This case study will briefly examine MERATH’s localized approach, including a spotlight on child-focused programming in education in emergencies in Lebanon and child protection in Syria, providing quantitative and qualitative evidence of its community-level impact based on focus group discussions, formal surveys (SDQs), and studies conducted by internal and external researchers (Tiwari et al 2016). This analysis will thus serve to illustrate MERATH’s unique approach, share lessons learned and provide key recommendations for effectively and successfully partnering with LFCs for the localization of aid.