A Conversation About the Future of Sustainable Growth

For more than a decade, localisation has been a central focus in the development sector. Resources, leadership and decision-making are increasingly moving closer to local organisations and the communities they serve. This shift is both necessary and overdue.

Yet many organisations still face major barriers:

•  Funding remains unpredictable.
• Competition for grants is intensifying.
•  Strategic partnerships are hard to secure.
•  Investors struggle to identify trusted local organisations.
• Businesses struggle to find credible implementation partners.
•  Many capable organisations remain unseen, despite delivering exceptional impact.

This has led us to ask a simple but important question:

What Comes After Localisation?
If funding alone cannot ensure sustainability...
If leadership alone cannot drive growth...
If partnerships alone cannot unlock opportunity...
What, then, will enable Global South organisations to thrive over the next decade?
At New Global Markets (NGM), we believe the answer lies in helping organisations become:

•  More Visible
• More Trusted
•  More Sustainable
•  Better Connected
• More Opportunity-Ready

To explore this question, we are developing VICO – The Global South Capability & Global Opportunity Ecosystem. Our mission is simple: to help organisations and institutions become more visible, more credible, more connected and more opportunity-ready.

Before moving forward, we are seeking input from a select group of organisations that could help shape the future of the ecosystem. Your perspective would be extremely valuable.

For any questions, please contact brenda@newglobalmarkets.consulting