe in 2007 with the proposal for introduction of clusters. Significant progress has been made since the 2007 and particularly in the last few months where cluster lead agencies have hired full time…

Background A key challenge that has emerged in terms of adherence to the Principles of Partnerships (PoP) 1 in the humanitarian reform process concerns involvement of non-governmental organisations (NGOs), especially national and local NGOs, in the strategic decision-making processes of clusters,…

By Ralf Otto, Consultant, Channel Research, Belgium Commissioned by NGOs and Humanitarian Reform project 1. Context 1.1 Background and Humanitarian Situation 1. In the 1990s, International Non-Governmental Organisations (INGOs) in Zimbabwe were development-oriented and played a complementary role to government services, in particular in…