Humanitarian funding review: our future response to global humanitarian crises
This publication is an independent, external review of the Scottish Government’s humanitarian funding, assessing the Humanitarian Emergency Fund and wider mechanisms. It examines challenges, global trends, and ways to strengthen impact, localisation, feminist approaches, and future funding models.
Annex B Review participants
Interviews Completed[81]
Number Name Organisation
1 Frances Guy SIDA
2 Jemima Gordon-Duff Scottish Government
3 Eilidh Shearer Scottish Government
4 Joanna Keating Scottish Government
5 John Primrose Scottish Government
6 Chloe Mitton Scottish Government
7 Madara Hettiarachchi DEC
8 Emily McDonnell Thomas DEC
9 Huw Owen DEC
10 Yolande Wright Give Directly
11 Dan Quinn Give Directly
12 Elise Baudot ICVA
13 Elisa Cavacece Irish Aid
14 Jane-Ann McKenna, Dochas Ireland
15 Simon Murtagh Dochas Ireland
16 Chrissie Hirst Corra
17 Jamie Livingstone Oxfam
18 Jonathan Dames SCIAF
19 Ben Wilson SCIAF
20 Mark Adams SCIAF
21 Elena McKinsey SCIAF
22 Lorna McDonald Tearfund
23 Lebogang Tisane Agang Africa Network for Marginalized Groups
24 Angus Robertson MSP Scottish Parliament
25 Nadeem Baqir Islamic Relief
26 Charis Philips KIDS OR
27 David Cunningham KIDS OR
28 Lewis Sida Humanitarian Learning Centre, Institute of Development Studies
29 Alice Guinan Scottish Government
30 Chimwemwe Ndhlovu Caritas Malawi
31 Susan Fraser UNOCHA
32 Amanda Di Lorenzo UNOCHA
33 Degan Ali Adeso
34 Alice Obrecht ALNAP
35 Jennifer Doherty ALNAP
36 Lydia Poole ODI
37 Gharib Murbe Scottish Government
38 Mohammad Golam Sorwar Islamic Relief Sudan
39 Rashedul Hasan Nirapad Bangladesh
40 Bjeorn Hofmann Grand Bargain Secretariat
41 Christina Bennett START
42 Bryer Mlowoka Evangelical Association of Malawi
43 Edward Lewis Jersey Overseas Aid Commission
44 Harriet Hall Jersey Overseas Aid Commission
45 Ali Ibrahim Dida SND Africa
46 Molu Tepo MIDP Kenya
47 J Waqo MIDP Kenya
48 Ahmed Ibrahim Arid Lands Development Focus
Focus Group Discussions completed
Discussion: Theory of Change 24 April 2025 (Scottish Government) Names: Alice Guinan James McNulty Chloe Mitton Alice Bayles Adeeb Naasan Nadia Alnasser John Primrose Joanna Keating Organisation: Scottish Government
Discussion: HEF Panel 19 March 2025 Names: Tash MacKinnon Jamie Livingstone Jonathon Dames Lorna McDonald Pamela Woodburn Alastair Fergusson Organisation: Save the Children Oxfam SCIAF Tearfund Christian Aid Red Cross
Discussion: HEF Communications Leads 20 March 2025 Names: Nadeem Baquir Claire Cook Rebecca Lozza Alice Robertson Sara Amin Jen Clark Claire Thomson Frances Guy Alice Guinan Andrew Sleight Jemima Young Joanne Dallas Jonid Jilani Huw Owen Organisation: Islamic Relief SCIAF Oxfam Scottish Government Islamic Relief Tearfund Save the Children SIDA Scottish Government Scottish Government Red Cross Christian Aid Islamic Relief DEC
Discussion: Non HEF Humanitarian Actors 2 April 2025 Names: Alan MacDonald Charis Philips Daniel Cosgrove Mark Chadwick Thomas Black Linda Dembo R. White David Cunningham Organisation: Appo KIDS OR UNICEF CBM Global Disability Inclusion Marys Meals Malawi Scotland Partnership Tilitone Foundation KIDS OR
Discussion: Feminist Approaches in Humanitarian Settings Names: Megan Daigle Jan Mikkelo Claire Duncanson Organisation: ODI ODI Edinburgh University
Meeting observed
- HEF Panel peer review process (18 February 2025)
- Cross Party Parliamentary Group on International Development (29 April 2025)
- HEF 6 monthly meeting (13 May 2025)
- Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee (22 May 2025)
Contact
Email: ceu@gov.scot