# Bond launches anti-racism guide for INGOs

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2022/10/05/bond-launches-anti-racism-guide-for-ingos/
- Published: 2022-10-05T08:30:00+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**Bond has published a free online guide to support INGOs in becoming locally led
and anti-racist. **

[_Becoming Locally Led as an Anti-Racist Practice_](https://bond.org.uk/resources/becoming-locally-led-as-an-anti-racist-practice-a-guide/)
is available as a first draft, and has been put together by [Bond](https://bond.org.uk/)
and some of its members including All We Can, SOS Children’s Villages UK, Integrity
Action, Transform Trade, formerly Traidcraft Exchange. It was developed with the
support of The Social Investment Consultancy.

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Sarah-Jane, Director for Africa at The Social Investment Consultancy, said:

> “The past two years have seen international organisations committing to anti-racism
> and shifting power in response to the Black Lives Matter movement, but action 
> has not followed the rhetoric. We heard from organisations that they don’t know
> where to begin – so we hope this guide can help them diagnose where the organisations
> are at and direct them towards steps to begin the transformation. We are happy
> to join forces to make this journey more practicable.”

The guide aims to help organisations by looking at every part of their work and 
breaking down which behaviours and practices need to change if they are to become
locally led in each area of their work, from fundraising and research to advocacy
and communications.

It contains nine organisational elements already identified by INGOs as key to becoming
locally led, such as partnerships, governance structure, business models and organisational
culture with some additional elements and modifications. It also includes questions
that organisations should ask themselves and statements to help identify where they
are at each stage of the journey so they can work out what needs to change.

Stephanie Draper, Chief Executive at Bond, said:

> “Locally led development is crucial if we are to create a more equitable and sustainable
> development system. We hope this guide will incite action from NGOs and the wider
> international development community to make the necessary changes within their
> organisation.
>  
> “We all need to adopt new behaviours and mindsets to ensure power is shared fairly
> and that resources drive more equitable, community-led development. This has become
> a priority for many in UK-based INGOs, and words must now be put into action to
> get results.
>  
> “Becoming locally led is part of decolonising and decentralising the development
> system. This is an urgent issue facing the sector, and this guide starts to address
> that by combining changing practice with challenging power dynamics and recognising
> the colonial history on which the development sector has been built.”