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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

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