Discussing humanitarian procurement in the engaging Trumanitarian podcast
So I finally met Lars during HNPW, the Humanitarian Network and Partnerships week by UNOCHA in Geneva, last May 2022. I followed his podcast (trumanitarian) for a while and also, of course, am familiar with the work of ACAPS.
During HNPW, he hosted the panel I was in, and afterward, we started chatting regarding the topics I raised during the panel. Not long after that, he invited me to his podcast. To be honest? I never thought I would be ‘googleable’ by typing Lamborghini, but if you would google “blue Lamborghini podcast,” you will find me…
What is the episode about?
Procurement and logistics remain the backbone of humanitarian operations. But this crucial aspect of humanitarian action doesn’t always get the attention it deserves. We spend a lot of time in the humanitarian sector speaking about issues like localization, decolonizing, aid, how to engage with the diaspora, how to change the coordination system, protection. All of these are really important and valuable discussions. But 65% of the humanitarian budget, namely on procurement and the implications of how procurement is done.
This weeks guest is Claire Barnhoorn who is the founder of Solvoz a new project that is focused on transforming the way we do procurement in the humanitarian sector not only for the big established organisations but also for local NGOs. It’s an interesting project with the potential to have a significant impact on the humanitarian sector.
The intro by Trumanitarian's host Lars
“Welcome to Trumanitarian, I’m your host, Lars Peter Nissen. This week’s episode is about procurement and logistics. And before you turn off, because you think it’s boring, just wait a second, it’s actually very interesting. We spend a lot of time in the humanitarian sector speaking about issues like localization, decolonizing aid, how to engage with the diaspora, how to change the coordination system, protection. All of these are really important and valuable discussions. But we spent much less time discussing how we spent 65% of the humanitarian budget, namely on procurement. And the implications of how procurement is done, for example, the ability of local organisations to meet the requirements of the last back donors, are actually quite profound. That’s why I’m really happy to welcome Claire Barnhoorn to the podcast. She has come up with a great solution to make procurement more efficient than at the same time more accessible for small organisation. It’s called Solvoz and it’s a relatively new project but it’s also really interesting, and it has the potential to make a real impact on the sector. So please listen to the conversation. And let us know what you think. Ping us on social media, like us, review us wherever you listen, and to recommend us to your colleagues who might like to show. Enjoy the conversation.”
Access the podcast by clicking here at the Trumanitarian’s website.
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According to its website, this podcast series is a search for a new humanitarian paradigm, that can meet the challenges of the future. Through smart, honest conversations the show seeks to shed new light on what the humanitarian sector is – and what it should be.
The Trumanitarian podcast hosted by Lars Peter Nissen. Lars Peter Nissen has worked in the humanitarian sector since the late 1980s. He has experience from a wide range of NGOs, UN agencies and the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement and has lived in a number of crisis affected countries from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. His day job is to be the Director of ACAPS. He hosts Trumanitarian in his spare time.
The leitmotif of Trumanitarian is elegantly captured by Zimbabwean artist Sibo in the theme song “Cycles of Outsiders”.
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