Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 63681

Community Development and Humanitarian Aid

Tabled: 30 June 2025

Answered: 10 July 2025

Question

Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using (a) savings groups and (b) other asset-based community development strategies to complement his wider humanitaria

Answer

Stephen Doughty

Community-led approaches are effective and sustainable ways to provide assistance. People in crisis often rely on social support networks and the informal economy to survive. From savings groups and informal credit systems to community food-sharing, these...

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